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
Fernandez, CarlosMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Montgomery, Ronald ELibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Owens, MargaretPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Collins, BriannaSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Jackson, David WHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Ruffolo, Louis KHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Gholston, CarlFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Johnson Jr, Charles RConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Hughes, StephenOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Laurino, James AStores LaborerOffice Of Public Safety Administration$53.00/hr
Smith Sr, Donald LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Johnson, Ebonee SSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$32.10/hr
Hickey, Michelle LLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Lakes, Mario DSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$32.10/hr
Mccune, Jerome MPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Bazarek, Rustin JHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Capellani, Pasquale PMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Figueroa, GilbertMachinistDepartment Of Water Management$61.89/hr
Weber, Ryan RElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Debartolo, Anthony JOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Lares, HectorSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Pacheco, Jason MHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Garcia, TobiasElectrical MechanicOffice Of Public Safety Administration$63.15/hr
Mc Daniel, Michael WMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Mills, LavonneLaborer As EstimatorDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Blackman, James EMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Wilkerson, TerranceElectrical MechanicOffice Of Public Safety Administration$63.15/hr
Mecher, Brandon GAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Rossi, Julian AFrm Of Electrical Mechanics (Auto)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$69.47/hr
Bischoff, Daniel ALaborerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$53.00/hr
Arreola Lopez, ChristianGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Kardasz, JosephTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Chalmers, Demiko LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Roland, Delvin LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Moore, Tremayne RForeman Of Electrical MechanicsChicago Department Of Aviation$69.47/hr
Watts, KartezElectrical MechanicOffice Of Public Safety Administration$63.15/hr
Janowski, EugeneOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Garcia, AlejandroMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Diaz, AngelProgram AidePart timeChicago Police Department$17.05/hr
Kornegay, Danzeil CLamp Maintenance WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$47.16/hr
Smith, BeatriceFoster GrandparentPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Figueroa, GabrielMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Sanchez, Jose Efrain EMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Strong, SammieCarpenterChicago Department Of Aviation$58.51/hr
Findlay, Kirk ASanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Spivey, Ugenia MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Blough, Madden MAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$17.05/hr
Williams, LoreeseTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Robinson Harris, EllenizFoster GrandparentPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Acevedo, Brandon LMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/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.