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 8, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,76924,856 salaried · 6,913 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,856)
Average salary$116,090highest $406,536
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,913)

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31,769 people
NameJob titlePay
Colvin, Shirley RInvestigative Analyst - CpdPart timeChicago Police Department$37.00/hr
Beatty, Richard EOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Ash, AlexanderAirport Maintenance ForemanChicago Department Of Aviation$53.90/hr
Brown, Theodore GMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Wiers, William BAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$17.05/hr
Kenney, Joseph POperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Smith, BennyFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Ayon, AntonioSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Harper, Stanley JElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Montoya, AshleySanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$32.10/hr
Svientek, Michael AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Flannigan, Dennis JOperating Engineer-Group CChicago Department Of Aviation$60.72/hr
Ford, Jason MTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Minich, MichaelMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Owusu, Stephen YMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Richardson, Robert ELaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
London, Dandre CPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Zefran, Frank JConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Carter, JamesPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Urdiales Jr, Manuel AGeneral Foreman Of LaborersChicago Department Of Aviation$57.39/hr
Parks, SheraTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Willis, BlairLaborer - TraineePart timeDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$17.05/hr
Adams, James HPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Marquez, John BConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Thompson III, Wearlee SMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Lloyd, GregorySanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Romero, MichaelMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Pulphus, Garry LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Alanis, RicardoFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Adams, DarrenPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Villagomez, Jesus JConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Hennigan, James TInvestigative Analyst - CpdPart timeChicago Police Department$37.00/hr
Stovall, Glenn JConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Eason, Derrick ATraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Ramirez, EfrainBooter - ParkingDepartment Of Finance$46.71/hr
Johnson, Leonard DTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Minter Edwards, Johnnie MInvestigative Analyst - CpdPart timeChicago Police Department$37.00/hr
Arellano, JesusConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Malinowski, StevenCarpenterChicago Department Of Aviation$58.51/hr
Ferek, MacLaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Cox, ErikaPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Santacruz Jr, GilbertoFrm Of Laborer-ConcreteChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Scott, Hailey CLibrary Associate - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$32.30/hr
Akerele, BosedaCarpenterChicago Department Of Transportation$58.51/hr
Strickland, SamuelConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Winters, Corey LForeman Of Custodial WorkersChicago Department Of Aviation$23.55/hr
Hines, Charles EMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Flores, Hector JMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Venhuizen, James AElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Jones, Ida MaeCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$23.15/hr
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Sep 8, 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.