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 9, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,77524,848 salaried · 6,927 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,848)
Average salary$116,102highest $406,536
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,927)

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31,775 people
NameJob titlePay
Perkins, Keith LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Brown, Marcus AMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Jones, Ebony MPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Romano, Stephen JHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Cargle, Tikesha SMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Macedo, MartinPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Chesniak, George MLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Morrissey, Francis JOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Iandolo II, ChristopherConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Chierici, JamesHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Hunley, MichaelMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Goodpaster, DavidBooter - ParkingDepartment Of Finance$46.71/hr
Scumaci, AnthonyAsphalt ForemanChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Israel, Adriel NMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Pierce, Bennie LAsst Chief Operating EngineerChicago Department Of Aviation$70.31/hr
Calderon, Christopher JPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Nunez, SocorroMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Rivera, Jemilier JPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Hartmann, Gregory WEmergency Crew DispatcherDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Montano Jr, RaulAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$47.70/hr
Joyce, KyleSteamfitterDepartment Of Water Management$62.50/hr
Dixon, John JConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Reed, Jeffrey BFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Jackson, Deborah LLibrary Clerk - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$22.82/hr
Saucedo, OscarMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Petrovich, Richard AOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Camargo, OsvaldoCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$19.75/hr
Gonzalez, Gabriella ELibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Melendez, John MHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$68.80/hr
Gaughan Jr, Robert AMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Marrero III, Jose AMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Taylor, Keeshaun LLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$31.80/hr
Johnson, Stephan PPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Mixon, Brandon AGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Tojin, Gerardo AMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Jones, Darryn ESanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$51.39/hr
Jimenez, MarcoConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Orozco, JavierMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Jones, HeidiMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Troope, Raymone MAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Ascencion, RobertoLaborerOffice Of Public Safety Administration$53.00/hr
Diloreto, AnthonyMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.98/hr
Duckett, Jahahn SSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Heck, David MHoisting Engineer - MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$71.80/hr
Perez, RichardPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Ellis, Helen ESanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Zepeda, ErnestoTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
De Young, John JSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Cruz, RicardoSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Washington, Demarcus RTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Sep 9, 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.