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 12, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,78324,854 salaried · 6,929 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,854)
Average salary$116,111highest $406,536
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,929)

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31,783 people
NameJob titlePay
Buchanan, Jack DMachinistChicago Department Of Transportation$61.89/hr
Eberly, StevenOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Guzman, Diana GConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Roman, Enrique HElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Hensel, Daniel PConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Szot, John MOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Williams, Antonio DMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Luckett, Donna MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Olivera, NoelMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Feliciano, EdgarHoisting Engineer - MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$71.80/hr
Grigler, Carol DConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Hill, Desmond TOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Thomas, AlphonsoSteamfitterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$62.50/hr
Colon, Mathew SMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Salvo, FrankMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Arrington IV, NathanielGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Freeman, NickolasHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$68.80/hr
Brown, Emanuel JOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Wilson, LavertisCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$23.15/hr
Roman, ArturoLamp Maintenance WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$41.92/hr
Goah, Timothy WSign HangerChicago Department Of Transportation$38.66/hr
Mc Nicholas, Robert LOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Toledo Sr, RamonCement FinisherDepartment Of Water Management$57.10/hr
Echeverria, Rodolfo IBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Meyers, CarolineStudent InternDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$17.05/hr
Gomez, Anthony LPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Adewole, Kareem AConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Delgado Jimenez, Brahian DSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Rico, MartinConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Bernard, Ashanti JConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Scumaci Jr., FrankHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Sam, Keith LLaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Mctizic, Kevon DConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Molenstra, Donald EForeman Of MachinistsDepartment Of Water Management$65.89/hr
Flores, DanielElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Zovko, Richard AHoisting Engineer - MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$71.80/hr
Perez, RamiroMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Rouse, LendaleSign HangerChicago Department Of Transportation$45.48/hr
Garcia, Abrian JConstruction LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Gerhart, Richard JMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Smith, Fredrick LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Mendoza, Luis MMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Marchese, Nicholas VDistrict Asphalt SupvsrChicago Department Of Transportation$56.82/hr
Crespo, JoseElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Munoz, Alexavier ALibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Alterio, GeorgeGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Munoz, TerezaCarpenterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$58.51/hr
Hopkins, FreddieFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Garcia Escot, Elizabeth GGeneral Laborer - AviationChicago Department Of Aviation$27.16/hr
Miller, ErskinePool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Sep 12, 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.