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+

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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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Jacob Reese

Administrative Assistant I/Public Health

2025 total comp

$106,100

Sub-department: Health Care Regulation
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $106,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $4,000
Rutan Exempt: No

Jacob Reese works as a Administrative Assistant I for Public Health within Health Care Regulation. Jacob earned $106,100 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Ashley Geister

Administrative Assistant I/Public Health

2025 total comp

$97,200

Sub-department: Health Care Regulation
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $97,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Winnebago

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $4,000
Rutan Exempt: No

At Public Health, Ashley Geister serves as a Administrative Assistant I within Health Care Regulation. Their 2025 pay totaled $97,200. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.