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 Sep 14, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,78324,855 salaried · 6,928 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,855)
Average salary$116,108highest $406,536
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,928)

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31,783 people
NameJob titlePay
Barragan, Fabian JHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Hawkins, Lisa SWatchmanDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$28.27/hr
Guzman, LuisElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Wilson, Lancelot APlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Ajani, Oluranti EAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$20.00/hr
Ingram, Alexis JAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$17.05/hr
Duhart, Bachuwr CPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Murphy, Robert ESanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$51.39/hr
Callion, LouisWatchmanDepartment Of Water Management$28.27/hr
Evans, Allison LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Townsend-Harris, CharmeccaTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Allen, DalphineSupervising WatchmanDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$33.86/hr
Difronzo, DomenicoWatchmanDepartment Of Water Management$28.27/hr
Walker, Alicia ATraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Carter, Roderick ALaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$44.45/hr
Jenkins, Artnez OMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Frizelis, Richard PMarine EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$65.35/hr
Spellman, Sondra RWatchmanDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$28.27/hr
Paci, EdisonConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Wegenke, Megan GLibrary Clerk - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$22.82/hr
Rogers, DericMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Stube, John JWatchmanDepartment Of Water Management$28.27/hr
Buchanan, YvetteCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$23.15/hr
Guerrero, Jorge LSign PainterChicago Department Of Aviation$48.16/hr
Hoffman, Kevin MSign PainterChicago Department Of Transportation$48.16/hr
Jasso, LourdesAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$20.00/hr
Kleist, Keith MDeck HandDepartment Of Water Management$45.57/hr
Smith, ArielWatchmanDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$28.27/hr
Rubio, Roumel TDeck HandDepartment Of Water Management$45.57/hr
Daniels, Veronica ASanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Conner, Anthony LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Eason, Victoria LLibrary Clerk - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$22.82/hr
Mai Yau, Yan LWatchmanDepartment Of Water Management$28.27/hr
Mattaliano, NicoleSign PainterChicago Department Of Transportation$48.16/hr
Williams, Terrance KWatchmanDepartment Of Water Management$28.27/hr
Rosengrant, JeremyAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$70.31/hr
Junious, Myeisha CWatchmanDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$28.27/hr
Joseph, KlaressaDispatcher - ArboristDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$53.00/hr
Radomski, George SMarine PilotDepartment Of Water Management$65.35/hr
Harden, DonovanLibrary Clerk - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$22.82/hr
Steeve, Jeffrey MForeman Of Sign ShopChicago Department Of Aviation$54.11/hr
Cooper, Joseph JAirport Maintenance ForemanChicago Department Of Aviation$53.90/hr
Ogwumike, JenniferLibrary Clerk - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$22.82/hr
Brown, IvenWatchmanDepartment Of Water Management$28.27/hr
Castillo, CarlosWatchmanDepartment Of Water Management$28.27/hr
O'Connor, BrendanOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Chuskas, RoyWatchmanDepartment Of Water Management$28.27/hr
Trigo, Alfredo CAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$20.00/hr
Linck, EvelynAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$20.00/hr
Wallet, ChelseyAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$17.05/hr
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Sep 14, 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.