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
Ford Jr, WillieOperating Engineer-Group AChicago Department Of Aviation$63.92/hr
Smith, CarmallaSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Kusper, JanMachinistDepartment Of Water Management$61.89/hr
Kelly, GerardElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Carey, Edward GConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Mantlo, JosephHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Losoya, Robert AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Maloy, Timothy HConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Hinton, Walter EPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Harrison II, Dnasha LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$32.10/hr
Cuba, Alyssa NBridge And Structural Iron WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$64.19/hr
Mc Donald, Matthew TAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$70.31/hr
Seals, Leona AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Fahy, Jason MLamp Maintenance WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$47.16/hr
Brandt, Jason SElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Transportation$63.15/hr
Hayes, Leonard SSign HangerChicago Department Of Transportation$45.48/hr
Doylida, Robert SHoisting Engineer - MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$71.80/hr
Brown, Diana SConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$47.70/hr
Castro, Nicolas ITree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Jefferson, CarlSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Campbell, BrianPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Sanderson, HakeemOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Feng, MichaelMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Kenny, Rory AOperating Engineer-Group CChicago Department Of Aviation$60.72/hr
Burnett, Dewon LPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Joseph, JahatrellGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Rowe, Joseph EHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$68.80/hr
Gotling, Lane HHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$68.80/hr
Harrison, Robert LPainterChicago Department Of Aviation$56.30/hr
Spells Jr, Bruce KPlumberDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$62.00/hr
Henderson, Danin MPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Owens, Oneika MConstruction LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Centeno, Jesus MConstruction LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Hickey, JohnMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Woodard, DerekLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Williams, Jermae MLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Johnson, Van ASanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Christopher, Eric LMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Cully, Michael JMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Reveles, TimothyPlumberDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$62.00/hr
Mcgrath, NiallBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Corrozzo Jr, Carmen JMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.98/hr
Colon, RenaldoSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Martinez, Jose ASanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Sims, KennethAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Bankston, GregoryForeman Of BlacksmithsDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$64.42/hr
Banda, JaimeMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Thompson, Rayvell MConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Newell, Patrick JPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Holmes, AdamSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/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.