Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Illinois
The median legal secretaries and administrative assistants in Illinois earns $52,790 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,499 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $41,600
- 25th percentile
- $47,120
- Median percentile
- $52,790
- 75th percentile
- $68,030
- 90th percentile
- $99,470
Based on 8,030 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.
What you keep
$41,984 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $52,790 |
| Federal income tax | −$4,155 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$4,038 |
| Illinois income tax (approx.) | −$2,613 |
| Monthly take-home | $3,499 |
| Every two weeks | $1,615 |
Does it go far here?
$52,812Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,274 a month, Census ACS).
Top-paying jobs in Illinois
| Job | Median pay |
|---|---|
| Surgeons, All Other | $438,010 |
| Chief Executives | $331,920 |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $293,490 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $286,830 |
| Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | $284,630 |
| Psychiatrists | $258,740 |
| Family Medicine Physicians | $245,120 |
| Emergency Medicine Physicians | $239,200 |
All legal secretaries and administrative assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois