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
Avina, LeilaniLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Civito, JamesSteamfitterDepartment Of Water Management$62.50/hr
Moore, Domonique RSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Lonzo, AndrePool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Pratt, Alexander BCarpenterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$58.51/hr
Ramirez, RodolfoSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Crumb, DerrickGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Chiles, James BConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Ramotowski, EricElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Jones, Dwayne WLinemanChicago Department Of Transportation$67.18/hr
Larry, Tijuan BMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Rizzi, PasqualeHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Bankole, Olalere DMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Lew, Jonathan JSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Cundari, Carmen RHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Moy, Michael JMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Lindsey, Captain DConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Hall, Cheryl LForeman Of Custodial WorkersDepartment Of Water Management$23.55/hr
Waddell, Edward SPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Nunez, JesusPainterDepartment Of Water Management$56.30/hr
Johnsen, RobertForeman Of Water Pipe ConstructionDepartment Of Water Management$65.70/hr
Espinoza, GilbertoMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Sheehy, Brian JAsst Chief Operating EngineerChicago Department Of Aviation$70.31/hr
Culotta, ChristopherConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Ryan-Shah, LauraLibrary Associate - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$32.30/hr
Anastasof, Frank GTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Hernandez, VictorSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Nugent, Kevin JMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Lott, Brandon TMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Brooks, Alan SSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Acres, Anthony ELaborerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$53.00/hr
Alvarez, JesusHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Pizarro, Francisco CCarpenterChicago Department Of Aviation$58.51/hr
Finley, Marques MConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Mangione, NicoLaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Woods, Orlando JConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Hayden, James SConstruction Laborer (Sub-Foreman)Department Of Water Management$53.80/hr
Joseph, Louis VOperating Engineer-Group AChicago Department Of Aviation$63.92/hr
Walker, Roberta ALibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Martinkus, William MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Herron, CortezLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$44.45/hr
Haywood, Waymon RPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Kilmartin, JohnOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Revilla, ElizabethLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$37.10/hr
Russell Jr, Chris MSign HangerChicago Department Of Transportation$38.66/hr
Horne III, Wayne SProgram AidePart timeChicago Police Department$17.05/hr
Aguilera, JesusSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Williams, Richard AConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Peca, Christophe JForeman Of LinemenChicago Department Of Transportation$73.73/hr
Morabito, Dominic SOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/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.