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
Graczyk, Bernard JSteamfitterDepartment Of Water Management$62.50/hr
Hampton, Alexander GMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Boldon, Ebony NConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Kavanaugh II, Timothy MHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Cunningham, AnthonyStores LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Gilbo, Lee JConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Vargas, MarioBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Smith, Daniel JStores LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Granada, EdgarWater Meter MachinistDepartment Of Water Management$53.50/hr
Robinson, John MOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Clifford, Donesha BConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Munoz, PedroConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Lopez, EduardoConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Mitchell, Joyce SConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Carey, Patrick WPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Gonzalez, AlexisConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Anderson Jr, Ernest LCaulkerDepartment Of Water Management$55.80/hr
Lugo, AlejandroOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
White, KennethOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Rojas, Osvaldo JMachinistDepartment Of Water Management$61.89/hr
Guzman, Ethan DStationary FiremanDepartment Of Water Management$44.76/hr
Vega, AlfredoElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Ward, GregoryMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Ojeda, JamesPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Smith Jr, Curby KConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Salas, TomasOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Underwood, Antonio MForeman Of Hoisting EngineersDepartment Of Water Management$72.80/hr
Limas III, LorenzoPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Caraballo, RamonConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Hernandez, SergioCement FinisherDepartment Of Water Management$57.10/hr
Mc Partland, Michael GHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Sheahan, Martin CConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Purdis, TerrellOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Bruno, Victor DOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Devlin, PearseForeman Of Sewer BricklayersDepartment Of Water Management$60.29/hr
Aguilar, Evaristo PMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Hall, Pamela DConstruction Laborer (Sub-Foreman)Department Of Water Management$53.80/hr
Martin, DevinPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Rodriguez, EmmanuelConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Feliciano, Jose RMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Cholewa, Ryan CHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Di Leonardi Jr, Joseph GForeman Of Sewer CleaningDepartment Of Water Management$65.70/hr
Jones, Tyras MPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
O'Connell, SeanOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Frederking, KennethHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Zinchuk, Brian COperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Byers, Jerry LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Parks III, WillieConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Schaefers, Patrick SOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Green, Daniel KForeman Of Water Pipe ConstructionDepartment Of Water Management$65.70/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.