Administrative Assistant salary in Springfield, IL

Pay in Springfield against Illinois and the US

Administrative assistants at the 90th percentile earn $72,680, 2.1 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.0. The middle half of administrative assistants in Springfield earns $39,520–$60,110. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is $20,590 wide, between the figure for Illinois ($22,130) and the US figure ($19,170).

What to budget for an administrative assistant here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $12,560 over the median, the 25th only $8,030 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $16,206 a year in employer cost. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $47,540 falls between the 25th percentile and the median in Springfield, and the Illinois statewide median of $48,310 falls between the median and the 75th percentile.

What a hire really costs in Springfield

At the $47,550 median, a local hire costs about $61,355 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $13,805 here. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in Springfield

Of the 16 roles we track in Springfield, this one ranks #12 by median pay, between HR assistants ($49,940) and data entry specialists ($44,230). Project Coordinator is the highest at $100,030.

Measured against the US median, administrative assistants rank #5 of the 16 roles we track in Springfield (+0.0%), between bookkeepers (+0.2%) and payroll specialists (-1.0%). The typical role here is at -3.1%, so, measured against the US, administrative assistants cost more in Springfield than the area's general pay level would suggest. Administrative assistants hold 10.8% of the jobs in these 16 roles in Springfield, 12.2% across Illinois and 10.8% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Illinois

Across the 12 areas of Illinois with data for this job, the median runs from $37,040 in the South Illinois nonmetro area to $51,880 in Bloomington, a gap of $14,840 a year. Of the 7 areas in Illinois with more administrative assistants than Springfield, 6 pay less, the largest of them the South Illinois nonmetro area ($37,040), the West Central Illinois nonmetro area ($41,150) and Peoria, IL ($46,550).

Springfield against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Springfield is #260 of 520 US areas for this job. Both its size and its pay sit in the middle half of US areas. Outside Illinois, Sheboygan and Binghamton pay just above Springfield and Naples-Marco Island and Des Moines-West Des Moines just below. All four are within $50 a year of the median in Springfield. Of the three markets with about as many administrative assistants, none pays as much.

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