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
Mccastle, Artis MPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Smiley, Rhonda NForeman Of Motor Truck DriversDepartment Of Water Management$54.00/hr
Francisco, Glenn MLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Loera, Jaime ROperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Reyes, EulojioSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Roberson, DwightConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Hope, Kendall SMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Lara, CarlitoMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Larocco, Ida RSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Woods, William CConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Baker, Jeffrie DForeman Of Motor Truck DriversChicago Department Of Aviation$54.00/hr
Bahena, CarlosCement FinisherChicago Department Of Transportation$57.10/hr
Avina, LeilaniLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Civito, JamesSteamfitterDepartment Of Water Management$62.50/hr
Moore, Domonique RSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Lonzo, AndrePool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Pratt, Alexander BCarpenterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$58.51/hr
Ramirez, RodolfoSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Crumb, DerrickGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Chiles, James BConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Ramotowski, EricElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Jones, Dwayne WLinemanChicago Department Of Transportation$67.18/hr
Mozes, SamuelLibrary Associate - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$32.30/hr
Larry, Tijuan BMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Rizzi, PasqualeHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Bankole, Olalere DMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Lew, Jonathan JSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Cundari, Carmen RHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Moy, Michael JMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Lindsey, Captain DConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Hall, Cheryl LForeman Of Custodial WorkersDepartment Of Water Management$23.55/hr
Waddell, Edward SPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Nunez, JesusPainterDepartment Of Water Management$56.30/hr
Johnsen, RobertForeman Of Water Pipe ConstructionDepartment Of Water Management$65.70/hr
Espinoza, GilbertoMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Sheehy, Brian JAsst Chief Operating EngineerChicago Department Of Aviation$70.31/hr
Culotta, ChristopherConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Anastasof, Frank GTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Hernandez, VictorSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Nugent, Kevin JMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Lott, Brandon TMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Brooks, Alan SSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Acres, Anthony ELaborerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$53.00/hr
Alvarez, JesusHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Winters, HakimTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Pizarro, Francisco CCarpenterChicago Department Of Aviation$58.51/hr
Finley, Marques MConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Mangione, NicoLaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Woods, Orlando JConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Hayden, James SConstruction Laborer (Sub-Foreman)Department Of Water Management$53.80/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.