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
Jackson, Ted EPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Ali, FariSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Castro, Julianna MPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Gonzalez, AlexisConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Hagood, Bryant BLinemanChicago Department Of Transportation$67.18/hr
Luevanos, PedroDispatcher - ConcreteChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Smith Jr, Anthony TElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Carey, Patrick WPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Lowery, MartinElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Johnson, LatonyaSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Mitchell, Joyce SConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Lopez, EduardoConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Poindexter, Bobby LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Batiz, AlfonsoTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Hernandez, ChaveloMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Cronin, Timothy TTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Trueblood, Taryn LLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Sullivan, Jamie LAnimal Care Clerk - HourlyPart timeChicago Animal Care And Control$29.41/hr
Crespo, SamuelCarpenterChicago Department Of Aviation$58.51/hr
Munoz, PedroConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Clifford, Donesha BConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Robinson, John MOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Pugh, Tarik KElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Annerino, AnthonySanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Seldon, Delphine CSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Morentin, EvaristoSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Granada, EdgarWater Meter MachinistDepartment Of Water Management$53.50/hr
Brown, Nicholas AOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Surita, ChristianSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Benitez, AngelMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Terrile, Richard AMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Pender-Bey, CbSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Smith, Daniel JStores LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Zamora, LeoncioAsphalt ForemanChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Vargas, MarioBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Silva, LauraMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Goldman, AntonGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Wells, Anthony APool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Reed, Nanette DPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Corcoran, John GConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Puffer, DavidMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
King, Michael EMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Gilbo, Lee JConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Stephens, Margaret LHospitality WorkerPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$17.05/hr
Cunningham, AnthonyStores LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Kavanaugh II, Timothy MHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Montes, AlbertMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Wells, NakylaGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Zamano, MarcosPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Villanueva, MichaelSanitation 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.