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
Norris, Jonathan SStationary FiremanDepartment Of Water Management$44.76/hr
Cacciottolo, Anthony MOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Garcia, Ralfonso EMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$50.23/hr
Williams, Teddy JMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Torres, ManuelTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Diaz, KevinGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Russo, PietroElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Conner, CoreyForeman Of Cement FinishersChicago Department Of Transportation$60.60/hr
Delgado, JuanElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Brown, Jakiya TGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Parker, Lavelle AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Lugo, DavidMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Price, Stephanie LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Trentz, Jolene MLaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Rocha, Sophia NEmergency Crew DispatcherDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Alvarez, JuanLamp Maintenance WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$41.92/hr
Berber Medrano, EdwardGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Kolakowski, Daniel AAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Linane, Thomas JElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Transportation$63.15/hr
Loera, Marco COperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Reyes, Jan RMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Houston, JustinCement Finisher ApprenticeChicago Department Of Transportation$51.39/hr
Morris, Hollie DEmergency Crew DispatcherDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Barbachen, Ireneusz SLinemanChicago Department Of Transportation$67.18/hr
Conner, BencaseyAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Velazquez, EricForeman Of Cement FinishersDepartment Of Water Management$60.60/hr
Brandt, Roger LLaborerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$53.00/hr
Solis, Mark AHospitality WorkerPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$17.05/hr
Rivera, Nicole EPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Flores, AnthonyGeneral Laborer - AviationChicago Department Of Aviation$27.16/hr
Bates, BrianOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Richardson, Crystal MTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Thompson, Scott MConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Robinson, Virgil ESanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Stewart, Monica VConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Watkins, ErrickCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$20.25/hr
Anderson, Terrence JLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$32.10/hr
Nesse, CameronAsst Chief Operating EngineerChicago Department Of Aviation$70.31/hr
Cherry, Ladonna CLaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Matias, Jose APool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Dantzler, Kevin BConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Lewis, Walter MPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Mc Cormick, Thomas WElectrical MechanicOffice Of Public Safety Administration$63.15/hr
Tirado, Raymond APainterChicago Department Of Aviation$56.30/hr
De Luna, Raphael RConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$47.70/hr
Cephas, Giavonna AEmergency Crew DispatcherDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Knezevich, Craig EConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Rodriguez, Victor MElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Wells, Kory EMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Edwards, Nicole CMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$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.