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
Crockrell, Antione MMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Calleja, RaulPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Lesnicki, KrzysztofMachinistDepartment Of Water Management$61.89/hr
Edwards, AneirinElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Saldana, Victor HAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Giannola, Peter AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Betancourt, Brandon JSteamfitterDepartment Of Water Management$62.50/hr
Byndom, Gregory DGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Griffin, MelindatheeAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Robinson, Tangee ESanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Pena, YamilAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Pena, YamilAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Southall, Christopher TTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.97/hr
Gonzalez Diaz, Miguel AGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Lopez, Jose AAsphalt ForemanChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Gray, Sean AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Krol, BernadetaMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Hernandez, DavidElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Joseph, Erik JMachinistDepartment Of Water Management$61.89/hr
Rizzo, John TForeman Of Motor Truck DriversChicago Department Of Transportation$54.00/hr
Kneller, Korey JHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Henley, Gary WForeman Of CarpentersChicago Department Of Transportation$61.01/hr
Berry, Shenise DPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Smith, RooseveltMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Robinson, Ahmed JPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Doyle, Kevin PConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Digby, Thomas DTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Valladares, MichaelLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Jackson, Charles BOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Linchesky, ThomasTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Jackson, Tahara SSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Brooks, Eric LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Vela, FrankConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Jones, Christopher KLaborer - TraineePart timeDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$17.05/hr
Hardy, ChristineLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Cook, DelaurenLinemanChicago Department Of Transportation$67.18/hr
Nash, DwightForeman Of Sewer BricklayersDepartment Of Water Management$60.29/hr
Edwards, Darren WMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Cardenas, IsabellaLaw ClerkPart timeDepartment Of Law$17.05/hr
Moore, Marcus CConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Purnell, AnthonyConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Thomas, ChristianGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Zavos, James MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Hudson, Joseph ESanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$51.39/hr
Curtis, StacyFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Shatat, SaraLibrary Clerk - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$22.82/hr
Wortman, Aaron JMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Acosta, Cesar ISteamfitterDepartment Of Water Management$62.50/hr
Delaney, Lashona DPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Alexander, CalvinMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/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.