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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All employees

31,783 people
NameJob titlePay
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
Clark, JamesElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Bond, GarnettPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Young, Tawanna MSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Hampton, GeionniGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Ramirez-Taylor, ChristopherPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Young, Catherine AFoster GrandparentPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Walton Jr, Bobby EStores LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Armstrong, SydneyLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Jones, ShaverenceLamp Maintenance WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$47.16/hr
Lowe, Ashley RConstruction LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Haynes, Rhyaan FTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.97/hr
Dodson, James ELamp Maintenance WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$47.16/hr
Selby, CharlotteAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$19.00/hr
Payne, BrianLamp Maintenance WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$47.16/hr
Zielinski, RobertForeman Of Cement FinishersChicago Department Of Transportation$60.60/hr
Tarde, Rudy SSign HangerChicago Department Of Transportation$43.21/hr
Spano, David MHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Brown, Kiara MCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$19.75/hr
Luna, AlexiaAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$18.00/hr
Diana, AntonioSign Painter HelperChicago Department Of Transportation$40.78/hr
White, Meichielle CTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Sigman, Joshua SLibrary Associate - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$32.30/hr
Bailey-Wardlaw, Vanessa EFoster GrandparentPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Hearns-Garland, AshleyLibrary Associate - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$32.30/hr
Lamb, DanishaStudent InternPart timeChicago Department Of Aviation$19.00/hr
Crump, BrandonAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$25.00/hr
Love, Ethel MSenior CompanionPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Adams, Rena MFoster GrandparentPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Keaton, ArmandaSenior CompanionPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Fourte, QuinaiyaStudent InternPart timeChicago Department Of Aviation$19.00/hr
Tchernookova, Radka BSenior CompanionPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Gilmore, Leah RSenior CompanionPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Watson-Gaines, Constance DFoster GrandparentPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Jennings, Betty GFoster GrandparentPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Dobson, Birtha MFoster GrandparentPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Billops, BarbaraFoster GrandparentPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Rutledge-Lane, Edith EFoster GrandparentPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Horton, GeraldineSenior CompanionPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Kipnis, ViktorSenior CompanionPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Nesbitt, LorettaFoster GrandparentPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Kipnis, Iosif BSenior CompanionPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Walker, Debra AFoster GrandparentPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Lewis, JacquelineSenior CompanionPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Israel, DayanahSenior CompanionPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Childs, Irene EFoster GrandparentPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Dudley, Janice AFoster GrandparentPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Womack, Emma JSenior CompanionPart 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.