Illinois / State Employees' Retire System / Office Assistant

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Office Assistant

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

2 employees hold this title in State Employees' Retire System. Median total compensation for the role is $47,950, below the department median of $56,600.

Employees: 2
Total payroll: $95.9K
Role median: $47,950
Agency median: $56,600
Comparison: Below

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This role across Illinois

Office Assistant is held in 27 Illinois departments. In State Employees' Retire System, the median of $47,950 ranks #4 of 27.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Deaf & Hard of Hearing Community

$57,100 · 1

Il Commerce Commission

$52,900 · 1

Transportation

$48,350 · 24

Veterans' Affairs

$47,600 · 15

Commerce and Economic Opportun

$46,600 · 1

State Police

$46,550 · 22

Central Management

$46,150 · 10

Healthcare & Family Services

$46,000 · 31

$43,100 · 1

$38,800 · 6

$37,550 · 58

$37,050 · 4

Median total compensation for the Office Assistant role in other Illinoisdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Office Assistant beyond Illinois

This role is reported in 13 jurisdictions. In Illinois, the median of $31,750 ranks #10 of 13. See Office Assistant across all of Illinois →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$74,394 · 6

$55,650 · 24

$44,278 · 30

$40,980 · 1,890

$39,272 · 6

New York Public Authorities

$39,213 · 187

Georgia

$34,607 · 16

City of Baltimore

$34,102 · 1,130

Median total compensation for comparable Office 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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Shawn Murphy

Office Assistant/State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$50,500

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,200
Rutan Exempt: No

At State Employees' Retire System, Shawn Murphy serves as a Office Assistant within General Office. Their 2025 pay totaled $50,500. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Shawna Burris

Office Assistant/State Employees' Retire System

2023 total comp

$45,400

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $45,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,400
Rutan Exempt: No

Shawna Burris holds the role of Office Assistant at State Employees' Retire System within General Office. In 2023, their total compensation was $45,400. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.