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
Hall, Charlene AMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Williams, Bernardine DLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Washington, DaemienTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Hurtado, FrancoConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Winiarz, JasonConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Guttillo, James AConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Gulya, LehelSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Turner Jr, KennethMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Williams, Demitrie NMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Chavez, GerardoConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Siwoku, Babatunde OFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
House, EdwardBooter - ParkingDepartment Of Finance$46.71/hr
Nowak, MarcinForeman Of Sewer BricklayersDepartment Of Water Management$60.29/hr
Feeney, John POperating Engineer-Group AChicago Department Of Aviation$63.92/hr
Cruz Millan, MarioElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Nolan, Raymond JMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Dominguez, AlfredoMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Green, Richard LForeman Of Motor Truck DriversDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$54.00/hr
Lewis, Samuel FPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Meriweather, FredrickSteamfitterDepartment Of Water Management$62.50/hr
Pasold, BrianElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Bautista, SophiaLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Castillo, Mark AMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Mitchell, MichaelLaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Delgado, EvelynaMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Millard, Shaun ABlacksmithDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$59.10/hr
Reyes, Carlos GFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Rogers, Larry SMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Schmidt, Robert EMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Torres, Juan AEquipment DispatcherChicago Department Of Aviation$51.11/hr
Ortega, RudyForeman Of Electrical MechanicsChicago Department Of Aviation$69.47/hr
Burrows, Xavier PMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Whitby, Roy JMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Martin, Mary AForeman Of Motor Truck DriversDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$54.00/hr
Villarreal, Maria ESanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Monarrez, AlonsoAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Lucena, Nathaniel AConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Harris, Terrell DHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Newsom, JohnBridge And Structural Iron WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$64.19/hr
Whatley, MeneConstruction LaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$53.00/hr
Sikanich, StevenAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Younan, David YSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$32.10/hr
Garza, Silvia MSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Ayala, MiguelMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Julious, Veceni DMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Smith, Michael MElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Porras, ReneMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Castillo, Cristobal DElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Marshall Jr., Curlee WMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Ozier, MauriceSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/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.