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
Caraballo, Pablo NFrm Of Machinists - AutomotiveDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$65.89/hr
Zavala, DanielHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$68.80/hr
Flores, EdwardLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Suleiman, Justin NPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Johnson, Kenon JCement FinisherChicago Department Of Transportation$57.10/hr
Nelson, Denarie LGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Luna, AlbertoMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Chambers, Dana MPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Ochoa, AlfonsoConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Chodor, Walter AMachinistOffice Of Public Safety Administration$61.89/hr
Clark, Arthur LForeman Of Cement FinishersChicago Department Of Transportation$60.60/hr
Dismukes III, Erby LElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Larson, Donald CMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.98/hr
Wilocki, MichaelElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Transportation$63.15/hr
Murphy, Andrew MTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
White, Jerrica LTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Perez, YadiraLibrary Associate - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$32.30/hr
Booth, JuanitaSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Megaro, AnthonyForeman Of Water Pipe ConstructionDepartment Of Water Management$65.70/hr
Hernandez, IsraelSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Pittman, Joseph LPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Ponce De Leon, Rosa MPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Thomas, Javaire LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Jones, Calvin BCaulkerDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Jacobs, Cameron TLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$44.45/hr
Vazquez Diaz, OsvaldoGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Alvarez, OrlandoPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Thuis, William JHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Ruiz Jr, EloyAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Siciliano, Joseph RMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Dawkins, AnthonySanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Lewis, Gloria MFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Laurel, Norberto MForeman Of Motor Truck DriversDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$54.00/hr
Slotowski, James EMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Peoples, Tramella DPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Collins, Robert MPainterDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$56.30/hr
Ware, Darryl MPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Pickens, RobertCaulkerDepartment Of Water Management$55.80/hr
Jefferson, Jason AAirport Maintenance ForemanChicago Department Of Aviation$53.90/hr
Grassini, Frank PAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Morabito, Dominic SOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Peca, Christophe JForeman Of LinemenChicago Department Of Transportation$73.73/hr
Williams, Richard AConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Aguilera, JesusSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Horne III, Wayne SProgram AidePart timeChicago Police Department$17.05/hr
Russell Jr, Chris MSign HangerChicago Department Of Transportation$38.66/hr
Revilla, ElizabethLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$37.10/hr
Kilmartin, JohnOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Haywood, Waymon RPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Martinkus, William MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$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.