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
Cooper, Edrick SWater Meter MachinistDepartment Of Water Management$53.50/hr
Gardner, AndrewPlumberDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$62.00/hr
Bryant, Medrick TSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Cerna, GuillermoMotor Truck Driver - Tire RepairDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$50.98/hr
Mason, Sheron OBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Flanagan, Diane MElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Adeyemo, Sulaimon AMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Roback, Robert NMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Albritton, Jenise LPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Bravo, HectorMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
O Brien, Michael JMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Morales, MarvinAirport Maintenance ForemanChicago Department Of Aviation$53.90/hr
Williams, AkilAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$17.05/hr
Mueller, Kyle JMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Hatzel, Jeremiah JMotor Truck Driver - Tire RepairDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$50.98/hr
Sulski, Mark EOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Garcia Gutierrez, DanielTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$39.98/hr
Kankowske, Nathan JSteamfitterDepartment Of Water Management$62.50/hr
Tavira, Gael CGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Peacock, ClarenceMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Mullan, Joseph FForeman Of Electrical MechanicsChicago Department Of Aviation$69.47/hr
Lustro, Michelle MStationary FiremanChicago Department Of Aviation$44.76/hr
Herrera, Byron AMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Browner, Stephany SPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Strong, Kenneshia DWatchmanDepartment Of Water Management$28.27/hr
Garcia, Juan NGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Rodriguez, GuillermoEmergency Crew DispatcherDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Shaw, MartinHospitality WorkerPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$17.05/hr
Loya, Oscar LElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Toland, Brian JCarpenterChicago Department Of Aviation$58.51/hr
Sedano, Jose LElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Wessel, MirandaLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Ortega, BenjaminMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Collins, Michael MSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Martinez, NoelCement FinisherChicago Department Of Transportation$57.10/hr
Mckendrick, Adam RMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Kozlowski, David MForeman Of MachinistsDepartment Of Water Management$65.89/hr
Macon, Michael TSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Leonard, Michael BHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Gibbs, HiawathaPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Hernandez, SantiagoElectrical MechanicOffice Of Public Safety Administration$63.15/hr
Johnican, Anthony DMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Barajas, Raul CMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Soriano, GisselleLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Washington, Bryant LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Jones, Richard ELaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Davis, Steven RMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Arocho, AlbertoMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Chesniak, Paul JMachinistDepartment Of Water Management$61.89/hr
Groh, Joseph JAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$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.