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
Freeman, VictorHospitality WorkerPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$17.05/hr
Bracken, Joseph JHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Nickson, Bianca PMotor Truck DriverOffice Of Public Safety Administration$50.23/hr
Jones, LisaPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Gonzalez, Eloy MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Adams, KrystaLaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Siggers, Artis BPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Hargrove, Mark BMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Tierney, Debra AHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Cazarez, GabrielCement Finisher ApprenticeChicago Department Of Transportation$51.39/hr
Brown, Nicholas EPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Gilchrist, KitaMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Lopez, NelidaSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
King Morris, MauriaMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Flores, Jorge LMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Johnson, James MConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Lopez Jr, Ramon MOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Agsalud Jr, Juanito SSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Gallichio Jr, JamesConstruction LaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$53.00/hr
Cruz, Jose FPainterDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$56.30/hr
Robinson, Armel SSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Wright, Angelo DConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Royston, Aaron EFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Galimore, Terry LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Hardaway, AnthonyMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Mcclellon, John FAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Stanis, Andrew DMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Branch-Guthrie, Ashtun JGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Isaac, Antonio ESanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Diaz, SergioAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Pannarale Vielma, Antonio JPainterChicago Department Of Aviation$56.30/hr
Isaac, Gregory LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Gatheright, Terrance BMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Davies, Melvin DConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Jones, Jhaton VEmergency Crew DispatcherDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Fola, Brittani MPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Collins, RobertTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.97/hr
Stringfellow, VernonPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Dever, Michael JBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Fratto, Michael TForeman Of Electrical MechanicsChicago Department Of Aviation$69.47/hr
Wright, JuliusSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Mikalunas, NorbertConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Wright, Gregory DConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Mendez, Brayan ESanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Dortch, Lekeith SPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Aragon, Juan CConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Del Rio, RobertoMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Gonzalez, George AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Almaraz, GustavoTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Purcell, Billy DFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/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.