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
Chur, Edgar OTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.97/hr
Fry, Aqueela JSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$32.10/hr
Rodriguez, SydneyLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Contreras, Giovanni JConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Jones, ShaverenceLamp Maintenance WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$41.92/hr
Perez, Alfredo ICarpenterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$58.51/hr
Shafter, Curtis ASanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Griffith, Darrell DFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Hankins, TaquannaTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Hawkins, Charde MCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$19.75/hr
Knight, Latorsha DConstruction Laborer (Sub-Foreman)Department Of Water Management$53.80/hr
Burton, Johnathan IForeman Of Water Pipe ConstructionDepartment Of Water Management$65.70/hr
Simpson, RodneyMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Galey, James WMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Ganshirt, Frank GConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Holt, ShaunConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Friend, Torrance JElectronics TechnicianDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Jimenez, Pedro DConstruction LaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$53.00/hr
Shaughnessy, Joseph AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Perez, BenjaminMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Fox, LydiaTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Sangster, Shanice LMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Lennon, Joseph RForeman Of Electrical MechanicsDepartment Of Water Management$69.47/hr
Czernik, StanislawBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Garcia, RaulMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Lapalermo, Robert AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.98/hr
Barnett, Cristoper JSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Bracey, KhyreeTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Perry, Jordan AConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Dean, Al-JamurHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Valle, LorenzoLinemanChicago Department Of Transportation$67.18/hr
Fus, Vincent JPainterDepartment Of Water Management$56.30/hr
Mulheron, Kevin PConstruction LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Scott, Jabaris DOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Medina, IgnacioLaborer - TraineePart timeDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$17.05/hr
Denne, Maurice DMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Price, StevenConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Smith, SherwynOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Johnson, Brian JSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Jones, PhillipSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Ramirez Jr, CharlesEquipment DispatcherDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$51.11/hr
Pearson, Philip NEquipment DispatcherDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$51.11/hr
Villarreal III, RaulMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Elders, Julius AConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Torres, JorgeForeman Of Cement FinishersChicago Department Of Transportation$60.60/hr
Steurer, Ron MHoisting Engineer - MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$71.80/hr
Zanin, Kevin MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Williams, GaryTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Lewis, Reginald AForeman Of LaborersChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Wlodarek, Ronald JCarpenterChicago Department Of Aviation$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.