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
Lee, Chrishonne SSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Brandt, Jason SElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Transportation$63.15/hr
Doylida, Robert SHoisting Engineer - MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$71.80/hr
Brown, Diana SConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$47.70/hr
Castro, Nicolas ITree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Zavistauskas, RomasPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Jefferson, CarlSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Campbell, BrianPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Chavez, Luis EMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Feng, MichaelMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Kenny, Rory AOperating Engineer-Group CChicago Department Of Aviation$60.72/hr
O'Brien, MichaelOperating Engineer-Group AChicago Department Of Aviation$63.92/hr
Burnett, Dewon LPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Joseph, JahatrellGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Rowe, Joseph EHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$68.80/hr
Gotling, Lane HHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$68.80/hr
Harrison, Robert LPainterChicago Department Of Aviation$56.30/hr
Horne, James JMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Uriostegui, JoseMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Henderson, Danin MPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Owens, Oneika MConstruction LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Sweeney, Colin JOperating Engineer-Group AChicago Department Of Aviation$63.92/hr
Ellis, Octavia LPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Woodard, DerekLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Casas, JesseSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Sullivan, Martin MSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Johnson, Van ASanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Cully, Michael JMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Mcgrath, NiallBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Corrozzo Jr, Carmen JMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.98/hr
Colon, RenaldoSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Martinez, Jose ASanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Herring, Anthony GConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Bankston, GregoryForeman Of BlacksmithsDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$64.42/hr
Banda, JaimeMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Thompson, Rayvell MConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Newell, Patrick JPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Holmes, AdamSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Payton, Racheal LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Bryson, Henri JAsphalt ForemanChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Tellez, Joshua TTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Jenkins, RonaldMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Mireles, Jose JMotor Truck Driver - Tire RepairDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$50.98/hr
Tillman, Nelson PSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Ochoa, ValentinMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Garcia, Jorge AElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Hollie, La NiececiaLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Brown, StevenPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Craven, Thomas JHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Saldana, MichelleStores LaborerOffice Of Public Safety Administration$53.00/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.