Illinois / Employment Security / Administrative Assistant II

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Administrative Assistant II

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

9 employees hold this title in Employment Security. Median total compensation for the role is $91,300, above the department median of $72,400.

Employees: 9
Total payroll: $688.8K
Role median: $91,300
Agency median: $72,400
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$8,300$111,144+

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How total compensation varies among the 9 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 II is held in 28 Illinois departments. In Employment Security, the median of $91,300 ranks #4 of 28.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Office of the State Fire Marsh

$107,700 · 1

$107,300 · 1

$91,400 · 2

$84,700 · 11

$84,350 · 8

Coroner Training Board

$83,400 · 1

Property Tax Appeal Board

$82,200 · 1

Human Rights

$80,900 · 1

Commission on Human Rights

$80,900 · 1

Commerce and Economic Opportun

$80,600 · 12

Central Management

$78,900 · 7

Healthcare & Family Services

$77,350 · 20

Median total compensation for the Administrative Assistant II 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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Jessica Kemp

Administrative Assistant II/Employment Security

2025 total comp

$91,300

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $91,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Jefferson

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,900
Rutan Exempt: No

Jessica Kemp is a Administrative Assistant II at Employment Security within Wia - Job Training. 2025 total compensation came to $91,300. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.