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
Tribble, AmiraLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Shields, Timothy WLamp Maintenance WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$41.92/hr
Mcconico, Ayesha NPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Hill, Latonya SConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Brooks, Michael JPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Conneely, Patrick JConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Hillas, Arthur WWatchmanDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$28.27/hr
Zarif, Yasir TPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Jackson, Juanita LForeman Of Pipe / Salvage YardsDepartment Of Water Management$54.10/hr
Wilson, SamuelHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Parks, Jacob MPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Rice, Larry DSign PainterChicago Department Of Transportation$48.16/hr
Apostolopoulos, NikosForeman Of Motor Truck DriversChicago Department Of Aviation$54.00/hr
Tweedy, Elizabeth LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Zubeck, JohnPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Schlenk, Joseph EPainterDepartment Of Water Management$56.30/hr
Di Caro, Charles AWatchmanDepartment Of Water Management$28.27/hr
Thomas, Jean MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Connolly Jr, Kevin PPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Rivera, Michael AMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Davis-Wardlow, Angela MPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Stegmiller, David AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Perkins, Troy MPainterDepartment Of Water Management$56.30/hr
Farmer, AloniSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
White, Nikia TMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Hull, Antoine TMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Ward Jr, RooseveltAsphalt ForemanChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Burns, Larry RDispatcher - ConcreteChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Grazinsky-Garr, Michael DHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Willis, Christopher IGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Jackson, Linda SWindow WasherChicago Department Of Aviation$31.15/hr
Perez, SergioConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Reteguiz, BenjaminSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Blanton, MaurissaSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Gruenke, Eric JPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Perez, Jose SHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Williams, BrendaHospitality WorkerPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$17.05/hr
Jones, Veronique NMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Szewczyk, James RForeman Of Motor Truck DriversDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$54.00/hr
Dumais, KevinConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Pineiro, Brandon MSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Deckys, Elizabeth ALibrary Clerk - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$22.82/hr
Lyons, Edward SHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Ramirez, William MGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Winchester, CharlesBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Jones, Eric TCement FinisherDepartment Of Water Management$57.10/hr
Green, TerryMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Casillas, Richard AElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Kelly, Carvel TElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/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.