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 6, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,75924,849 salaried · 6,910 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,849)
Average salary$116,092highest $406,536
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,910)

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31,759 people
NameJob titlePay
Bradley Jr, SamHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Jackson, Terrence IMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Wawrzyniak, LorettaOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Petrey Sr, Patrick MAsphalt ForemanChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Ritchie, Maia DLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Sauceda Jr, RafaelMachinistDepartment Of Water Management$61.89/hr
Bedoy, JaimeMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.98/hr
Chandler, Guido MPipe Locating Machine OperatorDepartment Of Water Management$65.70/hr
Nardi, Joseph FDispatcher - ConcreteChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Diaz, Jose GMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Alexander, Terrance LTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Avalos Garcia, AngelGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Tribble, AmiraLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Shields, Timothy WLamp Maintenance WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$41.92/hr
Mcconico, Ayesha NPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Hill, Latonya SConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Brooks, Michael JPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Conneely, Patrick JConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Zarif, Yasir TPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Jackson, Juanita LForeman Of Pipe / Salvage YardsDepartment Of Water Management$54.10/hr
Wilson, SamuelHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Parks, Jacob MPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Apostolopoulos, NikosForeman Of Motor Truck DriversChicago Department Of Aviation$54.00/hr
Tweedy, Elizabeth LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Zubeck, JohnPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Schlenk, Joseph EPainterDepartment Of Water Management$56.30/hr
Thomas, Jean MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Rivera, Michael AMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Davis-Wardlow, Angela MPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Stegmiller, David AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Perkins, Troy MPainterDepartment Of Water Management$56.30/hr
Farmer, AloniSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
White, Nikia TMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Hull, Antoine TMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Ward Jr, RooseveltAsphalt ForemanChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Burns, Larry RDispatcher - ConcreteChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Grazinsky-Garr, Michael DHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Willis, Christopher IGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Perez, SergioConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Blanton, MaurissaSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Gruenke, Eric JPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Perez, Jose SHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Williams, BrendaHospitality WorkerPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$17.05/hr
Jones, Veronique NMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Colbert, Gina DTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Szewczyk, James RForeman Of Motor Truck DriversDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$54.00/hr
Dumais, KevinConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Ramirez, William MGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Winchester, CharlesBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Jones, Eric TCement FinisherDepartment Of Water Management$57.10/hr
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Sep 6, 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.