Illinois / Public Health / Administrative Assistant II

Job-title file

Administrative Assistant II

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

11 employees hold this title in Public Health. Median total compensation for the role is $84,700, below the department median of $102,100.

Employees: 11
Total payroll: $800.6K
Role median: $84,700
Agency median: $102,100
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$9,000$115,140+

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

How total compensation varies among the 11 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.

Compare departments

This role across Illinois

Administrative Assistant II is held in 28 Illinois departments. In Public Health, the median of $84,700 ranks #5 of 28.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Office of the State Fire Marsh

$107,700 · 1

$107,300 · 1

$91,400 · 2

$91,300 · 9

$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.

Compare jurisdictions

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

Page 1

Lori Smith

Administrative Assistant II/Public Health

2025 total comp

$116,600

Sub-department: Health Care Regulation
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $116,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,400
Rutan Exempt: No

Lori Smith holds the role of Administrative Assistant II at Public Health within Health Care Regulation. In 2025, their total compensation was $116,600. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.