Building/Grounds Laborer

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

10 employees hold this title in Children and Family Services. Median total compensation for the role is $54,750, below the department median of $90,550.

Employees: 10
Total payroll: $472.9K
Role median: $54,750
Agency median: $90,550
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$1,300$73,586+

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

How total compensation varies among the 10 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

This role across Illinois

Building/Grounds Laborer is held in 8 Illinois departments. In Children and Family Services, the median of $54,750 ranks #5 of 8.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Central Management

$74,350 · 4

Agriculture

$65,500 · 5

Abe Lincoln Pres Library & Mus

$65,400 · 7

$65,250 · 4

$53,350 · 32

$51,050 · 4

$23,700 · 3

Median total compensation for the Building/Grounds Laborer role in other Illinoisdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Ryan Maxwell

Building/Grounds Laborer/Children and Family Services

2025 total comp

$35,600

Sub-department: Personal Services Bu
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $35,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,700
Rutan Exempt: No

At Children and Family Services, Ryan Maxwell serves as a Building/Grounds Laborer within Personal Services Bu. Their 2025 pay totaled $35,600. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.