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
Selover Jr, RichardCarpenterChicago Department Of Aviation$58.51/hr
Ryan, David EHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Jones, Dennis ESanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Applewhite, Anita DConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$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
Segarra, MikeOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Black, KevinConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Riordan, Stephen JMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Flores, FidelSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
May, Regina LStores LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Vega, MarioPainterChicago Department Of Aviation$56.30/hr
Timbo, Erik CElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Metoyer, Farley JMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.98/hr
Dicristina, Michael FConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Bolling, Terrence SEquipment DispatcherDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$51.11/hr
Chira, Leonardo GPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Jackson, RonnieMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Crawford, Ronald THoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Boykin, Demetreus EConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Konow, Joshua DPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Shannon, Kevin MFleet Services SupvsrDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$36.17/hr
Rusin, Paul HFrm Of Laborer-ConcreteChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Wolczynska, SaraLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Battie, Leona CPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Guy, John LBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Vega, DanielMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Cooper, Katarisha DMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Sanchez, Terrence TForeman Of Pipe / Salvage YardsDepartment Of Water Management$54.10/hr
Glenn, Freddie JCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$26.80/hr
Brewer, Edward EPainterChicago Department Of Transportation$56.30/hr
Gamboa, OsvaldoMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Palmer, Jeffery PMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Saba, MichaelOperating Engineer-Group AChicago Department Of Aviation$63.92/hr
Morabito, Josephine MAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Lum, Kevin CHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Graczyk, Bernard JSteamfitterDepartment Of Water Management$62.50/hr
Cianci, Roberto LForeman Of Motor Truck DriversDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$54.00/hr
Rivera, Jarilyn MLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Jackson, Antonio WElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Craven, Kevin JHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Chun, David EMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Hampton, Alexander GMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Shelby Jr, Cordell KGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Jordan, Aaron DPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Boldon, Ebony NConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Moczynski, Robert RSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Hill, Frederick JMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Moses, Lashala MSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/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.