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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
New York City
$73,085 · 105
District of Columbia
$72,721 · 27
California
$71,808 · 287
New Jersey
$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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Christine Simmons

Administrative Assistant I/Public Health

2025 total comp
$85,900
Sub-department
Health Care Regulation
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$85,900
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,900
Union / bargaining unit
Collective Bargaining
Work county
Peoria

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt
Yes
Employment Status
CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate
$3,300
Rutan Exempt
No

At Public Health, Christine Simmons serves as a Administrative Assistant I within Health Care Regulation. Their 2025 pay totaled $85,900. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Abbie Mcnew

Administrative Assistant I/Public Health

2025 total comp
$85,700
Sub-department
Health Care Regulation
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$85,700
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,700
Union / bargaining unit
Collective Bargaining
Work county
Saline

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt
Yes
Employment Status
CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate
$3,600
Rutan Exempt
No

At Public Health, Abbie Mcnew serves as a Administrative Assistant I within Health Care Regulation. Their 2025 pay totaled $85,700. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Howard Nance

Administrative Assistant I/Public Health

2025 total comp
$85,400
Sub-department
Elc Enhanced Detection
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$85,400
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,400
Union / bargaining unit
Collective Bargaining
Work county
Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt
Yes
Employment Status
CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate
$3,600
Rutan Exempt
No

Howard Nance is a Administrative Assistant I at Public Health within Elc Enhanced Detection. 2025 total compensation came to $85,400. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.