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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NameJob titlePay
Aikonedo, EstherCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$23.15/hr
Rose, Jacarri LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Devine, David BPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Diaz, Elizabeth GCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$23.15/hr
Marshall Jr, James PMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Pickett, AlbertMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Davenport, Donald LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Anderson, Luis ASheet Metal WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$56.85/hr
Melendez, Leonard NConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Garcia, DanneyConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Martinez, RosarioAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Johns, Sanita JMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Fogerty, LewyFrm Of Machinists - AutomotiveDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$65.89/hr
Walker Jr, Stanley LMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Feldman, Jacob AMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Pacyna, MichaelFrm Of Machinists - AutomotiveDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$65.89/hr
Ramirez, HenryFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Butts, Caroline DCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$23.15/hr
Sipp, Torry WSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$32.10/hr
Valencia, ElviraLibrary Associate - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$32.30/hr
Difranco, Charles NConstruction LaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$53.00/hr
Kilroy, Brian PFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Kelly, Carvel TElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Casillas, Richard AElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Green, TerryMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Jones, Eric TCement FinisherDepartment Of Water Management$57.10/hr
Winchester, CharlesBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Ramirez, William MGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Dumais, KevinConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Szewczyk, James RForeman Of Motor Truck DriversDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$54.00/hr
Jones, Veronique NMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Williams, BrendaHospitality WorkerPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$17.05/hr
Perez, Jose SHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Gruenke, Eric JPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Johnson, DominiqueTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Durchslag, Daniel SLibrary Clerk - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$22.82/hr
Blanton, MaurissaSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Perez, SergioConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Willis, Christopher IGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Grazinsky-Garr, Michael DHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Burns, Larry RDispatcher - ConcreteChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Ward Jr, RooseveltAsphalt ForemanChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Hull, Antoine TMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
White, Nikia TMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Farmer, AloniSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Perkins, Troy MPainterDepartment Of Water Management$56.30/hr
Stegmiller, David AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Davis-Wardlow, Angela MPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Rivera, Michael AMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Thomas, Jean MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/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.