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
Micetic, James EConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Nava, JesusMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Griffin, Jacqueline DLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$31.80/hr
Hatzel, NaomiMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Green, John FWater Meter MachinistDepartment Of Water Management$53.50/hr
Dawkins, Reginald CCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$20.75/hr
Creighton, EdwardHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Aviation$68.80/hr
Robinson, Daniel ESteamfitterDepartment Of Water Management$62.50/hr
Nee, Kevin ROperating Engineer-Group CChicago Department Of Aviation$60.72/hr
Jeske, Kathy JSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Boyd, ChristineHospitality WorkerPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$17.05/hr
Jacobs, Michael ASanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Rosa Jr, AntonioConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Hein, JosephOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Miller, Tamulea MTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Olson, Erik MHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Dunaj, Michael CMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Harris, Jason LElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Rojas, PauloEquipment DispatcherDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$51.11/hr
Hayden III, James SConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Zavala, Victor MEquipment Dispatcher I/CDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$52.87/hr
Jefferson, Ansari PConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Newman, Brian PArchitectural Iron WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$61.36/hr
Luevanos, AlfredoFrm Of Laborer-ConcreteChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Rea, OscarConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Lee, Lamar DFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Ligue, Kevin TSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Casa, Christopher TOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Milligan, BiancaLibrary Associate - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$32.30/hr
Rucker, Troy SOperating Engineer-Group AChicago Department Of Aviation$63.92/hr
Segarra, WilliamOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Johnson, JalenCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$20.75/hr
Woods, Vaughn LElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Transportation$63.15/hr
Shakboua, Omar TForeman Of Water Pipe ConstructionDepartment Of Water Management$65.70/hr
Cheeks, DonaldMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Pettis, RenaultPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Williamson, Reginald LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Pierri, GiuseppeConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Amburgey, Mark MFrm Of Electrical Mechanics (Auto)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$69.47/hr
Roper, Oliver JPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Soto, Frankie RSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$32.10/hr
Williams, LatrealConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Ortiz, AnibalSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Murillo, Jose AConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Kemper, MarkMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Nallon, WilliamOperating Engineer-Group AChicago Department Of Aviation$63.92/hr
Lawson, Dominique SConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Jones, RichardAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Quigley, Jonathan RLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Finley, JamesCarpenterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$58.51/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.