The median annual wage for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is $60,100 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $63,570.
Pay spans roughly $40,360 at the 10th percentile to $101,950 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $28.89 per hour. An estimated 7,020 people work as legal secretaries and administrative assistants in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
| Median (annual) | $60,100 |
| Mean (annual) | $63,570 |
| Median (hourly) | $28.89 |
| 10th percentile | $40,360 |
| 90th percentile | $101,950 |
| Employment | 7,020 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.