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
Madkins, Janine TLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Wlodarek, Ronald JCarpenterChicago Department Of Aviation$58.51/hr
Demes, Matthew JOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Lewis, Reginald AForeman Of LaborersChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Zanin, Kevin MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Finley, DariusCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$19.75/hr
Torres, JorgeForeman Of Cement FinishersChicago Department Of Transportation$60.60/hr
Elders, Julius AConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Villarreal III, RaulMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Pearson, Philip NEquipment DispatcherDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$51.11/hr
Mcglynn, Martin THoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Bombenger, Thomas FSupervising Booter - ParkingDepartment Of Finance$48.22/hr
Jones, PhillipSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Johnson, Brian JSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Smith, SherwynOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Price, StevenConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Rodriguez, VicPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Denne, Maurice DMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Medina, IgnacioLaborer - TraineePart timeDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$17.05/hr
Mulheron, Kevin PConstruction LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Albor, HuviliardoCement FinisherChicago Department Of Transportation$57.10/hr
Dean, Al-JamurHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Perry, Jordan AConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/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
Julian, Colleen LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Lennon, Joseph RForeman Of Electrical MechanicsDepartment Of Water Management$69.47/hr
Sangster, Shanice LMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Jelks Jr, Charlton HTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Perez, BenjaminMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Jimenez, Pedro DConstruction LaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$53.00/hr
Friend, Torrance JElectronics TechnicianDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/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
Avila, ConradoConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/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
Rodriguez, SydneyLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Fry, Aqueela JSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$32.10/hr
Chur, Edgar OTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.97/hr
Sims Jr, Walter LForeman Of LaborersDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$53.90/hr
Baxter, Alexander RAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/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.