Cook County, Illinois / Department of Facilities Management / Carpenter

Job-title file

Carpenter at Department of Facilities Management, Cook County, Illinois

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

24 employees hold this title in Department of Facilities Management. Median total compensation for the role is $25,956, above the department median of $24,050.

Employees: 24
Total payroll: $511.4K
Role median: $25,956
Agency median: $24,050
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$26,010+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 24 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

Carpenter pay vs. the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area

Across all employers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, the median wage for Carpenters — about 14,220 people — is $80,440. Department of Facilities Management pays a median base salary of $25,956 for this role, 68% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Facilities Management sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$41,220

$58,770

$80,440

$113,970

$118,450

Department of Facilities Management median · $25,956

The bar is the range of annual wages for Carpenters 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 Facilities Management’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Carpenters — about 670,090 people — is $60,580. Department of Facilities Management’s median base salary is 57% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$40,410

$48,510

$60,580

$76,830

$99,910

Department of Facilities Management median · $25,956

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 16 of 24 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 Facilities Management is $25,956, 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

This role across Cook County, Illinois

Carpenter is held in 4 Cook County, Illinois departments. In Department of Facilities Management, the median of $25,956 ranks #1 of 4.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Stroger Hospital of Cook County

$12,969 · 6

Oak Forest Health Center

$7,416 · 6

Provident Hospital

$3,708 · 2

Median total compensation for the Carpenter role in other Cook County, Illinoisdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Carpenter beyond Cook County, Illinois

This role is reported in 30 jurisdictions. In Cook County, Illinois, the median of $22,248 ranks #28 of 30. See Carpenter across all of Cook County, Illinois →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$179,964 · 79

$147,665 · 73

$132,572 · 5

$131,963 · 143

$129,459 · 524

$117,957 · 60

$106,330 · 21

Davis School District, Utah

$100,881 · 11

Median total compensation for comparable Carpenter 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.

Same department

Other job titles in Department of Facilities Management

Record list

Employees with this title

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Kenneth Zochowski

Carpenter/Department of Facilities Management

2018 total comp

$26,056

Base pay: $26,056
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,056
Hire date: 2005-11-14
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9973ef4b-0fd4-41b1-9b0c-4d7d08c73e21
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2317
Office: 1200
Position Id: 9525048

Kenneth Zochowski holds the role of Carpenter at Department of Facilities Management. Hired in 2005, they have about 13 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $26,056.

Walter Dickman

Carpenter/Department of Facilities Management

2018 total comp

$25,956

Base pay: $25,956
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,956
Hire date: 1998-08-03
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c6907243-bc76-4e6d-83d7-8993c354298e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2317
Office: 1200
Position Id: 9502266

At Department of Facilities Management, Walter Dickman serves as a Carpenter. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 20 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $25,956.

John Donlon

Carpenter/Department of Facilities Management

2018 total comp

$25,956

Base pay: $25,956
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,956
Hire date: 2011-04-20
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 707739b4-b398-43f4-b9f1-f85aa1f5cc4b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2317
Office: 1200
Position Id: 9502267

At Department of Facilities Management, John Donlon serves as a Carpenter. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 7 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $25,956.

Robert Cassidy

Carpenter/Department of Facilities Management

2018 total comp

$25,956

Base pay: $25,956
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,956
Hire date: 2004-05-17
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5fee98f3-7bc8-4b1d-a47b-ed865f43112c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2317
Office: 1200
Position Id: 9502269

Robert Cassidy is a Carpenter at Department of Facilities Management. They have served since 2004 (about 14 years). 2018 total compensation came to $25,956.

Thomas Cicinelli

Carpenter/Department of Facilities Management

2018 total comp

$25,956

Base pay: $25,956
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,956
Hire date: 1989-10-18
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2bf49c5d-6d61-455e-85d7-391ded7e6e15
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2317
Office: 1200
Position Id: 9502280

Thomas Cicinelli holds the role of Carpenter at Department of Facilities Management. They have served since 1989 (about 29 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $25,956.

