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
Narkah, DavidPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Hinojosa, GuillerminaLibrary Clerk - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$22.82/hr
Jimenez, RyanConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Marrero, William JMachinistChicago Department Of Aviation$61.89/hr
Sheehan, Michael JOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Feliciano, JoshuaTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.97/hr
House, Jaqueline LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Smith, JosephSteamfitterDepartment Of Water Management$62.50/hr
Grandberry, Calvin LBricklayerChicago Department Of Transportation$54.81/hr
Usman, Abdul RPolice CadetPart timeChicago Police Department$17.05/hr
Temores, EdwardLaborerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$53.00/hr
Presny, AnthonyOperating Engineer-Group AChicago Department Of Aviation$63.92/hr
Mayo, Brenton LPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Herrera, MonicaLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Roman, AmarisConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Perry, Tony MConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Gutierrez, Juan FMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Glynn, ConorLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Garcia, Luis AMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Soto, JavierConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Robertson, Scott MOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Radke, Peter FConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Henehan, Patrick JOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Reidy, Joseph MAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Williams, Raymond AElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Demars, Scott EBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Santos, SalvadorPainterDepartment Of Water Management$56.30/hr
Dejka, Brian CEquipment DispatcherDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$51.11/hr
Sweeney, KevinMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Hermiz, Sankero EMotor Truck Driver - Tire RepairDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$50.98/hr
Holston, Lavena MGeneral Laborer - AviationChicago Department Of Aviation$27.16/hr
Bonamici, Vincent JChief StorekeeperChicago Department Of Aviation$54.10/hr
Walker, JermellMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Arroyo, MirnaMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Hal, Aliante JConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Sparkman, Atif SMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Zalewski, NancyLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Echavarria, Richard ELinemanChicago Department Of Transportation$67.18/hr
Styrczula, RichardMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Jones, Ayanah CLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Glaesser, James MMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Falls, Trinell WSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Payne, William LBooter - ParkingDepartment Of Finance$46.71/hr
Mack, BettyHospitality WorkerPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$17.05/hr
Lettiere, Joseph COperating Engineer-Group CChicago Department Of Aviation$60.72/hr
Davis, Steven EStores LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Janiak, BartoszOperating Engineer-Group AChicago Department Of Aviation$63.92/hr
Cabrera, Elsa BSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Miniscalco, Keith AMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Jones, BobbyMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/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.