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
Haynes Jr, HenrySanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Kolb, Gary JForeman Of MachinistsDepartment Of Water Management$65.89/hr
Duhe, ManuelPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Robinson, Jennifer CMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Shelton, JamesLaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Munoz, FrankCarpenterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$58.51/hr
Kopiec, Albert SDispatcher - ArboristDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$53.00/hr
Grady, PhilipAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Smith, Samuel SPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Horwick, Michael RMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Brown Jr, Paris LLaborer - TraineePart timeDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$17.05/hr
Hernandez, DavidConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Butts Jr, MosePool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Esparza, SerigoPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Murray, Melvin MCustodial WorkerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$23.15/hr
Marzette, RonaldSign HangerChicago Department Of Transportation$45.48/hr
Timmons, Timothy DMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Williams, Dennis RMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Abrams, Samuel AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Gradilla, StevenConstruction LaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$53.00/hr
Alcazar, CynthiaConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Washington, D'Andre LLinemanChicago Department Of Transportation$67.18/hr
Ramirez, Luis RMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Mendoza, JasonSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Gabor, Phillip AMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Ward, Daria PMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Rodriguez, Angela MPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Monreal, BernardoMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Clark, Symone DPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Banda, CesarPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Jackson, Deon TSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Dean, Keith KHoisting Engineer - MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$71.80/hr
Nelligan, Colin TElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Pindozzo Jr, William JOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Love, Kenneth LMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Salgado, HenryMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Garcia, RosauraConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Murillo, FranciscoConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$47.70/hr
Woods, Dylan WFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Cruz, JazminAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$26.00/hr
Howard, William HLinemanChicago Department Of Transportation$67.18/hr
Stratton, Alicia SPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Dowling, Mark AElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Castanos, RustyferFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Cook, TerryGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Durard, Daniel JConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Fonseca, Joseph FPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Williams, JarvisGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Sylvester, JoannaLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Stagowski, JamesHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/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.