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
Cruz, Jose FPainterDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$56.30/hr
Lucas, Ahmad RConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Robinson, Armel SSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Royston, Aaron EFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Pimentel, JesusPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Tassone, Nicholas AConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Mcclellon, John FAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Smith, Ykesha SGeneral Laborer - AviationChicago Department Of Aviation$27.16/hr
Edwards, Catherine RPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Branch-Guthrie, Ashtun JGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Fogarty, Kyle PLaborerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$53.00/hr
Tolbert, Phillip GMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Stringfellow, VernonPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Kirk, Todd EMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Wright, JuliusSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Robinson, Carl IEmergency Crew DispatcherDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Mascio, Joe MPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Serritella Jr, Victor AEmergency Crew DispatcherDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Aragon, Juan CConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Smith, Atanasio RSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Gregoire, Moses WLaborerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$53.00/hr
Merlan, FranciscoMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Lazor, Andy WSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Pohrte, Christopher SCarpenterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$58.51/hr
Kulovitz, Kenneth JMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Moran, Sean PPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Hutchins, Hakeem ECustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$19.75/hr
Etapa, RandyTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Minnick, Edward TMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Ford, ScottStationary FiremanDepartment Of Water Management$44.76/hr
Donohue, Gary EForeman Of Cement FinishersChicago Department Of Transportation$60.60/hr
Paramo, Jose TConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Gatheright, TimothyGeneral Foreman Of Laborers-Curb And GutterChicago Department Of Transportation$57.39/hr
Villanueva, LeonardoPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Misher, MarioForeman Of LinemenChicago Department Of Transportation$73.73/hr
Lee, Deshaun LFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Brown, Nathan ASanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Smith, Ernest GPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Mertz, Patrick MConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Sanfratello, MatteoForeman Of BricklayersDepartment Of Water Management$60.29/hr
Carroll, John JConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Fizer, TekiriaSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Moreno, VincentGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Wesley-Wilkins, AshleyBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Lewandowski, Frederick JMotor Truck Driver - Tire RepairDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$50.98/hr
Aguila, JuanitaMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Ortiz, JosePainterChicago Department Of Transportation$56.30/hr
Hernandez, JosueMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Grant, Deveal MBlacksmithDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$59.10/hr
Arevalo, Jonathan JLaborer - TraineePart timeDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$17.05/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.