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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NameJob titlePay
Bahena, Luis MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Hurd, AlonzoMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Estrada, George LSign HangerChicago Department Of Transportation$45.48/hr
Ruiz, JosephAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$20.00/hr
Carter, AquarnitaLaborerOffice Of Public Safety Administration$53.00/hr
Keating, James TElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Funchion, DermotOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Cokeley, Erin JConstruction Laborer (Sub-Foreman)Department Of Water Management$53.80/hr
Inacay, Michelle ZOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Osagboro, Adio-HanifMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Fleming Jr, Ray APool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Cassidy, Robert TForeman Of Water Pipe ConstructionDepartment Of Water Management$65.70/hr
Heery, Sean PHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Redmond, Shirley MSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Seeh, Jonathan JOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Partee, JacquelineSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Jaramillo, GabinoFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Fields, Tereah LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Piccolo, RaffaeleOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Tyson, Cory DLamp Maintenance WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$47.16/hr
Harvey Jr, Robert EPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Hatter, Maurice LForeman Of LaborersDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$53.90/hr
Figiel, Timothy LMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Oneal-Smith, MyenaPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Tinajero, CarlosMachinistDepartment Of Water Management$61.89/hr
Gonzalez, Raul JGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Merchant, MichaelSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Ransom, Kendall MSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Ramirez, VinceSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$32.10/hr
Herrera, DavidPlumberDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$62.00/hr
Koos, Michael APool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Polanco, DoelMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Andersen III, Robert JPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Rachowicz, ZenonMachinistChicago Department Of Aviation$61.89/hr
Wilkes, Dexter DMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Bowman, Leeco SGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Lanzito, Anthony COperating Engineer-Group CChicago Department Of Aviation$60.72/hr
Rice, Cynthia DSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Perez, DavidMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Johnson, Kerry ABridge And Structural Iron WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$64.19/hr
Munoz, SalvadorCement FinisherDepartment Of Water Management$57.10/hr
Bailey, DavisSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Bowen, TevinGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Sopiarz, StanleyMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Steurer, Ron MHoisting Engineer - MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$71.80/hr
Ramirez Jr, CharlesEquipment DispatcherDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$51.11/hr
Scott, Jabaris DOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Fus, Vincent JPainterDepartment Of Water Management$56.30/hr
Valle, LorenzoLinemanChicago Department Of Transportation$67.18/hr
Czernik, StanislawBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/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.