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
Williams, Marcus DLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$37.10/hr
Dorsey, DennisOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Patton, MarcusConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Calvo, Jose ASupervising Booter - ParkingDepartment Of Finance$48.22/hr
Mclaurin, Marilyn DPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Saar, RyanLibrary Clerk - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$22.82/hr
Blacktom, LincolnConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Alonso, KennethMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Cannon Jr, Lawrence EMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Swick, Rick LOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Trujillo, RamonMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Ramos III, Isidor IMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Moore, Erica AMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Chaparro, NatalieMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Johnson, JacquelineMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Sanfratello, Vincent ABricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Steward, Jesse RMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Burns III, Michael JElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Transportation$63.15/hr
Cruz, EnriqueMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Miller, FrankSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Browder, Marvin DForeman Of Motor Truck DriversDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$54.00/hr
Jimenez, Maria BConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Schremp, James RBlacksmithDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$59.10/hr
Coleman, ArthurStationary FiremanDepartment Of Water Management$44.76/hr
Johnson, GeorgeSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Junius, TrevonTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Jackson, Phillip AMachinistDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Sutton, TahtonishaMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Godinez, Julio AForeman Of MachinistsDepartment Of Water Management$65.89/hr
Lipsey, LeonMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Leyden, WilliamHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Sabatino, Rocco TConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Peterson, William TOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Buban, Daniel PElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Morris, Ahlanda GGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Schmitz, John EOperating Engineer-Group CChicago Department Of Aviation$60.72/hr
Sheridan, DavidHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Rodriguez, EliasarSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
White, Lashanti ZSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Connor-Spencer, Zakiya JConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Romano, Martin JHoisting Engineer - MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$71.80/hr
Vazquez, UrielMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Nunez, ManuelMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Mckennie, Barbara AEmergency Crew DispatcherDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Skipper, Joan MLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Skyles, Terryell DConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Gutierrez, SusanaOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Gloria, Joann BElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Casas Villasenor, AntonioPolice CadetPart timeChicago Police Department$17.05/hr
Kakish, Sophia MPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/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.