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
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
Reyes, Gustavo AHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/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
Greco, James MHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Mcgraw, Harry JElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/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
Beltran, Jose CPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Walker, AlexanderSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$32.10/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
Lagunas, CassandraLibrary Associate - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$32.30/hr
Hernandez, Julio CMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Stamps, Alexander KMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/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
Alanis, OscarMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/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
Quintana, Jose SMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Falk, Jean MOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Roa, Christian DConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Burress, PrincessStudent Intern - AldermanicCity Council$17.05/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.