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
Wilson, John LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Ayers, MeshawnAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Ludwig, Anthony BHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Huie, HanLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Acevedo, Brandon LMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Robinson Harris, EllenizFoster GrandparentPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Blough, Madden MAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$17.05/hr
Spivey, Ugenia MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Findlay, Kirk ASanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Strong, SammieCarpenterChicago Department Of Aviation$58.51/hr
Sanchez, Jose Efrain EMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Figueroa, GabrielMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Smith, BeatriceFoster GrandparentPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Kornegay, Danzeil CLamp Maintenance WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$47.16/hr
Diaz, AngelProgram AidePart timeChicago Police Department$17.05/hr
Garcia, AlejandroMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Janowski, EugeneOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Watts, KartezElectrical MechanicOffice Of Public Safety Administration$63.15/hr
Moore, Tremayne RForeman Of Electrical MechanicsChicago Department Of Aviation$69.47/hr
Roland, Delvin LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Chalmers, Demiko LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Kardasz, JosephTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Arreola Lopez, ChristianGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Bischoff, Daniel ALaborerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$53.00/hr
Rossi, Julian AFrm Of Electrical Mechanics (Auto)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$69.47/hr
Mecher, Brandon GAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Wilkerson, TerranceElectrical MechanicOffice Of Public Safety Administration$63.15/hr
Blackman, James EMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Mills, LavonneLaborer As EstimatorDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Mc Daniel, Michael WMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Garcia, TobiasElectrical MechanicOffice Of Public Safety Administration$63.15/hr
Pacheco, Jason MHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Lares, HectorSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Debartolo, Anthony JOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Weber, Ryan RElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Figueroa, GilbertMachinistDepartment Of Water Management$61.89/hr
Capellani, Pasquale PMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Bazarek, Rustin JHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Mccune, Jerome MPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Lakes, Mario DSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$32.10/hr
Hickey, Michelle LLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Smith Sr, Donald LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Laurino, James AStores LaborerOffice Of Public Safety Administration$53.00/hr
Hughes, StephenOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Johnson Jr, Charles RConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Gholston, CarlFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Ruffolo, Louis KHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Jackson, David WHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Collins, BriannaSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Owens, MargaretPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/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.