Illinois · 2025 pay · 348 people
How much does an office assistant make in Illinois?
$48,000typical pay for a office assistant in 2025
$36,750 – $56,950what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 7.6% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where office assistants work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Department of Corrections78 people$27,450
- Department of Human Services51 people$48,000
- Department of Revenue38 people$46,450
- Attorney General31 people$49,500
- Department of State Police25 people$48,000
- Department of Healthcare and Family Services23 people$47,400
- Department of Transportation20 people$56,900
- Court Reporters19 people$62,900
- Department of Veterans Affairs11 people$53,400
- Department of Central Management Services9 people$47,400
- Department of Children and Family Services8 people$50,950
- House of Representatives (C)5 people$46,300
- Department of Public Health5 people$21,200
- Department of Natural Resources4 people$50,450
- Prisoner Review Board4 people$48,300
- Department of Financial and Professional Regulation2 people$28,950
- State Employees' Retirement System2 people$44,500
- State Treasurer2 people$55,200
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission1 person$57,100
- Department of Agriculture1 person$50,800
- House of Representatives (B)1 person$59,600
- Office of the State Fire Marshal1 person$52,000
- Department of Employment Security1 person$43,100
- Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity1 person$46,600
- Department of Labor1 person$59,100
- Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board1 person$2,100
- Commerce Commission1 person$52,900
- Property Tax Appeal Board1 person$5,700
- Workers' Compensation Commission1 person$18,000
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Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Office Assistant (this page)$48,000 (everyone)
- Office Associate$49,000 (everyone)
- Office Manager$78,250 (everyone)
Highest-paid office assistants, 2025
- 1Amanda WilliamsOffice Assistant · Department of Human Services$106,400
- 2Kelda HarrisOffice Assistant · Court Reporters$94,300
- 3Sharon KovacevichOffice Assistant · Court Reporters$93,500
- 4Jason KlangOffice Assistant · Department of Transportation$88,200
- 5Jason HillOffice Assistant · Department of Transportation$85,000
Common questions
How much does an office assistant make in Illinois?
The typical office assistant was paid $48,000 in 2025; most earned between $36,750 and $56,950. This counts all 348 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Office Assistant, at any level (for example "Office Assistant"). 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