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
Jordan, Amari DPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Bland, Nicholas KMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Elliott, Elishah JSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Liszka, Michael JPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Reyes, Anthony JPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Aguirre, Karla LAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$21.00/hr
Jackson-Taylor, Latowanna ASanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Baker III, Spencer APool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Sanchez, CarlosPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Young, Catherine AFoster GrandparentPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Velasquez, Daniel MProgram AidePart timeChicago Police Department$17.05/hr
Dawson, Katrina DAutomotive PainterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$56.30/hr
Berry, MelissaPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Wolfe, Robert MPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Radcliffe, Divine DPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Sheehy, James EOperating Engineer-Group CChicago Department Of Aviation$60.72/hr
Person, JamariSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Onofre, EduardoPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Davis, Aarion LPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Scott, LataviaPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Johnson, Ebonee SSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$32.10/hr
Gutierrez, Andres ESanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Bowman, Leeco SGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Ransom, Kendall MSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Stewart, Milton MPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Wiley, Dereon DGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Mitchell, Darius JSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Hunter, Vamarr STree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.97/hr
Covich, Robert WCement FinisherDepartment Of Water Management$57.10/hr
Mitchell, Simmi TSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Luna, AlexiaAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$18.00/hr
Quinones, JoevannieSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Cox, Tearra MSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Rewers, Benjamin TGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Perez, AdamSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Moreno, VincentGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Walker, AlexanderSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$32.10/hr
Dozier, Keon TPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Clemons, TashawnHospitality WorkerPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$17.05/hr
Grice, Craig GGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$32.10/hr
Powe, StevenGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Birdow, NicolePool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Carr, Zerrick BMotor Truck DriverChicago Public Library$51.99/hr
Angulo, ChristianGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Pickett, Anthony LGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Ratliff, Nicole LFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Contreras, FernandoLibrary Clerk - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$22.82/hr
Gardner Jr, TyjuanGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Younan, David YSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Gallagher, Aidan MSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/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.