City of Chicago

Water Treatment

$38.0 million

Exact amount: $37,980,512.00

Calendar year 2026

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Percentages of Water Treatment
Box	Amount	% of this budget
Operating Engineer - Group C	$8,828,352.00	23.2%
Operating Engineer - Group A	$7,614,776.00	20.0%
Electrical Mechanic	$4,804,800.00	12.7%
Assistant Chief Operating Engineer	$2,129,712.00	5.6%
Steamfitter	$1,497,600.00	3.9%
Water Chemist Ii	$1,418,112.00	3.7%
Machinist	$1,381,723.00	3.6%
Filtration Engineer Ii	$1,354,296.00	3.6%
Station Laborer	$1,280,066.00	3.4%
Filtration Engineer Iv	$981,996.00	2.6%
Filtration Engineer V	$874,644.00	2.3%
Filtration Engineer Iii	$852,480.00	2.2%
Stationary Fireman	$805,709.00	2.1%
Painter	$564,720.00	1.5%
Custodial Worker	$411,216.00	1.1%
Carpenter	$353,870.00	0.9%
Engineer Of Water Purification	$318,468.00	0.8%
Chief Operating Engineer	$309,754.00	0.8%
General Foreman Of Electrical Mechanics	$276,276.00	0.7%
Foreman Of Electrical Mechanics	$264,285.00	0.7%
Foreman Of Steamfitters	$262,080.00	0.7%
Water Chemist Iv	$259,272.00	0.7%
Foreman Of Machinists	$255,070.00	0.7%
Water Chemist Iii	$237,672.00	0.6%
Electrical Engineer Iv	$198,816.00	0.5%
Foreman Of Station Laborers	$132,688.00	0.3%
Foreman Of Painters	$127,067.00	0.3%
Foreman Of Custodial Workers	$94,848.00	0.2%
Head Storekeeper	$90,144.00	0.2%

Sources

2026 Annual Appropriation Ordinance

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