Illinois / Financial and Professional Reg / Administrative Assistant I

Job-title file

Administrative Assistant I

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

13 employees hold this title in Financial and Professional Reg. Median total compensation for the role is $76,900, below the department median of $82,900.

Employees: 13
Total payroll: $1M
Role median: $76,900
Agency median: $82,900
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$67,400$99,864+

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How total compensation varies among the 13 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 Financial and Professional Reg, the median of $76,900 ranks #11 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

Aging

$75,900 · 4

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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Karen Mcgee

Administrative Assistant I/Financial and Professional Reg

2025 total comp

$89,200

Sub-department: Cemetary Lump Sum Regular Employees
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $89,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

At Financial and Professional Reg, Karen Mcgee serves as a Administrative Assistant I within Cemetary Lump Sum Regular Employees. Their 2025 pay totaled $89,200. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.