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
Amezola, AdrianPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Smith, Marquise DGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Villareal, RudySanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Jones, Justin LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Clayton, LatoyaDispatcher - AsphaltChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Mayor, DahianaLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$37.04/hr
Naughton, KevinOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Alexander, Veronica JSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Watson, NatalieLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Jones, Gregory PConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Rivera, DavidMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Guzman, AndresPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
De Sario, Peggy MLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$32.10/hr
Los, JanBlacksmithDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$59.10/hr
Spaw, JohnForeman Of Sewer BricklayersDepartment Of Water Management$60.29/hr
Liput, Shane WElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Vargas, David ASanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Torry, Ricky DMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Niesman, Michelle LOperating Engineer-Group CChicago Department Of Aviation$60.72/hr
O Connor, Joseph KHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$68.80/hr
Bartucci, CharlesConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Phillips, James SMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Greenwood, Marc APool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Smith, CarolStores LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Harris, GregoryFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Ingo, Nick AOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Lewis, TroyForeman Of LinemenChicago Department Of Transportation$73.73/hr
Henry-Mcgruder, MauriceConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Derden, Jalen LFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Wilbourn, Alfie LMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Ezell, RodneyAsphalt ForemanChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Diaz, Jesus MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Reitmeier, Karl LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Pernell, KeishaCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$19.75/hr
Lopez, Rosa EPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Ornelas, JulianSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Bucio, Angela ELibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Ravelo, OscarOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Crockett, Clarence ESanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Sutton, Michael AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Smith, AhmadGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Avalos, Alejandro CLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Battle, GregoryMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Ochoa, MarcoConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Watt, Carlton JElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Pittman, Richard BPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
O Malley, Peter MBridge And Structural Iron WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$64.19/hr
Gross, Steven MPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Perez, Franklin JMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Calvin, DerrickElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/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.