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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Decatur, IL

The median medical secretaries and administrative assistants in Decatur, IL earns $41,820 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,809 a month.

10th percentile
$35,740
25th percentile
$40,380
Median percentile
$41,820
75th percentile
$46,430
90th percentile
$50,010

Based on 220 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

$33,712 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,820
Federal income tax−$2,838
Social Security + Medicare−$3,199
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,070
Monthly take-home$2,809
Every two weeks$1,297

Does it go far here?

$47,296Median pay in Decatur, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.4 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($847 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Decatur, IL

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$96,120
Registered Nurses$87,170
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$61,380
Construction Laborers$61,270
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,100
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$50,040
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$48,480
Light Truck Drivers$47,660

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