City of Chicago / Chicago Department of Transportation / Sheet Metal Worker
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
2 employees hold this title in Chicago Department of Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $113,526, above the department median of $106,912.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, the median wage for Sheet Metal Workers — about 2,430 people — is $95,310. Chicago Department of Transportation pays a median base salary of $113,526 for this role, 19% above that figure — about the 81st percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Sheet Metal Workers 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 Sheet Metal Workers — about 119,770 people — is $61,800. Chicago Department of Transportation’s median base salary is 84% above that national figure, above the 90th 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 $113,526, 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
Sheet Metal Worker is held in 3 City of Chicago departments. In Chicago Department of Transportation, the median of $113,526 ranks #1 of 3.
Median total compensation for the Sheet Metal Worker 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 6 jurisdictions. In City of Chicago, the median of $113,526 ranks #6 of 6. See Sheet Metal Worker across all of City of Chicago →
Median total compensation for comparable Sheet Metal Worker 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.
Record list
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Sheet Metal Worker/Chicago Department of Transportation
Anthony Campos works as a Sheet Metal Worker for Chicago Department of Transportation. Their status is full-time. Anthony earned $113,526 in 2026 (paid $55/hour).
Sheet Metal Worker/Chicago Department of Transportation
Joaquin Juarez works as a Sheet Metal Worker for Chicago Department of Transportation. Their status is full-time. Joaquin earned $113,526 in 2026 (paid $55/hour).