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
Accardo, Anthony DForeman Of Construction LaborersChicago Department Of Aviation$54.10/hr
Brooks, Kortney RSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Hohl, Camron LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Cherry III, Robert EMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Stagowski, JamesHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Sylvester, JoannaLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Durard, Daniel JConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Castanos, RustyferFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Dowling, Mark AElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Howard, William HLinemanChicago Department Of Transportation$67.18/hr
Shaar, Saad BruceHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Woods, Dylan WFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Love, Kenneth LMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Pindozzo Jr, William JOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Nelligan, Colin TElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Sanchez, HenryTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Molina, Luz DPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Gabor, Phillip AMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Zuniga, Milagros EPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Alcazar, CynthiaConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Gradilla, StevenConstruction LaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$53.00/hr
Abrams, Samuel AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Mireles, DavidConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Perez, GerardoMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Timmons, Timothy DMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Marzette, RonaldSign HangerChicago Department Of Transportation$45.48/hr
Murray, Melvin MCustodial WorkerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$23.15/hr
Butts Jr, MosePool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Hernandez, DavidConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Brown Jr, Paris LLaborer - TraineePart timeDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$17.05/hr
Thompson, TaneeshaStores LaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$53.00/hr
Smith, Samuel SPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Rodriguez, BenjaminOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Grady, PhilipAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Kopiec, Albert SDispatcher - ArboristDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$53.00/hr
Munoz, FrankCarpenterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$58.51/hr
Shelton, JamesLaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Robinson, Jennifer CMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Thomas, DanielConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Lloyd, Stephon MPainterChicago Department Of Aviation$56.30/hr
Fourte, Quintin EMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Decapua, StephenPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Lynch, James POperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Michelsen, GabrielMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Gjeldun, Patrick WHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Douglas Jr, Larry DConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Carrasco, DanielPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Eatmon, Myron DElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Maslak, Charles NHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Pierce, Cassandra WSanitation 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.