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
Cherry III, Robert EMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Montelongo, MartinMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Wynn, Gregory LTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Hohl, Camron LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Smith, Kristofer MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Brooks, Kortney RSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Mc Namara, David WTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Accardo, Anthony DForeman Of Construction LaborersChicago Department Of Aviation$54.10/hr
Stevens, Russell CForeman Of Electrical MechanicsDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$69.47/hr
Belle, BrandonLaw ClerkPart timeDepartment Of Law$17.05/hr
Cooper, Derrick MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Lampkin, Torrey LCement FinisherChicago Department Of Transportation$57.10/hr
Sanchez, AveryTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Harvey, Derrick JForeman Of Electrical MechanicsDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$69.47/hr
Bailey, KarenSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Vasquez, LexesConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Bradford, Sean MSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Gilmore, GreerLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Chaney, LanceMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Arlowe, Edward JForeman Of Motor Truck DriversDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$54.00/hr
Archer, Christopher JMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Rojas, AlejandroMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Toliver, Brenda LPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Botica, Randall JSteamfitterChicago Department Of Aviation$62.50/hr
Stubbs, Gregory JConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Barocio Gonzalez, Jose APainterChicago Department Of Aviation$56.30/hr
Anderson, Philip DMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Wylie, AmberLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Niemaseck, Kimberly ALibrary Associate - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$32.30/hr
Consago, Daniel FOperating Engineer-Group CChicago Department Of Aviation$60.72/hr
Lozano, Joseph MCement FinisherChicago Department Of Transportation$57.10/hr
Carrasquillo Jr, Eric OAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
White, Austin EPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$45.21/hr
Anderson, Willie JSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Mc Donald, Dorian NSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Cruz, JosueStores LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Franco, Philip BMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Mcdaniel, Richard KForeman Of PaintersDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.34/hr
Daniels, Walter JSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$51.39/hr
Salvador, Marcos AMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Ocampo, Manuel JConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Obrien, Michael PHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Bond, GarnettPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Hosch, RaymondLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$32.10/hr
Hernandez, Armando AMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Clancy, Christopher CPlumberDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$62.00/hr
Spiller, FredSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Rodriguez, Christopher OLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$32.10/hr
Terrell, Ivory JLibrary Clerk - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$22.82/hr
Sierra, JavierGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/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.