4th of 39 by payroll · 162 job titles

Aviation

Chicago Department of Aviation employs 2,102 people at a median of $104,478 — 6% below the citywide median.

People2,1026.6% of city staff

Base payroll$212M5.9% of the city's

Median pay$104K▼ 6.1% vs city

Middle half earns$83K–113Kmean $101K

Top pay$361KCommissioner of Aviation

Hourly staff53%1,119 people

How Aviation pay is spread · vs citywide

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$0$50K$100K$150K$200K$250K+

This groupCitywide· share of people per $10K

Pay tiers

Under $50K5%102
$50–100K32%680
$100–150K59%1,235
$150–200K4%75
$200K+0%10

Share of people in each band; the thin bar is the citywide share.

Pay by job title · 162 titles

Title	People	Median
Motor Truck Driver	328	$104K
Aviation Security Officer	295	$79K
Pool Motor Truck Driver	180	$104K
Laborer	110	$92K
Electrical Mechanic	83	$131K
Custodial Worker	72	$43K
Operating Engineer-Group C	53	$126K
Aviation Communications Operator	42	$87K
Operating Engineer-Group A	40	$133K
Assistant Commissioner -43	38	$173K
Airport Operations Supvsr II	38	$109K
Project Manager	35	$117K
Administrative Assistant	35	$56K
Aviation Security Sergeant	33	$88K
Airport Operations Supvsr I	27	$81K
Painter	26	$117K
Construction Laborer	24	$110K
Carpenter	22	$122K
Airport Information Ambassador	21	$56K
Student Intern	21	$20K
Airport Facilities Manager	20	$101K
Senior Administrative Assistant	19	$86K
Project Coord	18	$85K
General Laborer - Aviation	18	$56K
Shift Supvsr of Aviation Security	16	$98K
Deputy Commissioner - 42	14	$199K
Asst Chief Operating Engineer	14	$146K
Foreman of Motor Truck Drivers	13	$112K
Staff Asst	13	$99K
Foreman of Electrical Mechanics	13	$144K
Equipment Training Specialist / Mtd	13	$110K
Steamfitter	12	$130K
Airport Maintenance Foreman	12	$112K
Shift Supvsr of Security Communications Center	12	$104K
Aviation Surveillance Specialist	12	$67K
General Manager of Airport Operations	10	$137K
Equipment Dispatcher	8	$106K
Chief Airport Operations Supvsr	8	$117K
Program Dir	8	$106K
Safety Specialist	8	$78K
Airport Operations Center Coord	8	$72K
Accounting Technician	8	$64K
Machinist	8	$129K
Managing Deputy Commissioner - 41	7	$218K
Emergency Management Coord	7	$85K
Airport Information Coordinator	7	$62K
Window Washer	7	$65K
Aviation Security Officer-Trainer	7	$91K
Asst Chief Airport Operations Supvsr	6	$157K
Airport Regulatory Compliance Manager	6	$111K
Non-Cdl Driver	6	$76K
Senior Office Assistant	6	$49K
It Security Specialist	5	$109K
Sheet Metal Worker	5	$118K
Aviation Security Officer - Hourly	5	$30K
Stationary Fireman	5	$93K
Chief Storekeeper	5	$113K
Administrative Services Officer II	5	$125K
Training Director	5	$112K
Information Coord	5	$94K
Clerk IV - Timekeeper	5	$62K
Stores Laborer	5	$110K
Contracts Coord	5	$108K
Landside Operation Manager	5	$89K
Hoisting Engineer	4	$143K
Sign Painter	4	$100K
Attorney - Excluded	4	$145K
Mgr of Emergency Management Services	4	$113K
Foreman of Custodial Workers	4	$49K
Environmental Engineer III	4	$118K
Manager - Aviation Id Badging Operations	4	$92K
Administrative Services Officer I	4	$76K
Projects Administrator	3	$111K
Shift Supvsr of Airport Ground Transportation	3	$76K