Kevin Cronin

Carpenter/Department of Facilities Management

2018 total comp

$25,956

Base pay: $25,956
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,956
Hire date: 2004-05-17
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2807f483-19a2-471c-a290-2b9f34097d4a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2317
Office: 1200
Position Id: 9502265

Kevin Cronin works as a Carpenter for Department of Facilities Management. They have served since 2004 (about 14 years). Kevin earned $25,956 in 2018.

Bernard Cross Jr

Carpenter/Department of Facilities Management

2018 total comp

$25,956

Base pay: $25,956
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,956
Hire date: 2014-03-10
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6297755c-1bf8-4a98-8a96-35800a9ce04a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2317
Office: 1200
Position Id: 9502275

At Department of Facilities Management, Bernard Cross Jr serves as a Carpenter. They have served since 2014 (about 4 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $25,956.

John Hanahan

Carpenter/Department of Facilities Management

2018 total comp

$25,956

Base pay: $25,956
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,956
Hire date: 1993-07-06
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3330f5d4-11b2-495e-bacf-c8e8a428978f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2317
Office: 1200
Position Id: 9502268

John Hanahan holds the role of Carpenter at Department of Facilities Management. Their tenure dates to 1993, about 25 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $25,956.

Michael Horan

Carpenter/Department of Facilities Management

2018 total comp

$25,956

Base pay: $25,956
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,956
Hire date: 2013-04-22
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: df04fcc3-e7cc-4533-8395-c28d7d9eb3de
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2317
Office: 1200
Position Id: 1300045

Michael Horan holds the role of Carpenter at Department of Facilities Management. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 5 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $25,956.

Robert James

Carpenter/Department of Facilities Management

2018 total comp

$25,956

Base pay: $25,956
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,956
Hire date: 1993-06-17
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5192316f-9736-4338-a1ad-b8405d04fad8
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2317
Office: 1200
Position Id: 9502274

At Department of Facilities Management, Robert James serves as a Carpenter. Their tenure dates to 1993, about 25 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $25,956.

Christopher Jenkinson

Carpenter/Department of Facilities Management

2018 total comp

$25,956

Base pay: $25,956
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,956
Hire date: 2009-04-27

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 4994e9d8-87bb-4c34-9304-b4b229a5b69d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2317
Office: 1200
Position Id: 9502271

Christopher Jenkinson works as a Carpenter for Department of Facilities Management. They have served since 2009 (about 9 years). Christopher earned $25,956 in 2018.

Thomas Ludwig

Carpenter/Department of Facilities Management

2018 total comp

$25,956

Base pay: $25,956
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,956
Hire date: 2013-09-23
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 13c3e56f-acce-4520-935d-5059b8246cb1
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2317
Office: 1200
Position Id: 9802283

Thomas Ludwig holds the role of Carpenter at Department of Facilities Management. They have served since 2013 (about 5 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $25,956.

Garrett Meade

Carpenter/Department of Facilities Management

2018 total comp

$25,956

Base pay: $25,956
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,956
Hire date: 1999-11-22
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 213923e9-a5a3-4614-a616-b0481f397940
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2317
Office: 1200
Position Id: 9930237

Garrett Meade works as a Carpenter for Department of Facilities Management. Hired in 1999, they have about 19 years of service. Garrett earned $25,956 in 2018.

Michael Meloy

Carpenter/Department of Facilities Management

2018 total comp

$25,956

Base pay: $25,956
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,956
Hire date: 2016-05-31
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a903cd45-d9d2-4127-bde5-21063bf402f8
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2317
Office: 1200
Position Id: 9502278

At Department of Facilities Management, Michael Meloy serves as a Carpenter. Hired in 2016, they have about 2 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $25,956.

John Sheahan

Carpenter/Department of Facilities Management

2018 total comp

$25,956

Base pay: $25,956
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,956
Hire date: 2000-04-03
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 78d5d289-36d9-4aad-bc36-93b30ffacfe0
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2317
Office: 1200
Position Id: 9930235

John Sheahan holds the role of Carpenter at Department of Facilities Management. Hired in 2000, they have about 18 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $25,956.

Alan Sonka

Carpenter/Department of Facilities Management

2018 total comp

$25,956

Base pay: $25,956
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,956
Hire date: 2014-03-10
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 422491b8-75c2-4dd6-b39f-14c2512b0609
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2317
Office: 1200
Position Id: 9502272

Alan Sonka holds the role of Carpenter at Department of Facilities Management. They have served since 2014 (about 4 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $25,956.

Mark Nachowitz

Carpenter/Department of Facilities Management

2018 total comp

$24,844

Base pay: $24,844
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,844
Hire date: 2012-07-02
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0b50b0af-98ef-432d-b93d-e6372027b3b7
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2317
Office: 1200
Position Id: 9502277

Mark Nachowitz holds the role of Carpenter at Department of Facilities Management. Hired in 2012, they have about 6 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $24,844.

Anthony Hendrickson

Carpenter/Department of Facilities Management

2018 total comp

$24,473

Base pay: $24,473
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,473
Hire date: 2015-01-27
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a0f64605-703f-4abc-b7a3-fdf8a484ecb9
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2317
Office: 1200
Position Id: 9502279

At Department of Facilities Management, Anthony Hendrickson serves as a Carpenter. They have served since 2015 (about 3 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $24,473.

Joseph Panek

Carpenter/Department of Facilities Management

2018 total comp

$23,360

Base pay: $23,360
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,360
Hire date: 1999-11-22
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d926c9fe-f62d-4826-a879-a833fe8f25e5
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2317
Office: 1200
Position Id: 9602281

Joseph Panek works as a Carpenter for Department of Facilities Management. They have served since 1999 (about 19 years). Joseph earned $23,360 in 2018.

Daniel Biggane

Carpenter/Department of Facilities Management

2018 total comp

$21,136

Base pay: $21,136
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,136
Hire date: 2012-12-17
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: dfb45530-554f-4c43-b4d1-e1cabdbf7f60
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2317
Office: 1200
Position Id: 9502273

At Department of Facilities Management, Daniel Biggane serves as a Carpenter. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 6 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $21,136.

John Gregus Jr

Carpenter/Department of Facilities Management

2016 total comp

$1,814

Base pay: $1,814
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,814
Hire date: 2014-12-15
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a80553ab-45f2-47e8-8a3d-7d9c4fcccd96
Fiscal Period: 2016Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 2317
Office: 1200
Position Id: 9525046

John Gregus Jr works as a Carpenter for Department of Facilities Management. Hired in 2014, they have about 2 years of service. John earned $1,814 in 2016.

Waymon Cherry

Carpenter/Department of Facilities Management

2018 total comp

$368

Base pay: $368
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $368
Hire date: 1999-11-08

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a85a05ce-23ac-4906-8675-5559838de1ff
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2317
Office: 1200
Position Id: 9930232

Waymon Cherry works as a Carpenter for Department of Facilities Management. Hired in 1999, they have about 19 years of service. Waymon earned $368 in 2018.

Wayne Johnson

Carpenter/Department of Facilities Management

2017 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Hire date: 2004-05-17
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2e4c12b0-d875-48e6-ada4-bc2f743361e1
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 2317
Office: 1200
Position Id: 9502279

Wayne Johnson is a Carpenter at Department of Facilities Management. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 13 years. 2017 total compensation came to $0.

Dana Kilkenny

Carpenter/Department of Facilities Management

2017 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Hire date: 1993-06-17
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3858f746-2ebc-4685-a95f-2175de42400c
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 2317
Office: 1200
Position Id: 9502278

Dana Kilkenny is a Carpenter at Department of Facilities Management. Hired in 1993, they have about 24 years of service. 2017 total compensation came to $0.