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
Washington, ElinorCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$20.75/hr
Zannu El, Oshalamibi IMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Houston, Travale RSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Robles, EdwinMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Michalec, PeterOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Cruz, Peter JHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Chambliss, Lawrence LForeman Of Electrical MechanicsChicago Department Of Aviation$69.47/hr
Scott, JohnnieSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Acosta, BrandonPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Rivera Jr, JaimeMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Wheeler, AdrianMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Ballard, Ronald ALaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Donahue, LawrenceMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Johnson, MichaelSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Benson, AndreaGeneral Laborer - AviationChicago Department Of Aviation$27.16/hr
Winford, Ronald DSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Garcia, Miguel ACement FinisherDepartment Of Water Management$57.10/hr
Moy, KennethHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Lopez, OrlandoElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Olvera, GerardoConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Wilson, Lewis RConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Olivares, Manuel ALinemanChicago Department Of Transportation$67.18/hr
Sanabria, John MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Gonzalez, Carlos EMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Mosby, IsaacGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Bonaparte Sr, Richard AElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Corcoran, Joseph TPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Sucilla, Steven LFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Woods, Sean PMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Gurley, Misshaki FPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Chavez Jr, HectorMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Husbands, TamaraSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Ball, GregoryMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Gardner Jr, TyjuanGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Johnson, Martaneze AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Hanley, Matthew TMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Mc Cormick, Thomas MAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$70.31/hr
Krol, Patrick JHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Mejia, Jaime AAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Abrams, TiffanyOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Saldivar, RicardoCement FinisherChicago Department Of Transportation$57.10/hr
Gomez, EdgarMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Liddi, Paul APlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Robinson, WinterLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Inzunza, Lindsey XPolice CadetPart timeChicago Police Department$17.05/hr
Campus, Daniel RConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Hanes, David WMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Oleksy, Ronald AMachinistDepartment Of Water Management$61.89/hr
Cacciato, Michael PHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$68.80/hr
Silva, AlbertoSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/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.