City of Chicago / Chicago Department of Transportation / Accounting Technician
Job-title file
Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.
10 employees hold this title in Chicago Department of Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $63,018, below the department median of $106,912.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 10 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, the median wage for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks — about 35,660 people — is $51,440. Chicago Department of Transportation pays a median base salary of $63,018 for this role, 23% above that figure — about the 77th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 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 Chicago Department of Transportation’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks — about 1,373,680 people — is $50,670. Chicago Department of Transportation’s median base salary is 24% above that national figure, about the 77th 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 Chicago Department of Transportation is $63,018, 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
Accounting Technician is held in 11 City of Chicago departments. In Chicago Department of Transportation, the median of $63,018 ranks #7 of 11.
Median total compensation for the Accounting Technician role in other City of Chicagodepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 18 jurisdictions. In City of Chicago, the median of $64,488 ranks #6 of 18. See Accounting Technician across all of City of Chicago →
Median total compensation for comparable Accounting Technician roles 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.
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Record list
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Accounting Technician/Chicago Department of Transportation
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Madeline Ocasio works as a Accounting Technician for Chicago Department of Transportation. Their status is full-time. Madeline earned $102,144 in 2026.
Accounting Technician/Chicago Department of Transportation
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Shimeka Rogers works as a Accounting Technician for Chicago Department of Transportation. Their status is full-time. Shimeka earned $78,432 in 2026.
Accounting Technician/Chicago Department of Transportation
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Antoine Patrick is a Accounting Technician at Chicago Department of Transportation. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $74,916.
Accounting Technician/Chicago Department of Transportation
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At Chicago Department of Transportation, Lisa Barnett serves as a Accounting Technician. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $70,752.
Accounting Technician/Chicago Department of Transportation
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Therese Omonombe works as a Accounting Technician for Chicago Department of Transportation. Their status is full-time. Therese earned $64,488 in 2026.
Accounting Technician/Chicago Department of Transportation
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Shakira May works as a Accounting Technician for Chicago Department of Transportation. Their status is full-time. Shakira earned $61,548 in 2026.
Accounting Technician/Chicago Department of Transportation
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Barbara Foster Conley works as a Accounting Technician for Chicago Department of Transportation. Their status is full-time. Barbara earned $58,764 in 2026.
Accounting Technician/Chicago Department of Transportation
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Jesus Lopez works as a Accounting Technician for Chicago Department of Transportation. Their status is full-time. Jesus earned $58,764 in 2026.
Accounting Technician/Chicago Department of Transportation
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Valencia Little holds the role of Accounting Technician at Chicago Department of Transportation. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $58,764.
Accounting Technician/Chicago Department of Transportation
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Nathaniel Robinson works as a Accounting Technician for Chicago Department of Transportation. Their status is full-time. Nathaniel earned $58,764 in 2026.