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
Canty, Jeffrey JHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$68.80/hr
Byndom, AndreCement FinisherChicago Department Of Transportation$57.10/hr
Rodriguez, DavidBooter - ParkingDepartment Of Finance$46.71/hr
Campbell, EdwardPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Moreno, RamonHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Morris, Martin VMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Williams, Jasilyn MSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Mongardo Jr, Joseph NMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.98/hr
Kenney, Jeremiah MGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Morales, MatthewTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
White Jr, RaymondMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Albarran, Noel AElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Mulcrone, Christopher JArchitectural Iron WorkerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.36/hr
Wrona, Richard TPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Wright, Anthony WPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Daniels, Calvin NConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Kaywood, Codi JPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Huerta, JimOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Woods, AndrePool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Di Rosa, RosarioConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Ezell, Shelly JMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Bethune, Kenneth RSteamfitterChicago Department Of Aviation$62.50/hr
Veliz, MaribelMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Jasso, Jose LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Payne, Undrell LPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Fischer, Richard TConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Prutsman, Michael LMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Bibbs, LatonyaMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Jones IV, RooseveltConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Williams, LeroySanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Acosta, Pablo SSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
James Jr, CliffordLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$37.04/hr
Duffy, Patrick CHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Montgomery, TracyMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Scott, Quadasha RPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Irvin, Ellana APool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Resendiz, Francisco JFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Quezada, Jose De JesusLaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Wiggins, LeroyMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Ortega, Jose HLaborer - TraineePart timeDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$17.05/hr
Lopez, PatriciaPainterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$56.30/hr
Accardo, Vincent JCarpenterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$58.51/hr
Carl, Raymond JPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Maloney, Michael TFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Hernandez, ChristopherMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Johnson, Don DSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Gadison, Carmichael JForeman Of PlumbersDepartment Of Water Management$65.70/hr
Hunt, SanfordNon-Cdl DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$36.67/hr
Blake, Maurice AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Meehan, John MPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/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.