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
Watson, Johnnie TMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Robinson, Terrance DConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Goldberg, David MAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Boyle, Seamus WConstruction LaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$53.00/hr
Mines, Christian JTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$39.98/hr
Camacho, LeonardoSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$32.10/hr
Mulcahy, Paul MHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Cotton, CheralLaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Edge, Genise GProgram AidePart timeChicago Police Department$17.05/hr
Barzola-Toledo, Adrian RProgram AidePart timeChicago Police Department$17.05/hr
Nelson, Clifton WMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Avina, LulyAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$22.00/hr
Venson, JavonAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$25.00/hr
Hicks, Erica NPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Rodriguez, JoseMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Roman, Damien DSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Godwin, JerridPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Seitllari, ElionElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Williams, Garrett AMotor Truck Driver - Tire RepairDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$50.98/hr
Delaney, Phillip RPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Williams, Dante CPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Flores, JohnathanFleet Services SupvsrDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$36.17/hr
Rodriguez, Daniel RConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Yung, MayEquipment DispatcherDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$51.11/hr
Cobarrubia, EricFleet Services SupvsrDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$36.17/hr
Booker, NicholeTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Zarate, FedericoPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Arroyo, FranciscoMotor Truck Driver - Tire RepairDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$50.98/hr
Vega, Rodrigo JAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$17.05/hr
Williams, GregoryMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Smith, Javar RPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Rhodes, James CPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Rodriguez, Justin AAirport Maintenance ForemanChicago Department Of Aviation$53.90/hr
Dukes, Robert RCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$20.75/hr
Tashan, Aris DAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$18.00/hr
Sims, Ronald SPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Cabrera, Leonard JFrm Of Machinists - AutomotiveDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$65.89/hr
Dooley, Faye KAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$20.00/hr
Mullan, LaurenAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$24.00/hr
Douglas, Ladonna TPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Strawder, Jaymison LPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Foiles, Rain BLibrary Associate - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$32.30/hr
Williamson, Kyesha DPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Estes, Marlo JPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Medina Mata, YaquelinAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$23.00/hr
York, Robert HPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Hilo, Ian CPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Davis Jr, Booker TPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Bell, Derenzo LPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Cage, Harry AAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$40.00/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.