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
Johnson Jr, Charles RConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Lewsley, Anthony BForeman Of Electrical MechanicsDepartment Of Water Management$69.47/hr
Newell, Delores MWatchmanDepartment Of Water Management$28.27/hr
Kirkland II, Keith ELaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$37.10/hr
O'Connor, BrendanOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Mason, Sheron OBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Hughes, StephenOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Smith Sr, Donald LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Bazarek, Rustin JHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Kankowske, Nathan JSteamfitterDepartment Of Water Management$62.50/hr
Figueroa, GilbertMachinistDepartment Of Water Management$61.89/hr
Hernandez, JuanWatchmanDepartment Of Water Management$28.27/hr
Weber, Ryan RElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Debartolo, Anthony JOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Pacheco, Jason MHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Mills, LavonneLaborer As EstimatorDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Durham, AndreWatchmanDepartment Of Water Management$28.27/hr
Castillo, CarlosWatchmanDepartment Of Water Management$28.27/hr
Mecher, Brandon GAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Roland, Delvin LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Janowski, EugeneOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Figueroa, GabrielMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Ludwig, Anthony BHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Wilson, John LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Benbenek Jr, Michael RForeman Of Cement FinishersDepartment Of Water Management$60.60/hr
Brooks, Deborah NEmergency Crew DispatcherDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Brown, IvenWatchmanDepartment Of Water Management$28.27/hr
Taylor, Jade TOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Halloran, Nicholas MOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Villagomez, SalvadorHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Buford, Larry LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Billingslea, Kevin AOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Eccarius, KeithAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Fennessy, Michael TOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
James, Michael DConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Lambert, LatoyaWatchmanDepartment Of Water Management$28.27/hr
Taylor, ArnishaConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Langston, Richard CAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Cozzi, Anthony FHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Bertling, Charles JPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Jones Jr, William HConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Lapage, Kenneth FOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Ortiz Jr, LuisAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Gracia, Luis RHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Ramirez, RogelioStation LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$29.00/hr
Radomski, George SMarine PilotDepartment Of Water Management$65.35/hr
Kelly Jr, StevePlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Zambrano, AbrahamConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Welch, Dorian HConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Hernandez, FreddieElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/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.