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
Stube, John JWatchmanDepartment Of Water Management$28.27/hr
Blackwell-Gardner, Sharon LPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Enright, Edmund JForeman Of SteamfittersDepartment Of Water Management$65.50/hr
Saenz, Luis AMachinistDepartment Of Water Management$61.89/hr
Redmond, Devon LPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Mc Kinney, David MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Cooper, Carl LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Jones, Kavarri JLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$37.10/hr
Lucas, Peter JPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Pinero Jr, Miguel AHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Henson, Utarus THoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Arellano, RamonEmergency Crew DispatcherDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Fuentes, NorbertoConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Rodriguez, Ruben MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Andrade, Pascuala YMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Salgado, JoshuaOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Kirby, William FForeman Of CarpentersDepartment Of Water Management$61.01/hr
Luna, Juan CForeman Of Cement FinishersDepartment Of Water Management$60.60/hr
Townsend, Michael BOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Almanza, JesusHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Bevly, Devyn TLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$31.80/hr
Moriarty, Daniel NOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Buzi, GentianOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Ward, Elizabeth JConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Madison, Michael JStationary FiremanDepartment Of Water Management$44.76/hr
Gaines, Dejuan JLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$31.80/hr
Wilson, Lancelot APlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Vega, Matthew RConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Taylor, Brandon JLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$47.70/hr
Morris, Brian HConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Kendricks, AsiaLaborer - ApprenticePart timeDepartment Of Water Management$42.40/hr
Coppola, JosephElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Lopez, James AAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Brennan, Patrick JConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Russell, John MOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Nwagbara, ChukwuemekaConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Sims, Keyosha TPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Urbanski, Mark LPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Topping, LukeHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Jurgens, Kelly JStationary FiremanDepartment Of Water Management$44.76/hr
Fleming, La RhondaMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Ortiz, EloyBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Hentz, SamuelMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Preston, Jermaine LStores LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Carvajal, Nicholas MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Acosta, Jorge LMachinistDepartment Of Water Management$61.89/hr
Muhammad, RahmanConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Valentin, DavidOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Daniels, Frederick WOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Daniels, Charles OMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/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.