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
Cooper, Carl LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/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
Andrade, Pascuala YMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Smith, ThomasForeman Of Sewer BricklayersDepartment Of Water Management$60.29/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
Phelan, Luke THoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Bevly, Devyn TLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$31.80/hr
Buzi, GentianOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Madison, Michael JStationary FiremanDepartment Of Water Management$44.76/hr
O'Driscoll, BarryHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Gaines, Dejuan JLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$31.80/hr
Wilson, Lancelot APlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Taylor, Brandon JLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$47.70/hr
Washington, Bryan OPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Kendricks, AsiaLaborer - ApprenticePart timeDepartment Of Water Management$42.40/hr
Lopez, James AAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Russell, John MOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Powers, Jason JPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Sims, Keyosha TPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Topping, LukeHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Fleming, La RhondaMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/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
Marshall Jr, James PMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Daniels, Frederick WOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Davenport, Donald LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Daniels, Charles OMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Pitts, Ashley MConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Pociask, Nicholas THoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Garcia, DanneyConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Colovos, Tom JMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Casillas, Richard AElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Ortiz, DouglasConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/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
Laboy, JimmyMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Grazinsky-Garr, Michael DHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Perkins, Troy MPainterDepartment Of Water Management$56.30/hr
Schlenk, Joseph EPainterDepartment Of Water Management$56.30/hr
Garcia, Christopher CMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Tweedy, Elizabeth LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Jackson, Juanita LForeman Of Pipe / Salvage YardsDepartment Of Water Management$54.10/hr
Walsh, John MOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/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.