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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All employees

31,762 people
NameJob titlePay
Walker, RaenishaTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Carl, Raymond JPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Accardo, Vincent JCarpenterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$58.51/hr
Lopez, PatriciaPainterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$56.30/hr
Ortega, Jose HLaborer - TraineePart timeDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$17.05/hr
Wiggins, LeroyMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Quezada, Jose De JesusLaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Resendiz, Francisco JFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Irvin, Ellana APool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Scott, Quadasha RPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Montgomery, TracyMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Duffy, Patrick CHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Capiz, Mark RCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$19.75/hr
James Jr, CliffordLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$37.04/hr
Acosta, Pablo SSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Williams, LeroySanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Jones IV, RooseveltConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Bibbs, LatonyaMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Prutsman, Michael LMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Fischer, Richard TConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Payne, Undrell LPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Jasso, Jose LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Veliz, MaribelMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Bethune, Kenneth RSteamfitterChicago Department Of Aviation$62.50/hr
Ezell, Shelly JMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Di Rosa, RosarioConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Woods, AndrePool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Huerta, JimOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Kaywood, Codi JPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Daniels, Calvin NConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Wright, Anthony WPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Wrona, Richard TPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Mulcrone, Christopher JArchitectural Iron WorkerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.36/hr
Albarran, Noel AElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
White Jr, RaymondMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Morales, MatthewTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Kenney, Jeremiah MGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Mongardo Jr, Joseph NMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.98/hr
Williams, Jasilyn MSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Morris, Martin VMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Moreno, RamonHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Campbell, EdwardPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Rodriguez, DavidBooter - ParkingDepartment Of Finance$46.71/hr
Byndom, AndreCement FinisherChicago Department Of Transportation$57.10/hr
Canty, Jeffrey JHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$68.80/hr
Fernandez, CarlosMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Montgomery, Ronald ELibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Owens, MargaretPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Collins, BriannaSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Jackson, David WHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/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.