City employee salaries

Name, job title, department, and pay for every City of Chicago employee. Search anyone, sort by pay, and drill into any department.

Money & PeopleCity last published Aug 28, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees matching2,049412 salaried · 1,637 hourly
Median salary$117,636salaried staff only (412)
Average salary$114,152highest $234,828
Median hourly rate$53.50/hrhourly staff only (1,637)

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Department Of Water Management

2,049 people
NameJob titlePay
Hedlund, Neil WHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Barraza, GermanPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Lindsey, Keith MLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$31.80/hr
Dyson, Saryah LLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$31.80/hr
Zizumbo, JoseandresLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$31.80/hr
Moore, Anna MStores LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Lloyd, Arnold RMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Williams, AnthonyMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Monroe, Demarco LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Jones, AndreaConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Chico, Richard JPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Ryan, Daniel TConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Recinos, OmarConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Montilla, Anthony FBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Morabito, Joseph GAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Lampignano, ItaloMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Ortiz, RomanPainterDepartment Of Water Management$56.30/hr
Martinez Ortiz, RafaelMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Przyby, Wayne PWater Meter MachinistDepartment Of Water Management$53.50/hr
Leon, HeribertoConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Arredondo, GabrielAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Frausto, HugoMachinistDepartment Of Water Management$61.89/hr
Vasquez, MichelinConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Grimes, JamesConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Liang, Kanon XWater Meter MachinistDepartment Of Water Management$53.50/hr
Mcneela, Brian THoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Esposito, Joseph COperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Murphy, William JMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Micetich, James LOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Castillo, JesusConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Ries, MichaelElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Jackson, TimothyLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$31.80/hr
Cueva, JasonConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Payton, ElmerOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Principe, DorisMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Hernandez, FreddieElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Welch, Dorian HConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Zambrano, AbrahamConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Kelly Jr, StevePlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Gracia, Luis RHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Ortiz Jr, LuisAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Lapage, Kenneth FOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Bertling, Charles JPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Cozzi, Anthony FHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Langston, Richard CAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Taylor, ArnishaConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
James, Michael DConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Fennessy, Michael TOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Eccarius, KeithAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Billingslea, Kevin AOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Aug 28, 2026.

Pay figures are base pay as published. Salaried and hourly staff are reported in separate columns by the city, so medians and averages above are computed over each group separately — never blended. Overtime and other earnings are not in this dataset. Open in the raw explorer.