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
Hines, TyroneCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$19.75/hr
Jett, Tunoka DConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Crane, KevinMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Wallace, Keith ALaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$37.04/hr
Murphy, MichaelMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Montejano, Kristian RSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Montes De Oca, EricPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Cozzie, Anthony MPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Villalobos, Robert RCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$20.75/hr
Frangello, Joseph MOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Velazquez, Miguel AOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Trentz, Charles DHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Scott, Vonzell DConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Corona, GerardoAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
De La Garza, VictorLinemanOffice Of Public Safety Administration$67.18/hr
Curry, TonyElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Merced, Juan JGeneral Foreman Of Construction LaborersDepartment Of Water Management$57.39/hr
Joiner, Sanerrah LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Costas, William RPlumberDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$62.00/hr
Kacprzak, Kevin FElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Darcy, KennethLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Canino, GaetanoElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Wilson, KevinElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Transportation$63.15/hr
Garcia, Jason EOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Frazier, Charles BSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Mayer, Jon SForeman Of Water Pipe ConstructionDepartment Of Water Management$65.70/hr
Alexander, Terrance LTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Whitley, Comacho GMotor Truck Driver - Tire RepairDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$50.98/hr
Arndt, John VCarpenterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$58.51/hr
Robles, Jorge AConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Sipp, Anthony JMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Diaz, AlfredoMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Pearson, Latasha CLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Phillips Jr, Joseph DElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Jones, Corey DMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Bukhari, Syed RPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Rivera, MarlineMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Jones, Anthony DPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Elder, Korey NSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Ward, Rashaad KGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Godfrey, Roger CSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Jasas, JohnAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Williams, SabrinaLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Riley, Anshella TPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Chan, EveretteOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Maldonado Jr, Jose AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Conner-Caples, William EGeneral Laborer - AviationChicago Department Of Aviation$27.16/hr
Terry, Brandon DPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Carvotta, Nicholas VConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Hodul, JosephOperating Engineer-Group CChicago Department Of Aviation$60.72/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.