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
Carrasco, DanielPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Minor, Dorian CConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Winston Jr, Anton LPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Douglas Jr, Larry DConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Delgado, Sergio AConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Servant, Rhonda DAsphalt ForemanChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Gjeldun, Patrick WHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Johnson, Charles LPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Davis, Lashawn AProgram AidePart timeChicago Police Department$17.05/hr
Galligan, JohnOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Ramirez, Jennifer JSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Michelsen, GabrielMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Dudeck, Michael ROperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Lynch, James POperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Silva, Rafael AMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Brown, Lawrence DLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Decapua, StephenPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Fourte, Quintin EMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Martinez, MelvinFrm Of Electrical Mechanics (Auto)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$69.47/hr
Carter, Leroy CMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Moro, RaymundoMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Ross, Cornelius APlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Solak, Joseph PMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$50.23/hr
Elizondo, Joshua AGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Young, Robert SMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Lloyd, Stephon MPainterChicago Department Of Aviation$56.30/hr
Gil, CarlosTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$39.98/hr
Robinson, Jennifer CMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Harris, Alecia LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Carter, John WLaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Owegie, Grace ECustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$23.15/hr
Mansch, Timothy MElectronics TechnicianDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Peters, Raymond MSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Olvera, FlavianoCement FinisherChicago Department Of Transportation$57.10/hr
Shelton, JamesLaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Williams, AngelaConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Taylor, TeresaSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Nieves, Javier RMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Matela, William RConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Brown, Brian LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Nevitt, Chaz ASteamfitterChicago Department Of Aviation$62.50/hr
Hendler, Brandon SOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Munoz, FrankCarpenterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$58.51/hr
Diggs, Allen APool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Salazar, IgnacioMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Quito, VictorMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Garcia, Giovanni ISanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Molina Garcia, TrinidadPainterChicago Department Of Aviation$56.30/hr
Kopiec, Albert SDispatcher - ArboristDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$53.00/hr
Grady, PhilipAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/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.