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
Butts Jr, MosePool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Hernandez, DavidConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Decapua, StephenPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Lynch, James POperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Michelsen, GabrielMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Gjeldun, Patrick WHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Douglas Jr, Larry DConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Maslak, Charles NHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Luna, Julio CHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
O'Neill, FrankForeman Of PlumbersDepartment Of Water Management$65.70/hr
Mendoza, Victor ALaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$47.70/hr
Leiding, Thomas JHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Hooks, Orlando DCustodial WorkerDepartment Of Water Management$26.80/hr
Ramos, Alfredo JStationary FiremanDepartment Of Water Management$44.76/hr
Watson, ElizabethCustodial WorkerDepartment Of Water Management$26.80/hr
Arena, Scott SPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Vincent, AnthonyPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Young, Keairra DLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$31.80/hr
Balderrama, Marcos AHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Minor, Dorian CConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Galligan, JohnOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Dudeck, Michael ROperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Moro, RaymundoMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Ross, Cornelius APlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Harris, Alecia LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Williams, AngelaConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Brown, Brian LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Hendler, Brandon SOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Chaidez, Martin GLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$42.40/hr
Brennan, JosephPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Torres, Carlos LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Giovenco, Nico JConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Anderson, Christopher DOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Williams, JawaharialCaulkerDepartment Of Water Management$55.80/hr
Sampson, Shuanta KOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Jaltuch, Jason JPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Crimmins, Michael GOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Guillen, VictorConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Anderson, Tariq AAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Branch, Ronald KConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Mcmahon, Vincent JForeman Of Sewer BricklayersDepartment Of Water Management$60.29/hr
Mason, JesseBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Navarro Jr, JesusConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Robertson, Ruben EMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Minter, KatinaConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Sheppard, John AForeman Of Sewer CleaningDepartment Of Water Management$65.70/hr
Alcala, Jose PCaulkerDepartment Of Water Management$55.80/hr
Stathas, Peter TMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Waddy, Todd YConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Mccarthy, Michael PHoisting 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.