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
Gross Jr, Joseph HPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Corcoran, Thomas FHoisting Engineer - MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$71.80/hr
Ries, Alvin VConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Evans, Keith BMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Madison Jr, John TMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Chavez, EduardoConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Russell, Savannah RSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Klockowski, James ASanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Hawkins, Shelia JLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$44.45/hr
Steward, James DMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Guerrero, Leticia RLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Luque, OmarHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Cintron Jr, RaymondElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Woods, Takyrica ASanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Douglas, Demetrius DSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Williams, FeliciaMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Grigsby, Charlotte RPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Marquez, RubenSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Powell, Michael JSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Rivera, JorgeGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Rangel, JesseGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Alberto, DavidSheet Metal WorkerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$56.85/hr
Wade, William EMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Robins, Jacar LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Bhavnani, LaurynLibrary Associate - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$32.30/hr
Taylor, James ESanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Sotos, PenelopeAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$21.00/hr
Agee, DemetrusSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Holland, Nicholas ALaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$37.04/hr
Harrington, Marcus JConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Wiley, Chanel DTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Redd, Jermaine RLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Banas, Kimberly SLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Whitehead, Elysse PLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Garrett, LechariCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$21.25/hr
Rice, Steven GOperating Engineer-Group CChicago Department Of Aviation$60.72/hr
Stewart, GailAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$25.00/hr
Rush, RonnieOperating Engineer-Group AChicago Department Of Aviation$63.92/hr
Novak Jr, MichaelConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$47.70/hr
Shepard, Clara SLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Mcgovern Jr, Emmett POperating Engineer-Group CChicago Department Of Aviation$60.72/hr
Berry, Henry LFoster GrandparentPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Green, Eric DSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Gomez Meza, VictoriaAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$25.75/hr
Flemons, Ashton AWindow WasherChicago Department Of Aviation$31.15/hr
Wallace, Robert LForeman Of Window WashersChicago Department Of Aviation$32.15/hr
Joanis, JosephineAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$20.00/hr
Mixon, JimmieStores LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Shannon, Larry DWindow WasherChicago Department Of Aviation$31.15/hr
Jones, Gabriel ALaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$42.40/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.