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
Diaz, VeronicaPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Hayes, JacquelinePool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Wehrwein, JasonForeman Of Hoisting EngineersDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$72.80/hr
Howard, Sunshyne JPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Hedlund, Neil WHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Robinson, Daisy SPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Brown, Cordale FPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Johnson, Darren VForeman Of Motor Truck DriversChicago Department Of Aviation$54.00/hr
Serrano, FelixPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Hodge, Antonio EPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Warren-Turner, Tawana SConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Barraza, GermanPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Jasas III, Joseph AOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Walls, Pravion ASanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Harris, Jesse ESupervising WatchmanDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$33.86/hr
Hernandez, AshleyAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$20.00/hr
Schaffrath, Steven RSign HangerChicago Department Of Transportation$45.48/hr
Dooley, Faye KAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$20.00/hr
Foiles, Rain BLibrary Associate - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$32.30/hr
Vitogiannis, AndresConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$37.10/hr
Cage, Harry AAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$40.00/hr
Lindsey, Keith MLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$31.80/hr
Marin Almaraz, Mario ACement FinisherChicago Department Of Transportation$57.10/hr
Crump, Esther GPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Ternand, Jaden RProgram AidePart timeChicago Police Department$17.05/hr
Wilks, Zari NAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$37.10/hr
Gary, Brianna NConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$47.70/hr
Gardner, DontaConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$37.10/hr
Campbell, Nicholas DConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$37.10/hr
Ellis, Carmelo ATraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Thomas, IlyasTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Dyson, Saryah LLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$31.80/hr
Maciel, AliciaAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$20.00/hr
Zizumbo, JoseandresLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$31.80/hr
James, TylehaTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Davis, JustinProgram AidePart timeChicago Police Department$17.05/hr
Smith, Darryl DOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Jones, Antwan DPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Solis, DanielSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Coleman, Monica SMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Newson, KevinGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Oneal, Diane MMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Flores, ReynaldoPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Schaefer, GregoryAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$17.05/hr
Lee, Delano CPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Mares, GerardoTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.97/hr
Paniagua Berlanga, Macaria CMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Barron, Michael WPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Owens, Mark AMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Smelser, John MGeneral Foreman Of LaborersChicago Department Of Transportation$57.39/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.