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
Newsome, Stanley DMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Green, John LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Lyons, StevenElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Platt, Daniel POperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Formella, Robert MBridge And Structural Iron WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$64.19/hr
Neri, RaulGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Johnston, Christine SAirport Maintenance ForemanChicago Department Of Aviation$53.90/hr
Barnes, Flenory BConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Russell, BrogwleyHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Quarles, Jermel RMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Reid, Daniel IOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Rogers, Jason DOperating Engineer-Group AChicago Department Of Aviation$63.92/hr
Lo Coco, AnthonyForeman Of Hoisting EngineersChicago Department Of Transportation$72.80/hr
Williams, Tyrone AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Watkins, TondalayoSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Jones, Edward DConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Ochoa, Sergio ALamp Maintenance WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$41.92/hr
Maciel, AlejandroMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Dunn Jr, TildenPolice CadetPart timeChicago Police Department$17.05/hr
Martinez, Dimas MWater Meter MachinistDepartment Of Water Management$53.50/hr
Flores, JoseCement FinisherDepartment Of Water Management$57.10/hr
Owens, Frederick RSteamfitterDepartment Of Water Management$62.50/hr
Ruiz Rodriguez, JohnnyConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Gonzalez, AbelAsphalt ForemanChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Lencki III, Louis JForeman Of PaintersChicago Department Of Aviation$63.34/hr
Gannon, Paul WOperating Engineer-Group CChicago Department Of Aviation$60.72/hr
Lardin, JuliaLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Reyes, Dominique GHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$68.80/hr
Ikonomou, William JPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Jackson, Carnesha LPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Yersich, Jeffrey MConstruction Laborer (Sub-Foreman)Department Of Water Management$53.80/hr
Wright, MichaelConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Hawthorne, TanzelLinemanChicago Department Of Transportation$67.18/hr
Mendez, DanielMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Martinez, Angel LOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Owen, Wayne PConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Giamarusti, Joseph AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Reynoso, DavidTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Bender, James FConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Horsley, Marcus DSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Ready, Robert JAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Britten, AnthonyConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Zamora III, Santos ESanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Wampole, AnthonyElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Hernandez, Jose GMachinistChicago Department Of Aviation$61.89/hr
Luzzi, Daniel JOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Marcial, FernandoFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Palencia, JorgeSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Rios, SabinoSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Grijalva, David APlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/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.