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
Taylor, SabrinaTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Brooks, Gentral CMachinistDepartment Of Water Management$61.89/hr
Elliott, Sharon DPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Nile, LetricaSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Carter, NathanielTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Sylvain, AnausAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$26.00/hr
Henderson, Jason MAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$45.00/hr
West, Lorie ALaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Ayala Jr, CarlosForeman Of Custodial WorkersDepartment Of Water Management$23.55/hr
Ilkanic, Nicholas CAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$29.00/hr
Hooper, Robert JPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Hayes, Maurice LTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$34.98/hr
Dangerfield, RonaldFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Edwards, Barry TMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Armour, Betty EFoster GrandparentPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
O Connor Jr, Michael JForeman Of MachinistsDepartment Of Water Management$65.89/hr
Patrick, Kenneth DLaborerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$53.00/hr
Rodriguez, Edwin AElectronics TechnicianDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Inacay, Andrew JOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Weston, Richard CSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Jones, KandraSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Dones, AixaTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Harris, CharlotteAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$21.00/hr
Word, James TElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Vazquez, AnthonyEquipment DispatcherDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$51.11/hr
Roberson, BryanSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Plummer, JusticeHospitality WorkerPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$17.05/hr
Jarrett, Ronald JSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Neal, MarkitaTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Latham, KyleTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Romero Jr, Joseph JSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Nicholson, Sheronda NSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Johnson, AaronTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$39.98/hr
Boyd, ArianaTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Hopkins, DarylSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Johnson, RoshawnMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Zauratsky, Lisa AElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Moreno, IvanSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Winfrey, VonshayHospitality WorkerPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$17.05/hr
Sanchez, DaisyTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Camacho, Jose MSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Stewart-Brent, EricaSupervising Watchman-Water ManagementDepartment Of Water Management$33.86/hr
Mckee, KevinHospitality WorkerPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$17.05/hr
Shaikh, SaleemHospitality WorkerPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$17.05/hr
Boyle, Jake BPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Wright, Kenya MTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Ramirez, Roman NSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Ford, LaynishaBooter - ParkingDepartment Of Finance$46.71/hr
Inacay, Tony ZAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$70.31/hr
Smith, Deborah SFoster GrandparentPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/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.