City of Chicago / Department of Streets and Sanitation / Sanitation Laborer
Job-title file
Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.
687 employees hold this title in Department of Streets and Sanitation. Median total compensation for the role is $99,403, above the department median of $99,403.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 687 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 Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors — about 3,330 people — is $77,470. Department of Streets and Sanitation pays a median base salary of $99,403 for this role, 28% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 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 Streets and Sanitation’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors — about 147,240 people — is $49,690. Department of Streets and Sanitation’s median base salary is 100% 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.
Computed over the 685 of 687 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Streets and Sanitation is $99,403, 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.
Record list
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Sanitation Laborer/Department of Streets and Sanitation
Garnell Taylor Jr works as a Sanitation Laborer for Department of Streets and Sanitation. Their status is full-time. Garnell earned $74,547 in 2026 (paid $36/hour).
Sanitation Laborer/Department of Streets and Sanitation
Latangeluv Turner holds the role of Sanitation Laborer at Department of Streets and Sanitation. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $74,547 (paid $36/hour).
Sanitation Laborer/Department of Streets and Sanitation
Adam Vale is a Sanitation Laborer at Department of Streets and Sanitation. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $74,547 (paid $36/hour).
Sanitation Laborer/Department of Streets and Sanitation
At Department of Streets and Sanitation, David Vargas serves as a Sanitation Laborer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $74,547 (paid $36/hour).
Sanitation Laborer/Department of Streets and Sanitation
Pravion Walls is a Sanitation Laborer at Department of Streets and Sanitation. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $74,547 (paid $36/hour).
Sanitation Laborer/Department of Streets and Sanitation
At Department of Streets and Sanitation, Richard Weston serves as a Sanitation Laborer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $74,547 (paid $36/hour).
Sanitation Laborer/Department of Streets and Sanitation
Lashanti White is a Sanitation Laborer at Department of Streets and Sanitation. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $74,547 (paid $36/hour).
Sanitation Laborer/Department of Streets and Sanitation
At Department of Streets and Sanitation, Zari Wilks serves as a Sanitation Laborer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $74,547 (paid $36/hour).
Sanitation Laborer/Department of Streets and Sanitation
At Department of Streets and Sanitation, Takyrica Woods serves as a Sanitation Laborer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $74,547 (paid $36/hour).
Sanitation Laborer/Department of Streets and Sanitation
Brahian Delgado Jimenez is a Sanitation Laborer at Department of Streets and Sanitation. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $74,547 (paid $36/hour).
Sanitation Laborer/Department of Streets and Sanitation
At Department of Streets and Sanitation, Joseph Romero Jr serves as a Sanitation Laborer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $74,547 (paid $36/hour).
Sanitation Laborer/Department of Streets and Sanitation
Matthew Short holds the role of Sanitation Laborer at Department of Streets and Sanitation. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $74,547 (paid $36/hour).
Sanitation Laborer/Department of Streets and Sanitation
At Department of Streets and Sanitation, Jose Simental serves as a Sanitation Laborer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $74,547 (paid $36/hour).
Sanitation Laborer/Department of Streets and Sanitation
Daniel Solis is a Sanitation Laborer at Department of Streets and Sanitation. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $74,547 (paid $36/hour).
Sanitation Laborer/Department of Streets and Sanitation
Miguel Suarez is a Sanitation Laborer at Department of Streets and Sanitation. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $74,547 (paid $36/hour).
Sanitation Laborer/Department of Streets and Sanitation
Steven Tellano works as a Sanitation Laborer for Department of Streets and Sanitation. Their status is full-time. Steven earned $74,547 in 2026 (paid $36/hour).
Sanitation Laborer/Department of Streets and Sanitation
Brittany Thomas holds the role of Sanitation Laborer at Department of Streets and Sanitation. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $74,547 (paid $36/hour).
Sanitation Laborer/Department of Streets and Sanitation
Cordario Tobler is a Sanitation Laborer at Department of Streets and Sanitation. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $74,547 (paid $36/hour).
Sanitation Laborer/Department of Streets and Sanitation
Braulio Villa holds the role of Sanitation Laborer at Department of Streets and Sanitation. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $74,547 (paid $36/hour).
Sanitation Laborer/Department of Streets and Sanitation
Gregory Walker works as a Sanitation Laborer for Department of Streets and Sanitation. Their status is full-time. Gregory earned $74,547 in 2026 (paid $36/hour).
Sanitation Laborer/Department of Streets and Sanitation
At Department of Streets and Sanitation, Tondalayo Watkins serves as a Sanitation Laborer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $74,547 (paid $36/hour).
Sanitation Laborer/Department of Streets and Sanitation
Dominic Whitfield works as a Sanitation Laborer for Department of Streets and Sanitation. Their status is full-time. Dominic earned $74,547 in 2026 (paid $36/hour).
Sanitation Laborer/Department of Streets and Sanitation
Jacquise Wilson is a Sanitation Laborer at Department of Streets and Sanitation. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $74,547 (paid $36/hour).
Sanitation Laborer/Department of Streets and Sanitation
Santos Zamora Iii holds the role of Sanitation Laborer at Department of Streets and Sanitation. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $74,547 (paid $36/hour).
Sanitation Laborer/Department of Streets and Sanitation
Jett Mccoy Iii is a Sanitation Laborer at Department of Streets and Sanitation. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $74,547 (paid $36/hour).
Sanitation Laborer/Department of Streets and Sanitation
Julian Ornelas is a Sanitation Laborer at Department of Streets and Sanitation. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $74,547 (paid $36/hour).
Sanitation Laborer/Department of Streets and Sanitation
Ebony Cook is a Sanitation Laborer at Department of Streets and Sanitation. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $74,547 (paid $36/hour).
Sanitation Laborer/Department of Streets and Sanitation
At Department of Streets and Sanitation, Jerry Caffey serves as a Sanitation Laborer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $74,547 (paid $36/hour).
Sanitation Laborer/Department of Streets and Sanitation
Jahahn Duckett is a Sanitation Laborer at Department of Streets and Sanitation. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $74,547 (paid $36/hour).
Sanitation Laborer/Department of Streets and Sanitation
Eliasar Rodriguez holds the role of Sanitation Laborer at Department of Streets and Sanitation. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $74,547 (paid $36/hour).
Sanitation Laborer/Department of Streets and Sanitation
Ivan Moreno is a Sanitation Laborer at Department of Streets and Sanitation. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $74,547 (paid $36/hour).
Sanitation Laborer/Department of Streets and Sanitation
Larry Phillips Jr is a Sanitation Laborer at Department of Streets and Sanitation. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $74,547 (paid $36/hour).