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
Isaac, Teofilo GAirport Maintenance ForemanChicago Department Of Aviation$53.90/hr
Howard, Richard WMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Donner, KennethMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Lampkins, KevinCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$20.75/hr
Shakboua, Omar TForeman Of Water Pipe ConstructionDepartment Of Water Management$65.70/hr
Edwards, MarkMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Oppelt, DusanPainterChicago Department Of Transportation$56.30/hr
Folan, Festus PHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Sandoval, NelidaCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$21.25/hr
Cheeks, DonaldMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Hill, Joseph AConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Pettis, RenaultPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Williamson, Reginald LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Fordson, Robert LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Kriesemint, AugustConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Paige, DemetriusLinemanChicago Department Of Transportation$67.18/hr
Grieger Jr, Robert AOperating Engineer-Group AChicago Department Of Aviation$63.92/hr
Lopez, BrandonAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Flowers, Bobby JPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Pierri, GiuseppeConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Roa, RubyPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Amburgey, Mark MFrm Of Electrical Mechanics (Auto)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$69.47/hr
Buckley, Matthew MCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$23.15/hr
White, Kenneth CConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Thomas, Deandre PMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Ruiz, Matthew ISanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Roper, Oliver JPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Soto, Frankie RSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$32.10/hr
Williams, LatrealConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Ortiz, AnibalSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Raimondi, Anthony MElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Bush, VernonSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Garavito, CalbertGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Mingey, Michael JOperating Engineer-Group AChicago Department Of Aviation$63.92/hr
Murillo, Jose AConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Fudali, AndrzejOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Kemper, MarkMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Nallon, WilliamOperating Engineer-Group AChicago Department Of Aviation$63.92/hr
Robinson, Ronald TConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Darby, MarcusMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Lawson, Dominique SConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Caballero, Samuel AForeman Of Motor Truck DriversDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$54.00/hr
Jones, RichardAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Olivera, JulieLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Quigley, Jonathan RLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Finley, JamesCarpenterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$58.51/hr
Castillo, Maria LConstruction LaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$53.00/hr
Langston, Charles WAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Clayton, DonaldConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Evison, SeanMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/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.