City of Chicago / Department of Water Management / Accounting Technician
Job-title file
Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.
4 employees hold this title in Department of Water Management. Median total compensation for the role is $61,548, below the department median of $108,576.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, the median wage for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks — about 35,660 people — is $51,440. Department of Water Management pays a median base salary of $61,548 for this role, 20% above that figure — about the 75th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 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 Water Management’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks — about 1,373,680 people — is $50,670. Department of Water Management’s median base salary is 21% above that national figure, about the 75th 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 Water Management is $61,548, 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
Accounting Technician is held in 11 City of Chicago departments. In Department of Water Management, the median of $61,548 ranks #8 of 11.
Median total compensation for the Accounting Technician 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 18 jurisdictions. In City of Chicago, the median of $64,488 ranks #6 of 18. See Accounting Technician across all of City of Chicago →
Median total compensation for comparable Accounting Technician 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.
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Accounting Technician/Department of Water Management
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Julio Almanza works as a Accounting Technician for Department of Water Management. Their status is full-time. Julio earned $61,548 in 2026.
Accounting Technician/Department of Water Management
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At Department of Water Management, Sydney Martinez serves as a Accounting Technician. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $61,548.
Accounting Technician/Department of Water Management
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Charnette Weatherspoon works as a Accounting Technician for Department of Water Management. Their status is full-time. Charnette earned $61,548 in 2026.
Accounting Technician/Department of Water Management
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Nefertiti Torres-Aceves is a Accounting Technician at Department of Water Management. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $61,548.