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
Lozada, JosueMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Morales, OrlandoMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Mindock, Dennis JForeman Of MachinistsDepartment Of Water Management$65.89/hr
Whitlock, JamaarWater Meter MachinistDepartment Of Water Management$53.50/hr
Thomas, MakyiaPolice CadetPart timeChicago Police Department$17.05/hr
Turner, Eddie LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Giunta, Tom ASanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Butler, Henrietta SMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$50.23/hr
Campbell, Brian LLaborerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$53.00/hr
Ortiz, HofmanMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Martinez, Fernando PSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Gibson, MelindaDispatcher - AsphaltChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Locasto, Joseph WOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Howard, Kashay FPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Sanders, Elliott TSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Richardson, Jonathan LElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Kattan, NicholasConstruction Laborer (Sub-Foreman)Department Of Water Management$53.80/hr
Houngbo, PaulinLaborerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$53.00/hr
Gordon, Christiana LTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Dye, TashaAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Hall, ParisElectrical MechanicOffice Of Public Safety Administration$63.15/hr
Thompson, Robert EPainterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$56.30/hr
Washington, JamesLinemanChicago Department Of Transportation$67.18/hr
Green, AlexanderAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Holmes, Kenyatta LPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Edwards, Carnita YAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Castro, AdrianLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
King, RickeyConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Tudor, SylvioBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Davidson, Lucas PHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Brooks, Samantha LFoster GrandparentPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Frelix, Albert LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Lewis Jr, Justin GGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Wilson, Dedric KMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Harmon, AntonHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$68.80/hr
Mata, David MMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Allen, Martin WElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Wilson, William PPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Rodriguez, JuanMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Johnson, George SSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Buffington, StanleyMachinistChicago Department Of Aviation$61.89/hr
Pusateri, MatthewHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Minet, EdwardPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Keys, Anita LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Smith, Sheila RMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Holt, HoraceElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Meehan, John MPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Blake, Maurice AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Hunt, SanfordNon-Cdl DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$36.67/hr
Gadison, Carmichael JForeman Of PlumbersDepartment Of Water Management$65.70/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.