City of Chicago / Department of Finance / Accountant
Job-title file
Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.
28 employees hold this title in Department of Finance. Median total compensation for the role is $83,262, below the department median of $85,980.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 28 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 Accountants and Auditors — about 41,360 people — is $82,360. Department of Finance pays a median base salary of $81,324 for this role, 1% below that figure — about the 47th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Accountants and Auditors 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 Department of Finance’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Accountants and Auditors — about 1,449,500 people — is $83,680. Department of Finance’s median base salary is 3% below that national figure, about the 46th 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 Department of Finance is $81,324, 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
Accountant is held in 11 City of Chicago departments. In Department of Finance, the median of $83,262 ranks #9 of 11.
Median total compensation for the Accountant 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 38 jurisdictions. In City of Chicago, the median of $108,576 ranks #5 of 38. See Accountant across all of City of Chicago →
Median total compensation for comparable Accountantroles 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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Accountant/Department of Finance
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Stefanos Kapetanou works as a Accountant for Department of Finance. Their status is full-time. Stefanos earned $122,976 in 2026.
Accountant/Department of Finance
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Kelly Ly is a Accountant at Department of Finance. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $122,976.
Accountant/Department of Finance
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At Department of Finance, Florelia Barrera serves as a Accountant. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $122,976.
Accountant/Department of Finance
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Manuel Garcia is a Accountant at Department of Finance. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $122,976.
Accountant/Department of Finance
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Christopher Middleton works as a Accountant for Department of Finance. Their status is full-time. Christopher earned $122,976 in 2026.
Accountant/Department of Finance
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Jason Mis holds the role of Accountant at Department of Finance. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $122,976.
Accountant/Department of Finance
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At Department of Finance, Sangita Shah serves as a Accountant. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $122,976.