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
Benitez, Adrian CGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Gutierrez, Joseph RMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Hamilton, Wanda DMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Redmond, Devon LPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Velez, Ricardo PMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Perez, HoracioConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Johnston, OmariGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Thomas, AnthonyLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Gavin, Morgan TSteamfitterChicago Department Of Aviation$62.50/hr
Camacho, OthonielAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Reyes, William JMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Jackson, Mark AConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Milligan, BiancaLibrary Associate - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$32.30/hr
Mc Kinney, David MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Horton III, MadisonMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Bednarek, Thomas AFrm Of Machinists - AutomotiveDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$65.89/hr
Ashley, Dominique NPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Calleros, Favian AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Cooper, Carl LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Reyes, Omarr EMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Lucas, Peter JPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Amir, Fahiym JPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Pinero Jr, Miguel AHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Henson, Utarus THoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Perry, Felicia APool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Aquino, Anthony MSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Ji, YueLaw ClerkPart timeDepartment Of Law$17.05/hr
Andrade, Pascuala YMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Kirby, William FForeman Of CarpentersDepartment Of Water Management$61.01/hr
Luna, Juan CForeman Of Cement FinishersDepartment Of Water Management$60.60/hr
Watts, CatinaPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Landon, Claretha MPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Oria, RichardPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Townsend, Michael BOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Bondie, JonathanElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Bevly, Devyn TLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$31.80/hr
Buzi, GentianOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Lopez, James AAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Harris, TequilaPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$45.21/hr
Roa, MarceloConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Berger, BrettElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Russell, John MOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Neeley, Kenneth SPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Pinkney, Keith ESanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Sims, Keyosha TPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Dabbs, CarnellMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Cooley, MakilahAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$18.50/hr
Matwiejczyk, ZacharyLaw ClerkPart timeDepartment Of Law$17.05/hr
Topping, LukeHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Flores, John DCarpenterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$58.51/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.