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
Day, Steven JOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Platt Jr, JamesElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Dugdale, Kenneth COperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Ortega, MarvinCement FinisherDepartment Of Water Management$57.10/hr
Murphy, Katie GElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Love, Andrea AConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Holmes, Denis EOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Macklin, RemonaBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Muhammad, Ata HLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$47.70/hr
Avila, JavierMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Smith, Henry RConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Hill, WillieWater Meter MachinistDepartment Of Water Management$53.50/hr
Walsh, Kevin MAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Ruiz, GabrielConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Conneely, PeterHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Donovan, ThomasElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Steele, Jeffery RPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Zizumbo, DanielMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Willis, JamesBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Watson, JamesHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Giglione, Andrew MHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Olsen, William LOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Vidmar, Joseph AAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Janus, Cameron JElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Pavone, Alex TAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Flisk, Thomas JConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
March, William TForeman Of Sewer BricklayersDepartment Of Water Management$60.29/hr
Williams, Timothy THoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Russo, Peter SConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Fernandez, James TOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Wasik, Michael PMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Moreno, Jennifer MEquipment DispatcherDepartment Of Water Management$51.11/hr
Johnson, Andre TConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Marano, Michael EElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Gaudish, CynthiaEmergency Crew DispatcherDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Arvetis, ChristopherCarpenterDepartment Of Water Management$58.51/hr
London, Kourtnae DConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Morgan, Joseph OMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Howard, ElvinBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Sturdivant, Keishay PMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Nino, William VPainterDepartment Of Water Management$56.30/hr
Leahy, Ryan JOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Knight, Latorsha DConstruction Laborer (Sub-Foreman)Department Of Water Management$53.80/hr
Czernik, StanislawBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Fus, Vincent JPainterDepartment Of Water Management$56.30/hr
Munoz, SalvadorCement FinisherDepartment Of Water Management$57.10/hr
Polanco, DoelMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Tinajero, CarlosMachinistDepartment Of Water Management$61.89/hr
Fields, Tereah LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Heery, Sean 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.