City of Chicago / Department of Water Management / Civil Engineer III
Job-title file
Design, analyze, and oversee technical systems or infrastructure, ensuring they meet specifications and codes.
9 employees hold this title in Department of Water Management. Median total compensation for the role is $97,488, below the department median of $108,576.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 9 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.
Compare departments
Civil Engineer III is held in 3 City of Chicago departments. In Department of Water Management, the median of $97,488 ranks #3 of 3.
Median total compensation for the Civil Engineer III 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 13 jurisdictions. In City of Chicago, the median of $117,636 ranks #5 of 13. See Civil Engineer across all of City of Chicago →
Median total compensation for comparable Civil Engineerroles 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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Civil Engineer III/Department of Water Management
Source-specific fields
Spear Aljada is a Civil Engineer III at Department of Water Management. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $90,144.