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
Jimenez, JimmyMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Steed, EdwardSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Holcombe, Larry JBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Colley, MonikaWindow WasherChicago Department Of Aviation$31.15/hr
Waitkus, NoelPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Mendez, RuthTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Nino, William VPainterDepartment Of Water Management$56.30/hr
Chambers, Alvin LMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Jackson, Don TLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Ayala, CandidoMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Powell, Carl JAsst Chief Operating EngineerChicago Department Of Aviation$70.31/hr
Isovski, MuametConstruction Laborer (Sub-Foreman)Department Of Water Management$53.80/hr
Swift, Glenn JForeman Of Motor Truck DriversDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$54.00/hr
Macedo, MoisesMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Shaw Jr., Bryan RLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Sy, KimLibrary Clerk - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$22.82/hr
Davis, Lloyd JMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Camarillo, MichaelPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Arnold, Roy EPainterDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$56.30/hr
Curley, Brian JHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Foerster, Douglas FMotor Truck DriverChicago Public Library$51.99/hr
Halley, Daniel JOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Mcgraw, SavonTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Barnes, William EElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Lyons, Sean JHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Flores, ArmandoPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Leahy, Ryan JOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Terrell, Helen NEquipment DispatcherDepartment Of Water Management$51.11/hr
Smith III, Theodore RMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Ramos, Vincent APolice CadetPart timeChicago Police Department$17.05/hr
Casarez, Eduardo YForeman Of MachinistsChicago Department Of Transportation$65.89/hr
Hernandez, Jon AElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Fleming, Brendan LOperating Engineer-Group AChicago Department Of Aviation$63.92/hr
Novickas, Raymond RSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Emanuel Jr, AlphonzeTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Wallace, ErickPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Roy, Charles RSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Owens, Keenan LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Chandler, Cierra AStores LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Batliner, Michael JWindow WasherDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$31.15/hr
Vicencio, RommelMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Cordero, JoelGeneral Laborer - AviationChicago Department Of Aviation$27.16/hr
Reed, Derrick CLaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Chuskas, RoyWatchmanDepartment Of Water Management$28.27/hr
Davis, MichaelFrm Of Laborer-ConcreteChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Young, LorenzoBooter - ParkingDepartment Of Finance$46.71/hr
Riofrio, Christian GSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Keys, SavonMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Wells, EricSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Sims Jr, Walter LForeman Of LaborersDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$53.90/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.