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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Springfield, IL

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Springfield, IL earns $47,550 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,169 a month.

10th percentile
$34,060
25th percentile
$39,520
Median percentile
$47,550
75th percentile
$60,110
90th percentile
$72,680

Based on 1,290 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

$38,033 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,550
Federal income tax−$3,526
Social Security + Medicare−$3,638
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,354
Monthly take-home$3,169
Every two weeks$1,463

Does it go far here?

$51,270Median pay in Springfield, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.7 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($979 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Springfield, IL

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$133,530
Lawyers$131,400
Computer Systems Analysts$117,590
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$110,600
Software Developers$104,550
General and Operations Managers$95,990
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$95,990
Management Analysts$91,650

All secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois