Cook County, Illinois / Department of Facilities Management / Plumber
Job-title file
Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.
27 employees hold this title in Department of Facilities Management. Median total compensation for the role is $27,580, above the department median of $24,050.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 27 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 Facilities Management pays a median base salary of $27,974 for this role, 73% below that figure — below the 10th 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 Facilities 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 Facilities Management’s median base salary is 56% below that national figure, below the 10th 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.
Computed over the 21 of 27 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 $27,580, 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 4 Cook County, Illinois departments. In Department of Facilities Management, the median of $27,580 ranks #1 of 4.
Median total compensation for the Plumber role in other Cook County, Illinoisdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 25 jurisdictions. In Cook County, Illinois, the median of $26,906 ranks #23 of 25. See Plumber across all of Cook County, Illinois →
Median total compensation for comparable Plumber 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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Record list
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Wayne Zibell is a Plumber at Department of Facilities Management. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 4 years. 2018 total compensation came to $29,008.
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Richard Dickinson works as a Plumber for Department of Facilities Management. They have served since 2013 (about 5 years). Richard earned $28,836 in 2018.
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At Department of Facilities Management, Bryan Malloy serves as a Plumber. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 10 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $28,836.
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Juan Salazar is a Plumber at Department of Facilities Management. Hired in 2010, they have about 8 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $28,639.
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At Department of Facilities Management, Cesar Rojo serves as a Plumber. Hired in 2014, they have about 4 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $28,368.
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At Department of Facilities Management, Maurice Pleasance serves as a Plumber. They have served since 1998 (about 20 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $28,368.
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Cornelius Franklin holds the role of Plumber at Department of Facilities Management. They have served since 2013 (about 5 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $28,245.
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James O'Donnell is a Plumber at Department of Facilities Management. They have served since 1999 (about 19 years). 2018 total compensation came to $28,171.
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James Taylor works as a Plumber for Department of Facilities Management. Their tenure dates to 2017, about a year. James earned $28,171 in 2018.
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Richard Lena works as a Plumber for Department of Facilities Management. They have served since 2013 (about 5 years). Richard earned $28,146 in 2018.
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David Harrison works as a Plumber for Department of Facilities Management. Hired in 1996, they have about 22 years of service. David earned $27,974 in 2018.
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At Department of Facilities Management, Thomas Reidy serves as a Plumber. Hired in 1999, they have about 19 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $27,964.
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At Department of Facilities Management, Kelvin Sims serves as a Plumber. Hired in 2015, they have about 3 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $27,876.
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At Department of Facilities Management, Keith Glover serves as a Plumber. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 4 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $27,580.
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John Schreiber is a Plumber at Department of Facilities Management. Their tenure dates to 1993, about 25 years. 2018 total compensation came to $27,580.
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David Cook holds the role of Plumber at Department of Facilities Management. Hired in 2015, they have about 3 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $27,580.
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Gregory Hardaway is a Plumber at Department of Facilities Management. They have served since 2009 (about 9 years). 2018 total compensation came to $27,580.
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Joseph Thiel is a Plumber at Department of Facilities Management. They have served since 2015 (about 3 years). 2018 total compensation came to $27,186.
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James Taylor holds the role of Plumber at Department of Facilities Management. They have served since 2017 (under a year). In 2017, their total compensation was $27,020.
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Juan Ramirez Jr works as a Plumber for Department of Facilities Management. Hired in 2017, they have about a year of service. Juan earned $26,792 in 2018.
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At Department of Facilities Management, Joseph Lynch serves as a Plumber. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 4 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $25,979.
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Richard Ryan holds the role of Plumber at Department of Facilities Management. They have served since 1993 (about 25 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $19,700.
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Steve Michuda holds the role of Plumber at Department of Facilities Management. They have served since 1991 (about 26 years). In 2017, their total compensation was $19,300.
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At Department of Facilities Management, Juan Ramirez Jr serves as a Plumber. Hired in 2017, they have under a year of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $11,580.
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At Department of Facilities Management, Vernard Greer serves as a Plumber. Hired in 2008, they have about 9 years of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $4,777.
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James Doody is a Plumber at Department of Facilities Management. Hired in 2000, they have about 17 years of service. 2017 total compensation came to $0.
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Michael Rottman works as a Plumber for Department of Facilities Management. Hired in 2008, they have about 9 years of service. Michael earned $0 in 2017.