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
Avila, JavierMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Muhammad, Ata HLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$47.70/hr
Macklin, RemonaBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Zizumbo, FabiolaSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Holmes, Denis EOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Rodriguez, Christopher OLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$32.10/hr
Griffith, CherrelleSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Love, Andrea AConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Williams, Sherry TLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Hummel, AllisonLibrary Clerk - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$22.82/hr
Saffran, Tim BForeman Of MachinistsChicago Department Of Transportation$65.89/hr
Dear II, Rickey SSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Ortega Jr, VincentMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Murphy, Katie GElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Cisneros, AlexisAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Hernandez, EderElectrical MechanicOffice Of Public Safety Administration$63.15/hr
Roberts, Travis LConstruction LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Ortega, MarvinCement FinisherDepartment Of Water Management$57.10/hr
Perez, YadiraLibrary Associate - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$32.30/hr
White, Jerrica LTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Dugdale, Kenneth COperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Brewer, MartSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Brogni, Anthony MFrm Of Machinists - AutomotiveDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$65.89/hr
Summers, LenAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Platt Jr, JamesElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Sparano, AngeloElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Robinson, Dajuan GSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Gallo Jr, Michael RMotor Truck DriverOffice Of Public Safety Administration$50.23/hr
Day, Steven JOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Magee, Marcus PSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Villanueva, AdrianOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Mckillop, Gerard MElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Najjar, Khader VMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Skirvin, PhilipAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Thomas, JaquezaPolice CadetPart timeChicago Police Department$17.05/hr
Howard, Shawna LTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Colon, AntonioMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Mccastle, Artis MPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Smiley, Rhonda NForeman Of Motor Truck DriversDepartment Of Water Management$54.00/hr
Francisco, Glenn MLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Loera, Jaime ROperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Reyes, EulojioSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Roberson, DwightConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Hope, Kendall SMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Lara, CarlitoMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Larocco, Ida RSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Woods, William CConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Baker, Jeffrie DForeman Of Motor Truck DriversChicago Department Of Aviation$54.00/hr
Myles, JhurandTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Bahena, CarlosCement FinisherChicago Department Of Transportation$57.10/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.