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
Jones, Gregory RPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Ramirez, JavierHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Green, EricaLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$44.45/hr
Mason, Danny LMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Henson, Damon JPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Hickman, John GMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Thompson II, George AMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Roman, Harold JMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Martinez, MarcosPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Giglio, Anthony JSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Rotondo, Dana SMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Gentilcore, David SLibrary Clerk - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$22.82/hr
Sheahan, Martin CConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Drummond Jr, Craig CSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Ashford, Dwayne TFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Ramirez, Vincent JMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Strawder, DerrickSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Contino, Robert NElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Hall, Darren DSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Johnson, RoshawnMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Lepe, Ruben JesusTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Holmes, Lisa DSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Mulheron, Sean MForeman Of Sign ShopChicago Department Of Transportation$54.11/hr
Beamon, Troy DConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Mc Partland, Michael GHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Norris, Melisha ETraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Merkel, Daniel PFrm Of Hoisting Engineer - MechanicsDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$72.80/hr
Brend, Timothy SBricklayerChicago Department Of Transportation$54.81/hr
Ruth, Vidal OSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Flisk, Thomas JConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Hernandez, SergioCement FinisherDepartment Of Water Management$57.10/hr
Inacay, Tony ZAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$70.31/hr
Ford, LaynishaBooter - ParkingDepartment Of Finance$46.71/hr
Torres, BiancaConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Dinella, Daniel JOperating Engineer-Group CChicago Department Of Aviation$60.72/hr
Smith, Deborah SFoster GrandparentPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Winters, LawrenceTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Majors, Luchez APool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Stokley, Steven LTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Caraballo, RamonConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Hurtado, JoshuaGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Harris, Jakyri DMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Rivas, Ernesto JMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Morales Pineiro, Jose APool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Thomas, SharonPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Limas III, LorenzoPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Vazquez, AnthonyEquipment DispatcherDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$51.11/hr
Morales Jr, JesusWatchmanDepartment Of Water Management$28.27/hr
Romero, Miguel AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Williams, Jeremy APool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/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.