Illinois / Corrections / Administrative Assistant I

Job-title file

Administrative Assistant I

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

34 employees hold this title in Corrections. Median total compensation for the role is $73,100, below the department median of $88,600.

Employees: 34
Total payroll: $2.6M
Role median: $73,100
Agency median: $88,600
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$56,800$99,552+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 34 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across Illinois

Administrative Assistant I is held in 33 Illinois departments. In Corrections, the median of $73,100 ranks #22 of 33.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Transportation

$113,700 · 1

Illinois Gaming Board

$94,300 · 1

Property Tax Appeal Board

$91,800 · 1

Community on Equity & Inclusion

$82,900 · 6

Juvenile Justice

$82,700 · 3

Il Criminal Justice Information Auth

$81,600 · 2

Insurance

$81,300 · 1

Natural Resources

$79,400 · 6

Innovation and Technology

$79,100 · 3

Public Health

$77,400 · 35

Il Law Enforce Train & Stds Bd

$76,900 · 1

Financial and Professional Reg

$76,900 · 13

Median total compensation for the Administrative Assistant I role in other Illinoisdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Administrative Assistant beyond Illinois

This role is reported in 31 jurisdictions. In Illinois, the median of $74,800 ranks #5 of 31. See Administrative Assistant across all of Illinois →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Los Angeles County

$142,353 · 378

City of San Jose

$126,642 · 11

City of Boston

$77,773 · 26

Chicago Public Schools

$76,425 · 9

$73,085 · 105

$72,721 · 27

$71,808 · 287

$70,716 · 112

Median total compensation for comparable Administrative Assistantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Melody Oelschlager

Administrative Assistant I/Corrections

2025 total comp

$61,400

Sub-department: Pontiac Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $61,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Livingston

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,800
Rutan Exempt: No

Melody Oelschlager holds the role of Administrative Assistant I at Corrections within Pontiac Correctional Center. In 2025, their total compensation was $61,400. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.