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City of Chicago / Chicago Department of Transportation / Accounting Technician

Job-title file

Accounting Technician

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.

Employees
10
Total payroll
$687.3K
Role median
$63,018
Agency median
$106,912
Comparison
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What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$58,764$97,876+

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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.

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This role across City of Chicago

Accounting Technician is held in 11 City of Chicago departments. In Chicago Department of Transportation, the median of $63,018 ranks #7 of 11.

Highest-paying departments for this role

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.

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Accounting Technician beyond City of Chicago

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

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Los Angeles County
$102,935 · 292
City of Seattle
$89,627 · 5
City of Las Vegas
$88,246 · 45
City of Cincinnati
$69,743 · 24
City of Charlotte
$61,589 · 9
Minnesota
$61,097 · 313

Median total compensation for comparable Accounting Technicianroles 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

Employees with this title

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Lisa Barnett

Accounting Technician/Chicago Department of Transportation

2026 total comp
$70,752
Base pay
$70,752
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$70,752
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$70,752

At Chicago Department of Transportation, Lisa Barnett serves as a Accounting Technician. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $70,752.