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
Liang, Kanon XWater Meter MachinistDepartment Of Water Management$53.50/hr
Mcneela, Brian THoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Esposito, Joseph COperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Murphy, William JMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Micetich, James LOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Castillo, JesusConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Ries, MichaelElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Jackson, TimothyLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$31.80/hr
Cueva, JasonConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Payton, ElmerOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Principe, DorisMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Hernandez, FreddieElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Welch, Dorian HConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Zambrano, AbrahamConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Kelly Jr, StevePlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Gracia, Luis RHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Ortiz Jr, LuisAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Lapage, Kenneth FOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Bertling, Charles JPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Cozzi, Anthony FHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Langston, Richard CAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Taylor, ArnishaConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
James, Michael DConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Fennessy, Michael TOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Eccarius, KeithAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Billingslea, Kevin AOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Buford, Larry LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Villagomez, SalvadorHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Halloran, Nicholas MOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Brooks, Deborah NEmergency Crew DispatcherDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Benbenek Jr, Michael RForeman Of Cement FinishersDepartment Of Water Management$60.60/hr
Wilson, John LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Ludwig, Anthony BHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Figueroa, GabrielMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Janowski, EugeneOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Roland, Delvin LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Mecher, Brandon GAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Mills, LavonneLaborer As EstimatorDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Pacheco, Jason MHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Debartolo, Anthony JOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Weber, Ryan RElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Figueroa, GilbertMachinistDepartment Of Water Management$61.89/hr
Bazarek, Rustin JHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Smith Sr, Donald LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Hughes, StephenOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Johnson Jr, Charles RConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Ruffolo, Louis KHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Jackson, David WHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Owens, MargaretPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Moreno, RamonHoisting 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.