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 7, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,76224,852 salaried · 6,910 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,852)
Average salary$116,094highest $406,536
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,910)

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31,762 people
NameJob titlePay
Fleming, Brendan LOperating Engineer-Group AChicago Department Of Aviation$63.92/hr
Alexander, CalvinMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Ramos, Vincent APolice CadetPart timeChicago Police Department$17.05/hr
Terrell, Helen NEquipment DispatcherDepartment Of Water Management$51.11/hr
Stephens, Treon DConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Flores, ArmandoPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Lyons, Sean JHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Barnes, William EElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Halley, Daniel JOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Foerster, Douglas FMotor Truck DriverChicago Public Library$51.99/hr
Lester, Rodney RGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Ortiz, RaulTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Camarillo, MichaelPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Davis, Lloyd JMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Kelly, Thomas EBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Shaw Jr., Bryan RLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Macedo, MoisesMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Swift, Glenn JForeman Of Motor Truck DriversDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$54.00/hr
Isovski, MuametConstruction Laborer (Sub-Foreman)Department Of Water Management$53.80/hr
Powell, Carl JAsst Chief Operating EngineerChicago Department Of Aviation$70.31/hr
Ayala, CandidoMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Jackson, Don TLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Chambers, Alvin LMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Abuhashish, AwwadForeman Of Water Pipe ConstructionDepartment Of Water Management$65.70/hr
Waitkus, NoelPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Holcombe, Larry JBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Jimenez, JimmyMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Tripp, Julian JAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Cruz, WilfredoMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Dunaj, JohnMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Leick, Richard SPlumberDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$62.00/hr
Greene, Jimmy EPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Hogans, Tyrika NSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Arakelov, GeorgeOperating Engineer-Group CChicago Department Of Aviation$60.72/hr
Parnell, Tellis LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Ryan, David EHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Gamino, PedroLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Looney, Dennis LOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Miranda, JulianGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Coan, Matthew HPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Walker, PatrickConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Talison Jr, CalvinLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$47.70/hr
Taghon, JonPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Medina, MarcosMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Beamon, Desmond VAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Doody, EdwardPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Black, KevinConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Castaneda Jr, JoseElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Flores, FidelSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Cardona, Arif AMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Sep 7, 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.