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 15, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,79224,863 salaried · 6,929 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,863)
Average salary$116,109highest $406,536
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,929)

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31,792 people
NameJob titlePay
Pannarale, JosephPainterChicago Department Of Transportation$56.30/hr
Czaja, Brett ACarpenterChicago Department Of Aviation$58.51/hr
Phillips, AnnetteSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Perez, Kenneth BMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Buie, Lou BFoster GrandparentPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Gopar, AlvaroElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Cotton, Elijah JGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Juarez, Edgar MLaborer - TraineePart timeDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$17.05/hr
Atwater, Barbara APool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Cruz, GerardoSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Moreno, AlfredoStores LaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$53.00/hr
Powers, William MLaborerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$53.00/hr
Dowling, Christopher MConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Morabito, Joseph GAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Molina, Juan RMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Lampignano, ItaloMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Arrington, JanetSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Clay, Antonio CLaborer (Bureau Of Electricity)Office Of Public Safety Administration$53.00/hr
Ortiz, RomanPainterDepartment Of Water Management$56.30/hr
Rolon, Frankie JTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Long, GilbertElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Martinez Ortiz, RafaelMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Dukes, JamesLamp Maintenance WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$47.16/hr
Pup, AlexEquipment Dispatcher I/CDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$52.87/hr
Przyby, Wayne PWater Meter MachinistDepartment Of Water Management$53.50/hr
Alvarez Jr, RaulSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Aguayo, ErikLinemanChicago Department Of Transportation$67.18/hr
Daly, Joseph SSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Cooley, Vickie RSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Leon, HeribertoConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Janeteas, NicholasSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Salone, Terrance TSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Arredondo, GabrielAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Frausto, HugoMachinistDepartment Of Water Management$61.89/hr
Snowden, Verdis LForeman Of Custodial WorkersChicago Department Of Aviation$23.55/hr
Madison II, Michael JStationary FiremanChicago Department Of Aviation$44.76/hr
Mayberry, MichaelMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Sobieck, John HForeman Of LinemenChicago Department Of Transportation$73.73/hr
Perry, Thomas GHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$68.80/hr
Najjar, LuciaAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Ventura, XavierGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Hingleton, Timothy DSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Hightower, Dwayne AHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$68.80/hr
Garcia, RicardoLaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Clemon, MarcellOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Schaffer, Donald KPainterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$56.30/hr
Lanehart Jr, LedaleGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Purnell, Devorak REquipment DispatcherDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$51.11/hr
Considine, Daniel JMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Vasquez, MichelinConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Sep 15, 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.