Illinois / Veterans' Affairs / Office Assistant

Job-title file

Office Assistant

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

15 employees hold this title in Veterans' Affairs. Median total compensation for the role is $47,600, below the department median of $66,500.

Employees: 15
Total payroll: $579.6K
Role median: $47,600
Agency median: $66,500
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$3,500$64,696+

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

How total compensation varies among the 15 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

Office Assistant is held in 27 Illinois departments. In Veterans' Affairs, the median of $47,600 ranks #5 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

State Employees' Retire System

$47,950 · 2

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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Sierra Burcham

Office Assistant/Veterans' Affairs

2023 total comp

$14,900

Sub-department: Quincy Veterans Home - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Adams

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Sierra Burcham is a Office Assistant at Veterans' Affairs within Quincy Veterans Home - Grf. 2023 total compensation came to $14,900. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.