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
Carrig, BrendanBlacksmithDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$59.10/hr
Daszczuk, Joseph EChief StorekeeperChicago Department Of Aviation$54.10/hr
Lang, PaulLaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Holland, Rodney LForeman Of Custodial WorkersChicago Department Of Aviation$23.55/hr
Harmon, DariusLaborerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$53.00/hr
Cabello, Cesar BMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Cornelious, Michelle AFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Dalton, Robert TConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Nwagbara, ChukwuemekaConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Smith, Crystal DSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Lombardi, PaulHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Popp, Daniel JConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Deberry, Caleb JAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$24.00/hr
Brennan, Patrick JConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Morado, StevenPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Thezan, Brian RElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Navarro, Salomon RCement FinisherChicago Department Of Transportation$57.10/hr
Martoccia, Michael LHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Petre, AnthonyElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Allen, MelvinSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Coppola, JosephElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Oregel-Garcia, GerardoOperating Engineer-Group CChicago Department Of Aviation$60.72/hr
Kiehm, Erin MMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Anderson, AlonzoMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Morris, Brian HConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Marquez, HumbertoSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Ellis, Michael AConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Vega, Matthew RConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Carreto, Jorge OTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Blackwell, Rhonda YHospitality WorkerPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$17.05/hr
Kelly, Patrick NElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Mayor, LuisConstruction LaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$53.00/hr
Sinople, MichaelConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Soprych, Robert JAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Guinane, Sean JBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Sansone, Keith AConstruction LaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$53.00/hr
Ward, Elizabeth JConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Popko, Richard JMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Peterson, Ronnie LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Flenaugh, Kendall RMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Moriarty, Daniel NOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Khattab, Magdy KConstruction Laborer (Sub-Foreman)Department Of Water Management$53.80/hr
Almanza, JesusHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Hill, AnkwaniqueAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Shareef, JonathanMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
O Reilly, Thomas EMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Wirtz, Jack DPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Ortiz Gutierrez, AidenGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Roth, KyleElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Transportation$63.15/hr
Rodriguez Jr, EdwinLinemanChicago Department Of Transportation$67.18/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.