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
Rhea, Darren ESanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Cundari, Carmen RHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Gutierrez, John JPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Lew, Jonathan JSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Williams, Ahmad JElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Transportation$63.15/hr
Patel, Asifmaksud ValiMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Eibenberger, Anthony JCarpenterDepartment Of Water Management$58.51/hr
Morris, WilliamConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Hazel Jr, Jeffery SSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Gordils, Santos SConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Fernandez Jr, CarlosMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Silva, NoeWater Meter MachinistDepartment Of Water Management$53.50/hr
Li, ZhirongMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Rashedi, MeeshaLaw ClerkPart timeDepartment Of Law$17.05/hr
Santos Jr, HeribertoSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Robinson, JarvisSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Bankole, Olalere DMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Catalano, Mark AConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Kelly, JustinHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Ellis, Katheris MLaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Haymer, JarvonisTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Fernandez, Jose GConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$47.70/hr
Clark, JerryPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Labus, MarkElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Rizzi, PasqualeHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Holmes, Steven MStationary FiremanChicago Department Of Aviation$44.76/hr
James, AubreyCarpenterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$58.51/hr
Campbell, John HMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Diaz, RafaelHoisting Engineer - MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$71.80/hr
Larry, Tijuan BMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Toledo, RamonForeman Of LinemenChicago Department Of Transportation$73.73/hr
Saucedo, GabrielSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Saldana, MichelleStores LaborerOffice Of Public Safety Administration$53.00/hr
Jones, Dwayne WLinemanChicago Department Of Transportation$67.18/hr
Ramotowski, EricElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Brown, StevenPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Chiles, James BConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Hollie, La NiececiaLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Garcia, Jorge AElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Tillman, Nelson PSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Mireles, Jose JMotor Truck Driver - Tire RepairDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$50.98/hr
Jenkins, RonaldMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Tellez, Joshua TTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Bryson, Henri JAsphalt ForemanChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Payton, Racheal LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Hernandez, JuvenalSign HangerChicago Department Of Transportation$40.93/hr
Holmes, AdamSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Newell, Patrick JPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Thompson, Rayvell MConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Banda, JaimeMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$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.