Illinois / Public Health / Administrative Assistant I

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Administrative Assistant I

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

35 employees hold this title in Public Health. Median total compensation for the role is $77,400, below the department median of $102,100.

Employees: 35
Total payroll: $2.7M
Role median: $77,400
Agency median: $102,100
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$36,800$100,048+

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

How total compensation varies among the 35 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 Public Health, the median of $77,400 ranks #10 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

Financial and Professional Reg

$76,900 · 13

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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Jeni Vala

Administrative Assistant I/Public Health

2025 total comp

$73,800

Sub-department: Health Promotion
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $73,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,200
Rutan Exempt: No

At Public Health, Jeni Vala serves as a Administrative Assistant I within Health Promotion. Their 2025 pay totaled $73,800. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Theresa Hollis

Administrative Assistant I/Public Health

2025 total comp

$72,400

Sub-department: Health Care Regulation
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $72,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Theresa Hollis holds the role of Administrative Assistant I at Public Health within Health Care Regulation. In 2025, their total compensation was $72,400. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Dena Day

Administrative Assistant I/Public Health

2025 total comp

$72,300

Sub-department: Health Protection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $72,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,900
Rutan Exempt: No

Dena Day works as a Administrative Assistant I for Public Health within Health Protection. Dena earned $72,300 in 2025. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.