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
Suerth, Craig POperating Engineer-Group CChicago Department Of Aviation$60.72/hr
Harriss, KevinOperating Engineer-Group CChicago Department Of Aviation$60.72/hr
Temples, Jacqueline JSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Larson, Donald CMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.98/hr
Vasmadjides, William NFrm Of Laborer-ConcreteChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Curley, KrystalWatchmanDepartment Of Water Management$28.27/hr
Loza, OscarConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Griffin, GregoryPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Raddi, Joseph AMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Amedio, AnthonyAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Scoma, Robert JHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Wilocki, MichaelElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Transportation$63.15/hr
Treadwell, Luther JElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Colvin, Wazir MLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Mclean, Scott MHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$68.80/hr
Morelos, AlbertoSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Rutkowski, Keith DMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Henry, Brian TSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Torres III, JoaquinTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Wilson, Melvin JFrm Of Machinists - AutomotiveDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$65.89/hr
Murphy, Andrew MTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Roa, Christian DConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Mendez, Ana MHospitality WorkerPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$17.05/hr
Little, BrittanyLaw ClerkPart timeDepartment Of Law$17.05/hr
White, Jerrica LTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Love, LaqshiaHospitality WorkerPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$17.05/hr
Perez, YadiraLibrary Associate - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$32.30/hr
Burrell, DamarieyeGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Hensel, Nicholas JPainterChicago Department Of Aviation$56.30/hr
Rose, Kevin SFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Smith, John LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Hernandez, AlfredoCement FinisherChicago Department Of Transportation$57.10/hr
Sutton, ShawnMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Booth, JuanitaSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Short, Matthew MSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Hopkins, Isaiah AConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Walker, KennethElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Hickman, John GMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Houston, MauriceConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Gentilcore, David SLibrary Clerk - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$22.82/hr
Ramirez, AlbertLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Thompson II, George AMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Macias, Christopher JElectronics TechnicianDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Megaro, AnthonyForeman Of Water Pipe ConstructionDepartment Of Water Management$65.70/hr
Hernandez, IsraelSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Hernandez, Julio CMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Pittman, Joseph LPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Gowder, ShawnForeman Of Electrical MechanicsDepartment Of Water Management$69.47/hr
Johnson, Jeremiah EConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Garner, Delone FCaulkerDepartment Of Water Management$55.80/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.