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
Mulheron, Kevin PConstruction LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Vela, FrankConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Jones, Christopher KLaborer - TraineePart timeDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$17.05/hr
Dean, Al-JamurHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Perry, Jordan AConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Hardy, ChristineLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Cook, DelaurenLinemanChicago Department Of Transportation$67.18/hr
Nash, DwightForeman Of Sewer BricklayersDepartment Of Water Management$60.29/hr
Barnett, Cristoper JSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Lapalermo, Robert AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.98/hr
Garcia, RaulMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Edwards, Darren WMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Cardenas, IsabellaLaw ClerkPart timeDepartment Of Law$17.05/hr
Lennon, Joseph RForeman Of Electrical MechanicsDepartment Of Water Management$69.47/hr
Moore, Marcus CConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Sangster, Shanice LMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Perez, BenjaminMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Jimenez, Pedro DConstruction LaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$53.00/hr
Purnell, AnthonyConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Friend, Torrance JElectronics TechnicianDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Thomas, ChristianGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Holt, ShaunConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Ganshirt, Frank GConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Galey, James WMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Simpson, RodneyMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Burton, Johnathan IForeman Of Water Pipe ConstructionDepartment Of Water Management$65.70/hr
Hawkins, Charde MCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$19.75/hr
Griffith, Darrell DFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Shafter, Curtis ASanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Perez, Alfredo ICarpenterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$58.51/hr
Jones, ShaverenceLamp Maintenance WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$41.92/hr
Contreras, Giovanni JConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Zavos, James MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Sullivan, Jamie LAnimal Care Clerk - HourlyPart timeChicago Animal Care And Control$29.41/hr
Rodriguez, SydneyLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Hudson, Joseph ESanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$51.39/hr
Fry, Aqueela JSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$32.10/hr
Curtis, StacyFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Chur, Edgar OTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.97/hr
Wortman, Aaron JMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Sims Jr, Walter LForeman Of LaborersDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$53.90/hr
Acosta, Cesar ISteamfitterDepartment Of Water Management$62.50/hr
Keys, SavonMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Riofrio, Christian GSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Young, LorenzoBooter - ParkingDepartment Of Finance$46.71/hr
Vicencio, RommelMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Owens, Keenan LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Delaney, Lashona DPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Wallace, ErickPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Novickas, Raymond RSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/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.