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 10, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,77624,849 salaried · 6,927 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,849)
Average salary$116,110highest $406,536
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,927)

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31,776 people
NameJob titlePay
Avalos Garcia, AngelGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Orozco, Eva LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Jordan, Anthony GMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Lopez, NelidaSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Smith, Derrick DConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Jauregui Jr, FranciscoMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Whitney, Damion TMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Covington, ChiquitaPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$45.21/hr
Moy, Liying TStores LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Ochoa, CesarHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Rosado, AntonioHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Smith, RussellMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Santos, HeribertoMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Citro, KelliLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Quinlan, DylanLamp Maintenance WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$41.92/hr
Diaz, Jose GMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Johnson, James MConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Lindsey, Divetta LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Prozanski, Randy SAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Woulfe, MichaelBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Sancen, Ivan MMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Tello, JuanAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Lynch, PrincetonLinemanChicago Department Of Transportation$67.18/hr
Jackson Jr, Daniel DGeneral Laborer - AviationChicago Department Of Aviation$27.16/hr
Stephens, James CSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Gallichio Jr, JamesConstruction LaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$53.00/hr
Harvey, Theresa FMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Fleischman, Craig DCarpenterChicago Department Of Transportation$58.51/hr
Diaz, Matthew JAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Cruz, Jose FPainterDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$56.30/hr
Avila Jr, Juan MConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Petrella III, James VMotor Truck Driver - Tire RepairDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$50.98/hr
Robinson, Armel SSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Tubbs, OtisMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Stuckey, Bennie UPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Royston, Aaron EFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Martinez, HectorPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Mcclellon, John FAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Sykes, Tyisha KLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$42.40/hr
Nardi, Joseph FDispatcher - ConcreteChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Mcauliffe, Denis POperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Branch-Guthrie, Ashtun JGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Stringfellow, VernonPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Sherley, MichaelBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Rodriguez, JulianGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Dismuke, MarioMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Chandler, Guido MPipe Locating Machine OperatorDepartment Of Water Management$65.70/hr
Prats, GeorgeMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Morgan, AugustineMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Wright, JuliusSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Sep 10, 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.