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
Garcia, Sabrina AConstruction LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Gonzalez, OscarLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$31.80/hr
Kinsey, BrianElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Transportation$63.15/hr
Addante, VincenzoMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Price, Daniel MSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Gray, BertramMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Payne, BrianLamp Maintenance WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$41.92/hr
Briars, ValeciaLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Baines, James WCement FinisherChicago Department Of Transportation$57.10/hr
Mc Curty, Ceola LConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Negrete, EverardoCement FinisherChicago Department Of Transportation$57.10/hr
O Dea, Daniel MMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Harris, RakeishaLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$31.80/hr
Howard, JoshuaSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Tucker, Christopher MForeman Of Water Pipe ConstructionDepartment Of Water Management$65.70/hr
Williams, Semaj TConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$37.10/hr
Madison, Michael JStationary FiremanDepartment Of Water Management$44.76/hr
Salgado Burgos, Luis ESanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Wilson, JaavionCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$20.25/hr
Ward, Sharon DSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Whitehorn Jr, Thomas LPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Bridgemon, Ahnahtiyah MSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Johnson, Darnecia KSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Reyes, Salvador NPainterDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$56.30/hr
Gonzalez, Daniel ALaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$37.04/hr
Lefosse, Anthony DMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Cruz, Luis ALaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$37.04/hr
Cox Jr, Timothy FLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$42.40/hr
Peters, Areial LLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$42.40/hr
Mendoza Garcia, JonathanSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Prince, Bruce EMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Awad, Luai HAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$19.50/hr
Miller, Eric GHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Sullivan, Robert MMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Perteet, Felicia ASanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Johnson, Fabulous OPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Lebaron, Louis HHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Watson, LavernAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$25.00/hr
Manzo, Michael AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$50.23/hr
Ruiz, WilfredoLinemanChicago Department Of Transportation$67.18/hr
Panchev, Spas AMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Ratcliffe Austin, Antoinette MLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Roshi, Mary NProgram AidePart timeChicago Police Department$17.05/hr
Mantlo, MarkWatchmanDepartment Of Water Management$28.27/hr
Mitchell, Jazimeka AConstruction LaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$53.00/hr
Krauss, SamuelAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$18.00/hr
Edwards, Joyce FSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Wright, LeslieMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Valdez, Rodney RPainterDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$56.30/hr
Urbina, MarlenePool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/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.