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
Donner - Crawford, Gloria JMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Evans, Frances MFoster GrandparentPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Grimes, JamesConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Fillmore, Matthew JPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Liang, Kanon XWater Meter MachinistDepartment Of Water Management$53.50/hr
Mcneela, Brian THoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Brown, Sheryl LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Casto, Stephen MForeman Of Electrical MechanicsChicago Department Of Aviation$69.47/hr
Torres Medrano, Angelina BMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Hoyos, Christian JFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Esposito, Joseph COperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Murphy, William JMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Crayton, Anthony LTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$39.98/hr
Kennedy, Regina MSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Micetich, James LOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Seaton, JeanetteMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Thelmon, David DCarpenterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$58.51/hr
Patterson, Anna FFoster GrandparentPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Barajas, AndresGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Lobo, JuliaLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Castillo, JesusConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Ries, MichaelElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Mays, ChaneseSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Kutasi, Brian JMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Butler, Shrica AMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Williams, Brenda KFoster GrandparentPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Pawlik, Krzysztof DOperating Engineer-Group CChicago Department Of Aviation$60.72/hr
Jackson, TimothyLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$31.80/hr
Gonzalez, Joe RMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Gonzalez, Oscar PMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Monarrez, RamonOperating Engineer-Group CChicago Department Of Aviation$60.72/hr
Gibbons, Michael PElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Villalpando, Luis AElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Bajko, Raymond JElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Sierra, RubenMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Batts, Michael ESanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Del Rio, Mark ABridge And Structural Iron WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$64.19/hr
Cueva, JasonConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Clements, Alan AConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Silva, SalvadorMotor Truck DriverChicago Public Library$51.99/hr
Sanchez, DannyConstruction LaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$53.00/hr
Fitzgibbons, John VForeman Of Electrical MechanicsChicago Department Of Aviation$69.47/hr
Payton, ElmerOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Principe, DorisMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Hernandez, FreddieElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Welch, Dorian HConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Turner, Jerell TCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$19.75/hr
Zambrano, AbrahamConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Martin, AngelGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Landa, Steven EForeman Of Motor Truck DriversDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$54.00/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.