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
Vega, RamonHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Quezada Jr, SaulLinemanOffice Of Public Safety Administration$67.18/hr
Conneely, PeterHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Carabez, Antonio MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Ramirez, RaulConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Ruiz, GabrielConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Dixon, Mahogany LMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Walsh, Kevin MAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Hill, WillieWater Meter MachinistDepartment Of Water Management$53.50/hr
Phillips, Victor DMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Smith, Henry RConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Brundage, Divante DSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Flippin, Angela DPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Escobedo, Victor JLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Avila, JavierMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Muhammad, Ata HLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$47.70/hr
Macklin, RemonaBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Zizumbo, FabiolaSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Holmes, Denis EOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Griffith, CherrelleSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Love, Andrea AConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Richardson, Crystal MTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Williams, Sherry TLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Saffran, Tim BForeman Of MachinistsChicago Department Of Transportation$65.89/hr
Dear II, Rickey SSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Ortega Jr, VincentMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Murphy, Katie GElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Cisneros, AlexisAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Hernandez, EderElectrical MechanicOffice Of Public Safety Administration$63.15/hr
Roberts, Travis LConstruction LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Ortega, MarvinCement FinisherDepartment Of Water Management$57.10/hr
Dugdale, Kenneth COperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Brewer, MartSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Brogni, Anthony MFrm Of Machinists - AutomotiveDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$65.89/hr
Summers, LenAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Platt Jr, JamesElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Sparano, AngeloElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Robinson, Dajuan GSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Marshall, MicaleTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Gallo Jr, Michael RMotor Truck DriverOffice Of Public Safety Administration$50.23/hr
Day, Steven JOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Magee, Marcus PSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Villanueva, AdrianOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Mckillop, Gerard MElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Najjar, Khader VMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Skirvin, PhilipAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Thomas, JaquezaPolice CadetPart timeChicago Police Department$17.05/hr
Colon, AntonioMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Mccastle, Artis MPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Johnson, Jernard JLibrary Clerk - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$22.82/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.