Chicago Public Schools / Accounting / Senior Accountant
Job-title file
Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.
4 employees hold this title in Accounting. Median total compensation for the role is $120,657, above the department median of $111,930.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, the median wage for Accountants and Auditors — about 41,360 people — is $82,360. Accounting pays a median base salary of $96,717 for this role, 17% above that figure — about the 67th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Accountants and Auditors across every employer in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Accounting’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Accountants and Auditors — about 1,449,500 people — is $83,680. Accounting’s median base salary is 16% above that national figure, about the 62nd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Accounting is $120,657, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Senior Accountant is held in 2 Chicago Public Schools departments. In Accounting, the median of $120,657 ranks #1 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Senior Accountant role in other Chicago Public Schoolsdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 8 jurisdictions. In Chicago Public Schools, the median of $118,700 ranks #3 of 8. See Senior Accountant across all of Chicago Public Schools →
Median total compensation for comparable Senior Accountantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Senior Accountant/Accounting
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At Accounting, April Kolman serves as a Senior Accountant. Their 2026 pay totaled $127,536.
Senior Accountant/Accounting
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Shahid Mehmood is a Senior Accountant at Accounting. 2026 total compensation came to $122,614.
Senior Accountant/Accounting
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Asel Moldousupova holds the role of Senior Accountant at Accounting. In 2026, their total compensation was $118,700.
Senior Accountant/Accounting
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Terri Frost works as a Senior Accountant for Accounting. Terri earned $108,779 in 2026.