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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NameJob titlePay
Hill, AnkwaniqueAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Shareef, JonathanMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
O Reilly, Thomas EMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Wirtz, Jack DPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Ortiz Gutierrez, AidenGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Roth, KyleElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Transportation$63.15/hr
Rodriguez Jr, EdwinLinemanChicago Department Of Transportation$67.18/hr
Richardson, Marvin LBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Osterman, MatthewHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Foster, Kevin AForeman Of Electrical MechanicsChicago Department Of Aviation$69.47/hr
Rios, Martin FCement Finisher ApprenticeChicago Department Of Transportation$51.39/hr
Jaramillo, Winston EPlumberDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$62.00/hr
Soto Correa, DavidLaborer - TraineePart timeDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$17.05/hr
White, Jonathan TLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Salgado, JoshuaOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Paocic, Marijan TBooter - ParkingDepartment Of Finance$46.71/hr
Vitalo, Frank VElectrical MechanicOffice Of Public Safety Administration$63.15/hr
Senteno, Roman ASanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Meeks, Sabrin LPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Bello, RamanuMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Rodriguez, Ruben MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Fuentes, NorbertoConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Mikowski, Michael JBlacksmithDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$59.10/hr
Cruz Bravo, MiguelAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Muhammad, Saffiyah ALaborer - Parking OperationsDepartment Of Finance$53.00/hr
Arellano, RamonEmergency Crew DispatcherDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Esposito, Edward AOperating Engineer-Group AChicago Department Of Aviation$63.92/hr
Flaherty, Paul AMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Penarrieta, MyckelGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Moton, Venice LTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Demy, David JPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
West Jr, JamesPlumberChicago Department Of Transportation$62.00/hr
Rander, TaverasConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Valdez, Victor PElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Parson, Victor EPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Pascua, Steve PForeman Of Motor Truck DriversChicago Department Of Aviation$54.00/hr
Santiago, DanielAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Davis, ShawnSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Gonzalez, Miguel DSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Jones, Kavarri JLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$37.10/hr
Witkowski, Michael DHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Alexander, Racquel LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Santiago, Daniel JConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Williams, Reginald TSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Lane, AlfredConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Hemphill, Jeryl ECarpenterChicago Department Of Transportation$58.51/hr
Blackwell-Gardner, Sharon LPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Gonzalez, Michael APool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Mancera-Guzman, PaolaLibrary Associate - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$32.30/hr
Lebron, Christopher EMotor Truck Driver - Tire RepairDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$50.98/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.