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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All employees

31,792 people
NameJob titlePay
Bertling, Charles JPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Beltran, JeffreySanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Rivera, Maria CSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Sanchez III, Pedro JHoisting Engineer - MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$71.80/hr
Brookins, Lynn NPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Russo, Nathan JHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Williams, Javon KMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
So, JimboForeman Of Motor Truck DriversDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$54.00/hr
Naval, KrisFrm Of Machinists - AutomotiveDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$65.89/hr
Sigala, TaurinoCement FinisherChicago Department Of Transportation$57.10/hr
Cozzi, Anthony FHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Jorgensen, Michael EMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Nugent, Kevin FElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Langston, Richard CAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Williams, Walter EBooter - ParkingDepartment Of Finance$46.71/hr
Hudson, MessenaConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Torres, JoseMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Mc Kinney, Michael AMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Farmby, MontezLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Taylor, ArnishaConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Gonzalez, Joey MOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Pinc, Derek ASheet Metal WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$56.85/hr
Anderson, Kenya POperating Engineer-Group AChicago Department Of Aviation$63.92/hr
Flowers, David LMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
James, Michael DConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Fennessy, Michael TOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Brown, KevinConstruction LaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$53.00/hr
Eccarius, KeithAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Billingslea, Kevin AOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Lofton, VeronicaSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Buford, Larry LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Bradfield, Danielle EMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Villagomez, SalvadorHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Gage, Geneva FLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Venegas, LeonelFleet Services SupvsrDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$36.17/hr
Augustus, TracyLaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Scott, Marvin LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Halloran, Nicholas MOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Matos, Ramon BMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Johnson III, CharlieSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Dennison, John TSheet Metal WorkerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$56.85/hr
Vasquez, SergioAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
La Mantia, JosephAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Brooks, Deborah NEmergency Crew DispatcherDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Turner, LatashaSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Mitchell, GranadaFoster GrandparentPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Skita, Paul RElectrical MechanicOffice Of Public Safety Administration$63.15/hr
Benbenek Jr, Michael RForeman Of Cement FinishersDepartment Of Water Management$60.60/hr
Turner, MichelleFoster GrandparentPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Robinson, WayneHospitality WorkerPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$17.05/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.