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 29, 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
Nwagbara, ChukwuemekaConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Dalton, Robert TConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Urbanski, Mark LPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Miller, Kenneth AConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Jurgens, Kelly JStationary FiremanDepartment Of Water Management$44.76/hr
Spittler, Charleen GStudent InternDepartment Of Water Management$17.05/hr
Ortiz, EloyBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Bilionis, HarryOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Griffin, Corey LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Muhammad, RahmanConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Valentin, DavidOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Whirity, John EForeman Of Hoisting EngineersDepartment Of Water Management$72.80/hr
Dolan, Kevin JForeman Of Water Pipe ConstructionDepartment Of Water Management$65.70/hr
Barrett Jr, LewisMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Lacoco, RichardConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Diaz, Jesse PAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Lowery, Daniel EForeman Of Water Pipe ConstructionDepartment Of Water Management$65.70/hr
Smith, ThomasForeman Of Sewer BricklayersDepartment Of Water Management$60.29/hr
Flores, Adolfo SMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Buchanan, TiffanyConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Phelan, Luke THoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Davis, Robert EMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Mckinney, Tomeka YConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Swan, PatrickHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
O'Driscoll, BarryHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Blake, Kenneth JMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Gonzalez, David BConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Washington, Bryan OPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Vavra, Paul GElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Brokop, SamuelPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Rivera, Julio JLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$31.80/hr
Powers, Jason JPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Thomas, Julius MConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
O Donovan, Declan FOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Brown, Kyle GPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Murray, DanielOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Schapendonk, Mark KPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Devine, David BPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Marshall Jr, James PMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Pickett, AlbertMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Davenport, Donald LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Melendez, Leonard NConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Garcia, DanneyConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Casillas, Richard AElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Jones, Eric TCement FinisherDepartment Of Water Management$57.10/hr
Winchester, CharlesBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Dumais, KevinConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Perez, Jose SHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Gruenke, Eric JPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Grazinsky-Garr, Michael DHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Aug 29, 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.