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
Samuel, TravodSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Morris, SheilaTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Freeman, Vivian MFoster GrandparentPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Milano, Joseph FConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Gloster, PatriciaTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Castrejon, AntonioConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Lazo, JoaquinAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Hurtado, NicoleLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Boccia, JosephPainterChicago Department Of Aviation$56.30/hr
Schaaf, Scott MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Mujica, WilfridoForeman Of Cement FinishersChicago Department Of Transportation$60.60/hr
Randolph, ChurronConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Long III, Emmett CConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Flanagan, Jeffrey DConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Davis, David EOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Bickhem, JosephMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Ngamshera Epouse Temgbait, LafortuneFoster GrandparentPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Fleming, William MSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$32.10/hr
Hoendervoogt, Mark CPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Oneal Gardner, Kianna JCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$20.25/hr
Mckenzie, Leon DPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Conway, Thomas MForeman Of Water Pipe ConstructionDepartment Of Water Management$65.70/hr
Riggs, JoelSign HangerChicago Department Of Transportation$38.66/hr
Wilson, Nia THospitality WorkerPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$17.05/hr
Vander Vaart, MartinMotor Truck Driver - Tire RepairDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$50.98/hr
Krol, KazimierzPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Conner, Berlin CSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Cobbins, Cederick VConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Fitzgerald, Scott RHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Washington, Victor DMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Thomas, Isaiah JSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Lopez, Victor JLibrary Clerk - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$22.82/hr
Ruiz, RaulStudent InternPart timeDepartment Of Human Resources$17.05/hr
Meraz, JuanSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Miramontes, JesusConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Boston Sr, JonathanPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Walker, Stanley LMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Arredondo, Timothy JElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Sumner, Brian NAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Pena, Francisco AMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Flores Jr, RubenPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Hock, RonaldPlumberDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$62.00/hr
Lewis, Emmitt EMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Czerwinski, Zbigniew SForeman Of MachinistsChicago Department Of Transportation$65.89/hr
Clark, John CHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Perez, LeonardoMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Butler, Shari LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Gregory, Enis RMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Earsery, Paris LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Ocampo, Manuel JConcrete 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.