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
Dinella, Daniel JOperating Engineer-Group CChicago Department Of Aviation$60.72/hr
Majors, Luchez APool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Caraballo, RamonConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Harris, Jakyri DMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Thomas, SharonPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Limas III, LorenzoPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Romero, Miguel AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Underwood, Antonio MForeman Of Hoisting EngineersDepartment Of Water Management$72.80/hr
Salas, TomasOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Jordan, Earl TSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Sulic, GerardoConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Smith Jr, Curby KConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Haynes, Michael LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Ojeda, JamesPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Ward, GregoryMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Tirado, ChristianAsphalt ForemanChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Frausto, StephenMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Bringle, Justin WMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Thompson, Toccara KConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$47.70/hr
Roshchin, DaniilGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Vega, AlfredoElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Guzman, Ethan DStationary FiremanDepartment Of Water Management$44.76/hr
White, Curt RElectrical MechanicOffice Of Public Safety Administration$63.15/hr
Lupo, AnthonyTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Rojas, Osvaldo JMachinistDepartment Of Water Management$61.89/hr
Batty, Paul JMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Brito, Juan CSupervising Booter - ParkingDepartment Of Finance$48.22/hr
Aguirre, Julian JMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Baker, Camden MSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Nevers, Donna LMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Barley, AngilenaLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Caston, Michael DCement FinisherChicago Department Of Transportation$57.10/hr
Mackowiak, DanielElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Ortega, IsidroLamp Maintenance WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$41.92/hr
White, KennethOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Sterling, DarrylGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Plair, ArticePool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Lugo, AlejandroOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Morris, Wanda JPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Garcia, Arturo EGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Mcdaniel, ErikTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Burnette, Valentino JPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Garcia, SerafinForeman Of Electrical MechanicsDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$69.47/hr
Anderson Jr, Ernest LCaulkerDepartment Of Water Management$55.80/hr
Buenaflor, Juan Carlo PMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Pinex, Dennis CMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Johnson, IrvinMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Marshall, Douglas LTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Finley, Kevin DAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Sydnor III, FrazerElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/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.