City of Chicago / Department of Streets and Sanitation / Senior Office Assistant
Job-title file
Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.
6 employees hold this title in Department of Streets and Sanitation. Median total compensation for the role is $48,864, below the department median of $99,403.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, the median wage for Office Clerks, General — about 66,840 people — is $46,330. Department of Streets and Sanitation pays a median base salary of $48,864 for this role, 5% above that figure — about the 56th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Office Clerks, General 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 Office Clerks, General — about 2,464,940 people — is $45,010. Department of Streets and Sanitation’s median base salary is 9% above that national figure, about the 60th 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 Streets and Sanitation is $48,864, 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
Senior Office Assistant is held in 13 City of Chicago departments. In Department of Streets and Sanitation, the median of $48,864 ranks #11 of 13.
Median total compensation for the Senior Office Assistant role in other City of Chicagodepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Record list
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Senior Office Assistant/Department of Streets and Sanitation
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John Matela works as a Senior Office Assistant for Department of Streets and Sanitation. Their status is full-time. John earned $82,140 in 2026.
Senior Office Assistant/Department of Streets and Sanitation
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Christine Reece is a Senior Office Assistant at Department of Streets and Sanitation. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $48,864.
Senior Office Assistant/Department of Streets and Sanitation
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Marjorie Billinger works as a Senior Office Assistant for Department of Streets and Sanitation. Their status is full-time. Marjorie earned $48,864 in 2026.
Senior Office Assistant/Department of Streets and Sanitation
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At Department of Streets and Sanitation, Ryan Hippler serves as a Senior Office Assistant. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $48,864.
Senior Office Assistant/Department of Streets and Sanitation
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Angel Meyers holds the role of Senior Office Assistant at Department of Streets and Sanitation. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $48,864.
Senior Office Assistant/Department of Streets and Sanitation
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Monique Wilson works as a Senior Office Assistant for Department of Streets and Sanitation. Their status is full-time. Monique earned $48,864 in 2026.