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
Birdow, NicolePool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Reyes, EmilioTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$39.98/hr
Armstrong Jr, Clayton ELinemanChicago Department Of Transportation$67.18/hr
Johnson, EbonyLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Browner, AlexisMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Williams, Timothy EOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Whalen, Michael PFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Oropeza, JorgeBooter - ParkingDepartment Of Finance$46.71/hr
Csongradi, Bela MSteamfitterDepartment Of Water Management$62.50/hr
Perez, Jose AConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Vasquez, Liovegildo JMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Kubek, Glenn LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Stepanek, Daniel AFrm Of Machinists - AutomotiveDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$65.89/hr
Stanton, Pierce OLinemanChicago Department Of Transportation$67.18/hr
Gordon, Jessica MLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Drummond, Steve TMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Clayton, JermaineSign HangerChicago Department Of Transportation$45.48/hr
Martinez, HeribertoElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Scanlon, Jack MGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Pagan, ReynaldoSupervising Booter - ParkingDepartment Of Finance$48.22/hr
Hassett, Patrick JElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Van Cleave, Kevin JElectrical MechanicOffice Of Public Safety Administration$63.15/hr
Knox, DanielHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Boban, PaulSteamfitterDepartment Of Water Management$62.50/hr
Rodriguez, AlanGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Rogers, Allan DMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Hale, Aaron JOperating Engineer-Group AChicago Department Of Aviation$63.92/hr
Nichols, Kimberly NForeman Of Motor Truck DriversDepartment Of Water Management$54.00/hr
Taylor Jr, Garnell LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Cullen, WilliamHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Passarelli, Anthony MConstruction Laborer (Sub-Foreman)Department Of Water Management$53.80/hr
Landa, Michael ATree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
York, Eric TTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$39.98/hr
Russo, Dominic MForeman Of Hoisting EngineersChicago Department Of Transportation$72.80/hr
Luzin, JackOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
White, Connie CCarpenterChicago Department Of Aviation$58.51/hr
Salach, Patrick SHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Anderson, MalindaMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Mata, Brian JPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Soriano, Mark ABricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Arnone, Paul SMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Barrera, IsraelElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Simmons, Mark AMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Marinopoulos, Peter ABricklayerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$54.81/hr
Spencer, Johnny TMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Tucker, Timothy WPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Moffett, Stephen JWater Meter MachinistDepartment Of Water Management$53.50/hr
Williams, Willie KMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Baker Sr, KennethMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Nieves, EdwardMachinist (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.