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
Holt, OliverMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Vargas, Daniel ATree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Sanchez, Anthony PHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$68.80/hr
Abrams, Sebastian CMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Davis, Avon DSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Heidy, Jason AForeman Of Construction LaborersDepartment Of Water Management$54.10/hr
Cherry, Derrick DPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Williams, Eboni YPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Black, TyronnGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Franklin, WayneSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Echeverria, Julio CBlacksmithDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$59.10/hr
Steinert, Phil PCement FinisherChicago Department Of Transportation$57.10/hr
Hasan, RaedElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Abarca, EmmanuelConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Hodges, Teniqua CMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Bragg, MontanaCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$23.15/hr
Adamczyk Jr, JanBooter - ParkingDepartment Of Finance$46.71/hr
Williams, AshliTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Montesdeoca, OctavioMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Zaukas, Ryan MMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Wilson, Rogdrick DMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Zaragoza, RicardoLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$44.45/hr
Arceo, Carlos RConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Deranick, Amy CLibrary Associate - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$32.30/hr
Carfo, BenedettoElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Gallagher, Brendan GStationary FiremanDepartment Of Water Management$44.76/hr
Tarrant, Emily KLibrary Associate - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$32.30/hr
Wilson, Sharie DPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Brown, LarryMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
White, MarvinSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Rivas, Laura ELibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Flores, ChristopherConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Kasper, ChristianSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Pulgar, KevinOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Colon, Buenaventura JConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Middleton II, WilliamLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Brooks, Dewayne LElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Perez, JesusMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Sabur II, Karim HSign HangerChicago Department Of Transportation$45.48/hr
Stopierzynski, JoanneSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Williams, Andrea MPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Michel, Isiah JPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Bracey, Atalaya JTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Grazziano, LouisOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Johnson, Lawanna NMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Kwiatkowski, Kevin ASanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Lambov, Dimitar GLamp Maintenance WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$52.40/hr
Pace, RickySanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Harjung, Michael JConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Scott, Barbara LHospitality WorkerPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$17.05/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.