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
Looney, Dennis LOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Abuhashish, AwwadForeman Of Water Pipe ConstructionDepartment Of Water Management$65.70/hr
Kelly, Thomas EBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Stephens, Treon DConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Acosta, Cesar ISteamfitterDepartment Of Water Management$62.50/hr
Zavos, James MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Purnell, AnthonyConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Moore, Marcus CConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Nash, DwightForeman Of Sewer BricklayersDepartment Of Water Management$60.29/hr
Vela, FrankConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Jackson, Charles BOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Doyle, Kevin PConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Kneller, Korey JHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Joseph, Erik JMachinistDepartment Of Water Management$61.89/hr
Betancourt, Brandon JSteamfitterDepartment Of Water Management$62.50/hr
Giannola, Peter AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Saldana, Victor HAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Lesnicki, KrzysztofMachinistDepartment Of Water Management$61.89/hr
Calleja, RaulPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Julious, Veceni DMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Burrows, Xavier PMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Rogers, Larry SMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Meriweather, FredrickSteamfitterDepartment Of Water Management$62.50/hr
Lewis, Samuel FPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Nowak, MarcinForeman Of Sewer BricklayersDepartment Of Water Management$60.29/hr
Guttillo, James AConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Winiarz, JasonConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Hurtado, FrancoConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Danaher, John CConstruction Laborer (Sub-Foreman)Department Of Water Management$53.80/hr
Elbaor, Joseph DAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Eichorst, Joseph MHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Hochleutner, John RMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Lacey, MichaelAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Kozik, Kyle WHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Morrow, KennethElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Vogan, Jack JPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Cantore, Disa MHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Choi, CarlForeman Of Pipe / Salvage YardsDepartment Of Water Management$54.10/hr
Shaw, Darryl CStores LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Robinson, Charles EMachinistDepartment Of Water Management$61.89/hr
Hardy, PhilandersMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Wong, WillieStores LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Trimble, David ELaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$37.10/hr
Ochoa, Jose LWater Meter MachinistDepartment Of Water Management$53.50/hr
Shepard, Lashaun AElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Fitzmaurice, Brian MHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Wilson, Eric LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Robinson, Brandon EHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Ward, Devon LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Graham, Henry DPainterDepartment Of Water Management$56.30/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.