Accountant

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. Chicago Department of Transportation pays a median base salary of $70,752 for this role, 14% below that figure — about the 23rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Median total compensation for this role at Chicago Department of Transportation is $70,752, 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.

Accountant is held in 11 City of Chicago departments. In Chicago Department of Transportation, the median of $70,752 ranks #11 of 11.

This role is reported in 38 jurisdictions. In City of Chicago, the median of $108,576 ranks #5 of 38. See Accountant across all of City of Chicago →

• Accounting Technician 10
• Administrative Assistant 18
• Administrative Services Officer I 5
• Asphalt Foreman 34
• Asphalt Laborer 117
• Assistant Chief Engineer 5
• Assistant Commissioner -43 5
• Bridge and Structural Iron Worker 16
• Bridge Operator 41
• Carpenter 7
• Cement Finisher 35
• Civil Engineer II 5
• Civil Engineer IV 27
• Civil Engineer V 10
• Concrete Laborer 150
• Construction Laborer 11
• Coordinating Engineer I 7
• Coordinating Planner 6
• Coordinator of Street Permits 5
• Deputy Commissioner - 42 8
• Dispatcher - Asphalt 10
• Dispatcher - Concrete 7
• Electrical Mechanic 19
• Field Service Specialist II 28
• Field Service Specialist III 8
• Field Supervisor 5
• Foreman of Carpenters 5
• Foreman of Cement Finishers 18
• Foreman of Linemen 16
• Foreman of Street Light Repairmen 7
• Frm of Laborer-Concrete 23
• Hoisting Engineer 56
• Laborer 44
• Lamp Maintenance Worker 30
• Lineman 47
• Load Dispatcher 9
• Machinist 5
• Motor Truck Driver 62
• Painter 11
• Pool Motor Truck Driver 98
• Program Manager 5
• Senior Administrative Assistant 6
• Sign Hanger 22
• Staff Assistant 9
• Street Light Repair Worker 35
• Traffic Engineer IV 5
• Traffic Signal Repairman 23