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 11, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,76024,852 salaried · 6,908 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,852)
Average salary$116,111highest $406,536
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,908)

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31,760 people
NameJob titlePay
Labus, MarkElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Holmes, Steven MStationary FiremanChicago Department Of Aviation$44.76/hr
James, AubreyCarpenterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$58.51/hr
Campbell, John HMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Neal, MarkitaTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Diaz, RafaelHoisting Engineer - MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$71.80/hr
Peoples, Tramella DPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Toledo, RamonForeman Of LinemenChicago Department Of Transportation$73.73/hr
Saldana, MichelleStores LaborerOffice Of Public Safety Administration$53.00/hr
Collins, Robert MPainterDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$56.30/hr
Ware, Darryl MPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Brown, StevenPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Jarrett, Ronald JSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Hollie, La NiececiaLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Hawkins, Lisa SWatchmanDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$28.27/hr
Garcia, Jorge AElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Fulgencio, DanielTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Tillman, Nelson PSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Plummer, JusticeHospitality WorkerPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$17.05/hr
Mireles, Jose JMotor Truck Driver - Tire RepairDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$50.98/hr
Roberson, BryanSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Trigo, Alfredo CAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$20.00/hr
Vazquez, AnthonyEquipment DispatcherDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$51.11/hr
Jenkins, RonaldMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Tellez, Joshua TTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Bryson, Henri JAsphalt ForemanChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Payton, Racheal LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Holmes, AdamSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Newell, Patrick JPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Thompson, Rayvell MConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Word, James TElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Banda, JaimeMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Conley, Mary ETactical Review Analyst-CpdPart timeChicago Police Department$37.00/hr
Bankston, GregoryForeman Of BlacksmithsDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$64.42/hr
Pickens, RobertCaulkerDepartment Of Water Management$55.80/hr
Martinez, Jose ASanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Colon, RenaldoSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Portis, Kyle STraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Harris, CharlotteAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$21.00/hr
Corrozzo Jr, Carmen JMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.98/hr
Mcgrath, NiallBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Cully, Michael JMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Dones, AixaTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Jones, KandraSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Weston, Richard CSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Jefferson, Jason AAirport Maintenance ForemanChicago Department Of Aviation$53.90/hr
Johnson, Van ASanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Woodard, DerekLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Grassini, Frank PAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/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 11, 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.