City of Chicago / Department of Water Management / Plumber
Job-title file
Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.
128 employees hold this title in Department of Water Management. Median total compensation for the role is $125,840, above the department median of $108,576.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 128 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 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters — about 12,750 people — is $103,380. Department of Water Management pays a median base salary of $125,840 for this role, 22% above that figure — about the 86th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 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 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters — about 465,840 people — is $63,800. Department of Water Management’s median base salary is 97% 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.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Water Management is $125,840, 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
Plumber is held in 3 City of Chicago departments. In Department of Water Management, the median of $125,840 ranks #1 of 3.
Median total compensation for the Plumber 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 25 jurisdictions. In City of Chicago, the median of $125,840 ranks #6 of 25. See Plumber across all of City of Chicago →
Median total compensation for comparable Plumberroles 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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Plumber/Department of Water Management
At Department of Water Management, Devin Martin serves as a Plumber. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $125,840 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
At Department of Water Management, Robert Mccullum serves as a Plumber. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $125,840 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
Sean Moran holds the role of Plumber at Department of Water Management. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $125,840 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
At Department of Water Management, Timothy Nellis serves as a Plumber. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $125,840 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
Alfred Paige holds the role of Plumber at Department of Water Management. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $125,840 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
At Department of Water Management, Eric Porrata serves as a Plumber. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $125,840 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
Curtis Price is a Plumber at Department of Water Management. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $125,840 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
At Department of Water Management, Marte Reyes serves as a Plumber. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $125,840 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
At Department of Water Management, Adrian Rojas serves as a Plumber. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $125,840 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
Adrian Amezola works as a Plumber for Department of Water Management. Their status is full-time. Adrian earned $125,840 in 2026 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
Scott Arena works as a Plumber for Department of Water Management. Their status is full-time. Scott earned $125,840 in 2026 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
Musa Ayyad is a Plumber at Department of Water Management. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $125,840 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
Charles Bertling works as a Plumber for Department of Water Management. Their status is full-time. Charles earned $125,840 in 2026 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
At Department of Water Management, Joseph Boylan serves as a Plumber. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $125,840 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
At Department of Water Management, Joseph Brennan serves as a Plumber. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $125,840 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
Kyle Brown is a Plumber at Department of Water Management. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $125,840 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
At Department of Water Management, Christopher Calderon serves as a Plumber. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $125,840 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
Donald Campbell is a Plumber at Department of Water Management. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $125,840 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
Robert Caponigro works as a Plumber for Department of Water Management. Their status is full-time. Robert earned $125,840 in 2026 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
Symone Clark holds the role of Plumber at Department of Water Management. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $125,840 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
Brian Cradick works as a Plumber for Department of Water Management. Their status is full-time. Brian earned $125,840 in 2026 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
Stephen Decapua works as a Plumber for Department of Water Management. Their status is full-time. Stephen earned $125,840 in 2026 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
Michael Deskovich holds the role of Plumber at Department of Water Management. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $125,840 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
Abraham Diaz works as a Plumber for Department of Water Management. Their status is full-time. Abraham earned $125,840 in 2026 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
Benny Diaz works as a Plumber for Department of Water Management. Their status is full-time. Benny earned $125,840 in 2026 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
At Department of Water Management, Jason Diaz serves as a Plumber. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $125,840 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
At Department of Water Management, Rene Diaz serves as a Plumber. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $125,840 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
Marko Djordjevic is a Plumber at Department of Water Management. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $125,840 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
Edward Doody works as a Plumber for Department of Water Management. Their status is full-time. Edward earned $125,840 in 2026 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
Eduardo Echevarria holds the role of Plumber at Department of Water Management. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $125,840 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
Matthew Gray holds the role of Plumber at Department of Water Management. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $125,840 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
At Department of Water Management, Steven Gross serves as a Plumber. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $125,840 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
Eric Gruenke is a Plumber at Department of Water Management. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $125,840 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
David Henry holds the role of Plumber at Department of Water Management. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $125,840 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
At Department of Water Management, Pedro Hernandez Jr serves as a Plumber. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $125,840 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
Patrick Ide holds the role of Plumber at Department of Water Management. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $125,840 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
At Department of Water Management, Jason Jaltuch serves as a Plumber. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $125,840 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
Steven Johnson is a Plumber at Department of Water Management. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $125,840 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
Deron Jones-Grigler holds the role of Plumber at Department of Water Management. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $125,840 (paid $61/hour).
Plumber/Department of Water Management
At Department of Water Management, Paul Liddi serves as a Plumber. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $125,840 (paid $61/hour).