County Engineer Salary in Chicago, IL

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How much does a County Engineer make in Chicago, IL? The average County Engineer salary in Chicago, IL is $84,314 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $75,618 and $93,854. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Deputy County Engineer or Assistant County Engineer

Nobles County - Worthington , MN

Deputy County Engineer or Assistant County Engineer The Nobles County Highway Department is currently accepting applications for one of the following full time positions: * Deputy County Engineer ...

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Staff Engineer

WILLIAMS COUNTY - Williston , ND

Maintains a comprehensive inventory of County road surfacing types, bridges, and culverts; provides ... Registration as an Engineer in Training (EIT) with the ability to obtain a Professional Engineering ...

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Information Technology Analyst IV (Database Engineer)

Solano County Department of Information Technology - Fairfield , CA

Solano County Department of Information Technology Fairfield, California Information Technology Analyst IV (Database Engineer) Salary: $113,188.57 to $137,581.41 The county offers an excellent ...

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SOLID WASTE OPERATOR II

County of Riley - Manhattan , KS

Meets periodically with the Assistant County Engineer * Performs other duties as assigned. SECONDARY FUNCTIONS: * Operates the scale house. * Picks up litter and trash along highways leading to the ...

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PUBLIC WORKS TECHNICIAN

Clear Creek County, Colorado - Dumont , CO

Under the direction of the Public Works Division Director or County Engineer, this position performs design assistance, project management, and inspections related to capital improvements and ...

Adzuna - 14 days ago

Fleet Engineer - Associate Engineer (Electrical), Transit Division, SFMTA (5207)

City and County of San Francisco - San Francisco , CA

... County of San Francisco responsible for the management of all ground transportation in the City ... The Associate Engineer will support the successful design, fitment, and testing of all onboard ...

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What does a County Engineer do?

Common responsibilities of a County Engineer

Performs difficult design work, inspection work, and special studies.

January 11, 2023

Assist in inspections to assure compliance with contract plans, specifications, and special provisions on all phases of structural construction such as bridges, foundations, walls, falsework, shoring, and drainage structures.

January 22, 2023

Monitors and inspects work sites for conformance to instructions, procedures, and contracts.

January 26, 2023

Prepares and presents special reports and conducts special studies and surveys on matters relating to storm water runoff.

February 28, 2023

Reviews standards, specifications, ordinance requirements and regulations applied by the City or County and researches latest developments to determine changes to be made and probable impact.

March 20, 2023

Provides input into preparation of annual budgets forLocal Road and Street, Motor Vehicle Highway, Cumulative Bridge, Major Bridge,Inspection, and Highway LIT funds, includinganalyzing and projecting costs, and discussing with County Council asrequested.

March 20, 2023

Participate in the consultation to prospective users and/or product capability assessment and validation as it applies to the technical sales process.

April 05, 2023

Attends and participates in Board of CountyCommissioners meetings, preparing/making recommendations on a variety ofissues, such as new road standards and specifications, new ordinances involvingCounty highway system, legal agreements and contract awards, litigationsettlements, and new traffic controls.

April 25, 2023

Supervises and directs Highway Department engineeringpersonnel, if applicable, including interviewing applicants, hiring, planning/delegating work assignments, providing training and corrective instruction,evaluating performance, maintaining discipline, and administering personnelpolicies.

May 13, 2023

Management experience, preferably a minimum of two (2) to three (3) years in a responsible position is preferred.

May 20, 2023

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Average Salary Range for County Engineer in Chicago, IL

Average Base Salary

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75618

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84314

Average Total Cash Compensation

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98900

86794

What is the average salary for County Engineer in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of County Engineer in Chicago, IL. The base salary for County Engineer ranges from $75,618 to $93,854 with the average base salary of $84,314. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $77,204 to $98,900 with the average total cash compensation of $86,794.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$84,314	$75,618 - $93,854
Bonus	$2,480	$1,586 - $5,047
Total Pay	$86,794	$77,204 - $98,900

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

County Engineer Salary Near Chicago, IL

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Cicero, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $76,043 - $94,382	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Oak Park, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $76,043 - $94,382	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Oak Lawn, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $75,957 - $94,274	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Evanston, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $76,014 - $94,346	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Skokie, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $76,014 - $94,346	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Arlington Heights, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $74,312 - $92,234	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL

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About Chicago, Illinois

Chicago (/ʃɪˈkɑːɡoʊ/ (listen), locally also /-ˈkɔː-/), officially the City of Chicago, is the most populous city in Illinois, as well as the third most populous city in the United States. With an estimated population of 2,716,450 (2017), it is the most populous city in the Midwest. Chicago is the principal city of the Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland, and the county seat of Cook County, the second most populous county in the United States. The metropolitan area, at nearly 10 million people, is the third-largest in the United States, and the fourth largest in North A...

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