Aviation Communications Operator - Trainer	3	$132K
Chief Dispatcher - Excld	3	$111K
Gis Data Base Analyst	3	$140K
Civil Engineer IV	3	$128K
Paralegal II	3	$69K
Architect IV	3	$113K
Contracts Administrator	3	$155K
Assistant Airport Manager	3	$83K
Lead Accountant	3	$123K
Chief Contract Expediter	3	$131K
Manager of Airport Operations	3	$106K
Financial Analyst	3	$75K
Parking Enforcement Aide	2	$86K
Aviation Security Engineer	2	$128K
General Foreman of Laborers	2	$119K
Coordinating Engineer I	2	$135K
Senior Emergency Management Coord	2	$121K
Senior Telecommunications Specialist	2	$94K
Electrical Engineer IV	2	$137K
Coordinating Architect	2	$135K
Program Manager	2	$109K
Coord of Warehouse Operations	2	$121K
Structural Engineer	2	$120K
Coordinating Planner II	2	$117K
Auditor II	2	$103K
Manager of Security Communications Center	2	$121K
Supvsr of Accounting	2	$120K
Airport Accountability Director	2	$155K
Asst Payroll Administrator	2	$103K
Foreman of Painters	2	$132K
Exec Administrative Asst II	2	$87K
Foreman of Steamfitters	2	$136K
Sr Labor Relations Specialist	2	$84K
Staff Assistant - Excluded	2	$69K
Compliance Officer	2	$100K
Training Officer	2	$112K
Director of Finance	2	$173K
General Foreman of Construction Laborers	1	$119K
Asst Dir of Information Systems	1	$166K
Coordinating Planner	1	$109K
Dir of Communications - Aviation	1	$152K
Payroll Administrator - Excld	1	$141K
Director of Information Systems	1	$138K
Foreman of Machinists	1	$137K
Executive Secretary II	1	$112K
Architect III	1	$108K
General Foreman of Electrical Mechanics	1	$151K
Asst To the Commissioner	1	$107K
Attorney	1	$138K
Dir of Facilities Management	1	$173K
General Foreman of Carpenters	1	$134K
Dir of Public Information	1	$135K
Gis Manager - Excld	1	$125K
General Manager of Grounds and Terminal Facilities	1	$155K
Programmer/Analyst	1	$93K
Pr Telecommunications Specialist	1	$178K
Civil Engineer III	1	$113K
Public Relations Coord	1	$101K
Laborer (Bureau of Electricity)	1	$110K
Chief Operating Engineer	1	$160K
Commissioner of Aviation	1	$361K
Construction Coord	1	$96K
Dir of Planning Research and Development	1	$173K
Labor Relations Supvsr	1	$101K
Gis Analyst	1	$78K
Supvsr of Personnel Administration	1	$123K
Contracts Review Specialist II	1	$123K
Dir of Human Resources	1	$166K
First Deputy Commissioner - 41	1	$232K
Graphic Artist III	1	$74K
Dir of Public Affairs	1	$148K
Inquiry Aide III	1	$49K
Foreman of Construction Laborers	1	$113K
Contracts Administrator-43	1	$173K
Supvsr of Grants Administration	1	$106K
Freedom of Information Act Officer	1	$90K
Director of Marketing	1	$130K
Graphic Arts & Repro Supervisor	1	$92K
Coord of Special Projects	1	$128K
Director of Grants Management	1	$155K
Foreman of Sign Shop	1	$113K
Coord of Maintenance Repairs	1	$69K
Airport Cybersecurity and It Compliance Manager	1	$135K
Manager of Warehouse Operations	1	$123K
Foreman of Window Washers	1	$67K
Mechanical Engineer V	1	$133K
Web Author	1	$109K
Human Resources Business Partner-Excld	1	$83K

Bar: middle half of pay, cyan tick at the median, whisker from lowest to highest; faint tick is the city median.

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