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
Villagomez, Katherine MForeman Of Pipe / Salvage YardsDepartment Of Water Management$54.10/hr
Oconnell, Derry AElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Raigosa, MelesioMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Smith, William LElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Rosales, AbelSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Clark, DeondreOperating Engineer-Group CChicago Department Of Aviation$60.72/hr
Carrasquillo, AlbertoAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Howard, Travis SConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Armstrong, MarcusForeman Of LinemenChicago Department Of Transportation$73.73/hr
Clinton, LavellOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Robinson, Daedric LLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Villanueva Ibarra, AlvaroOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Castro, Sandra VElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Albin, Raymond MEquipment DispatcherDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$51.11/hr
Janicki, Patrick GAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$70.31/hr
Watson, Joseph MHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Alfich, ScottHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Mata, JoseMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Cintron, JulioOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Gamboney, PatrickAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Johnson, CandiceAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Bateast, PreciousPolice CadetPart timeChicago Police Department$17.05/hr
Germanicus, Nero RMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Silva, AlbertoSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Cacciato, Michael PHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$68.80/hr
Oleksy, Ronald AMachinistDepartment Of Water Management$61.89/hr
Norris, Jonathan SStationary FiremanDepartment Of Water Management$44.76/hr
Hanes, David WMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Campus, Daniel RConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Inzunza, Lindsey XPolice CadetPart timeChicago Police Department$17.05/hr
Cacciottolo, Anthony MOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Garcia, Ralfonso EMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$50.23/hr
Robinson, WinterLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Liddi, Paul APlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Gomez, EdgarMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Saldivar, RicardoCement FinisherChicago Department Of Transportation$57.10/hr
Williams, Teddy JMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Abrams, TiffanyOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Mejia, Jaime AAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Krol, Patrick JHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Mc Cormick, Thomas MAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$70.31/hr
Torres, ManuelTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Hanley, Matthew TMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Johnson, Martaneze AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Diaz, KevinGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Gardner Jr, TyjuanGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Russo, PietroElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Ball, GregoryMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Conner, CoreyForeman Of Cement FinishersChicago Department Of Transportation$60.60/hr
Husbands, TamaraSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/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.