Illinois · 2025 pay · 318 people
How much does an executive secretary make in Illinois?
$68,150typical pay for a executive secretary in 2025
$56,550 – $75,675what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 2.9% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where executive secretarys work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Department of Transportation78 people$67,050
- Department of Corrections68 people$69,800
- Department of Human Services64 people$65,950
- Department of Children and Family Services17 people$67,100
- State Toll Highway Authority15 people$77,900
- Department of Natural Resources15 people$59,600
- Department of Juvenile Justice10 people$67,200
- Department of Healthcare and Family Services10 people$58,400
- Department of State Police8 people$62,750
- Department of Revenue5 people$52,700
- Department of Innovation and Technology5 people$61,500
- Department of Financial and Professional Regulation4 people$68,100
- Department of Public Health3 people$71,300
- Department of Veterans Affairs3 people$37,200
- Department of Military Affairs3 people$71,500
- Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability1 person$62,400
- Department of Insurance1 person$82,600
- Office of the Auditor General1 person$79,400
- Department on Aging1 person$86,600
- Environmental Protection Agency1 person$23,400
- Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum1 person$70,300
- Department of Agriculture1 person$69,700
- Department of Central Management Services1 person$63,600
- Department of Employment Security1 person$90,300
- Civil Service Commission1 person$68,600
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Executive Secretary I169 people$62,600
- Executive Secretary II59 people$67,600
- Executive Secretary III73 people$75,600
- Executive Secretary17 people$77,900
Highest-paid executive secretarys, 2025
- 1Tina BrownExecutive Secretary I · Department of Human Services$117,100
- 2Tricia GragertExecutive Secretary III · Department of Human Services$106,200
- 3Wendy BrileyExecutive Secretary III · Department of Corrections$106,000
- 4Kimberly GeorgeExecutive Secretary III · Department of Transportation$104,900
- 5Karan O'HaraExecutive Secretary III · Department of Corrections$103,100
Common questions
How much does an executive secretary make in Illinois?
The typical executive secretary was paid $68,150 in 2025; most earned between $56,550 and $75,675. This counts all 318 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Executive Secretary, at any level (for example "Executive Secretary I"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this