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
Doran, Daniel LForeman Of Cement FinishersChicago Department Of Transportation$60.60/hr
Longoria, DavidTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.97/hr
Cardoza, Jesus MMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Donegan, Kenyatta LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Wagner, John MAsst Chief Operating EngineerChicago Department Of Aviation$70.31/hr
Tolbert, Lisa LMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Tate, Stephen HMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Macias, RubenElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Causevic, ElvisPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Jones, RodneyMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$50.23/hr
Lopez, EdgarLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Ferguson, JeremiahTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Doherty, MartinOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Cortez, Raymond LGeneral Foreman Of Motor Truck DriversDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$55.76/hr
Seals, Kengari LMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Wiggins, MichaelMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Bowles, John AOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Martinez, Frank AGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Yepez, Jose AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Clay, EddieLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Bivens, Harold EMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Caruso, James MFrm Of Laborer-ConcreteChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Hudley, CarlSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Moore, Ryan MElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Garner, Delone FCaulkerDepartment Of Water Management$55.80/hr
Johnson, Jeremiah EConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Gowder, ShawnForeman Of Electrical MechanicsDepartment Of Water Management$69.47/hr
Thomas, AntonioLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Hernandez, Julio CMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Hendee, David AHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Macias, Christopher JElectronics TechnicianDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Ramirez, AlbertLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Houston, MauriceConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Walker, KennethElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Hopkins, Isaiah AConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Sutton, ShawnMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Hernandez, AlfredoCement FinisherChicago Department Of Transportation$57.10/hr
Smith, John LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Rose, Kevin SFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Hensel, Nicholas JPainterChicago Department Of Aviation$56.30/hr
Burrell, DamarieyeGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Colon, Gabriel AConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Rencher, RonnieMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Roa, Christian DConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Hooper Sr, BarronMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Wilson, Melvin JFrm Of Machinists - AutomotiveDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$65.89/hr
Torres III, JoaquinTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Henry, Brian TSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Rutkowski, Keith DMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Mclean, Scott MHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$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.