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
Colon, AntonioMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Thomas, JaquezaPolice CadetPart timeChicago Police Department$17.05/hr
Skirvin, PhilipAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Najjar, Khader VMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Mckillop, Gerard MElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Villanueva, AdrianOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Magee, Marcus PSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Day, Steven JOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Gallo Jr, Michael RMotor Truck DriverOffice Of Public Safety Administration$50.23/hr
Robinson, Dajuan GSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Sparano, AngeloElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Platt Jr, JamesElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Summers, LenAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Brogni, Anthony MFrm Of Machinists - AutomotiveDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$65.89/hr
Brewer, MartSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Dugdale, Kenneth COperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Ortega, MarvinCement FinisherDepartment Of Water Management$57.10/hr
Roberts, Travis LConstruction LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Hernandez, EderElectrical MechanicOffice Of Public Safety Administration$63.15/hr
Cisneros, AlexisAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Murphy, Katie GElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Ortega Jr, VincentMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Dear II, Rickey SSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Saffran, Tim BForeman Of MachinistsChicago Department Of Transportation$65.89/hr
Williams, Sherry TLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Love, Andrea AConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Griffith, CherrelleSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Holmes, Denis EOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Macklin, RemonaBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Muhammad, Ata HLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$47.70/hr
Avila, JavierMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Escobedo, Victor JLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Flippin, Angela DPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Brundage, Divante DSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Smith, Henry RConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Phillips, Victor DMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Hill, WillieWater Meter MachinistDepartment Of Water Management$53.50/hr
Walsh, Kevin MAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Dixon, Mahogany LMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Ruiz, GabrielConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Ramirez, RaulConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Carabez, Antonio MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Conneely, PeterHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Quezada Jr, SaulLinemanOffice Of Public Safety Administration$67.18/hr
Vega, RamonHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Volanti, AnthonyAsst Chief Operating EngineerChicago Department Of Aviation$70.31/hr
Wielontek, Patrick ACarpenterChicago Department Of Aviation$58.51/hr
Lopez, MichaelGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Guarino, Rocco DPainterChicago Department Of Aviation$56.30/hr
Molina, Fernando AStaff AsstDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/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.