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
Buikema, Dennis MAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Enright, Edmund JForeman Of SteamfittersDepartment Of Water Management$65.50/hr
Trent, LavelMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Cotton, MarloLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Saenz, Luis AMachinistDepartment Of Water Management$61.89/hr
Acevedo, Steven APool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Porter, Joseph BLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Batchelor, Randall WPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Benitez, Adrian CGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Gutierrez, Joseph RMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Hamilton, Wanda DMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Redmond, Devon LPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Velez, Ricardo PMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Perez, HoracioConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Johnston, OmariGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Thomas, AnthonyLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Gavin, Morgan TSteamfitterChicago Department Of Aviation$62.50/hr
Camacho, OthonielAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Reyes, William JMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Jackson, Mark AConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Mc Kinney, David MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Horton III, MadisonMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Bednarek, Thomas AFrm Of Machinists - AutomotiveDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$65.89/hr
Ashley, Dominique NPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Calleros, Favian AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Cooper, Carl LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Reyes, Omarr EMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Lucas, Peter JPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Amir, Fahiym JPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Carter, NathanielTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Pinero Jr, Miguel AHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Henson, Utarus THoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Perry, Felicia APool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Aquino, Anthony MSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Ji, YueLaw ClerkPart timeDepartment Of Law$17.05/hr
Andrade, Pascuala YMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Kirby, William FForeman Of CarpentersDepartment Of Water Management$61.01/hr
Kaminski, Andrew ESanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Luna, Juan CForeman Of Cement FinishersDepartment Of Water Management$60.60/hr
Watts, CatinaPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Johnson, KarlTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Landon, Claretha MPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Oria, RichardPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Townsend, Michael BOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Bondie, JonathanElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Bevly, Devyn TLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$31.80/hr
Buzi, GentianOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Lopez, James AAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Harris, TequilaPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$45.21/hr
Roa, MarceloConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/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.