City of Chicago / Chicago Department of Transportation / Construction Laborer

Job-title file

Construction Laborer

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

11 employees hold this title in Chicago Department of Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $106,912, above the department median of $106,912.

Employees: 11
Total payroll: $1.2M
Role median: $106,912
Agency median: $106,912
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$106,912$106,932+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 11 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

Construction Laborer pay vs. the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area

Across all employers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, the median wage for Construction Laborers — about 26,690 people — is $60,890. Chicago Department of Transportation pays a median base salary of $106,912 for this role, 76% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Chicago Department of Transportation sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$39,100

$46,290

$60,890

$100,750

$105,500

Chicago Department of Transportation median · $106,912

The bar is the range of annual wages for Construction Laborers 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 Construction Laborers — about 1,096,780 people — is $47,120. Chicago Department of Transportation’s median base salary is 127% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$35,090

$38,620

$47,120

$59,740

$78,090

Chicago Department of Transportation median · $106,912

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 $106,912, 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

This role across City of Chicago

Construction Laborer is held in 3 City of Chicago departments. In Chicago Department of Transportation, the median of $106,912 ranks #1 of 3.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Chicago Department of Aviation

$106,912 · 24

Department of Water Management

$106,912 · 407

Median total compensation for the Construction Laborer role in other City of Chicagodepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Construction Laborer beyond City of Chicago

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In City of Chicago, the median of $106,912 ranks #2 of 2. See Construction Laborer across all of City of Chicago →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York City

$121,573 · 380

Median total compensation for comparable Construction Laborerroles 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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