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
Cummings, Donyal ANon-Cdl DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$36.67/hr
Smith, Debra JLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Senteno, DavidMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Mills, RickyConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Weiss, James RElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Gutierrez, BerniCement FinisherChicago Department Of Transportation$57.10/hr
Solorzano, Louis EPainterChicago Department Of Aviation$56.30/hr
Romero, Miguel ASteamfitterDepartment Of Water Management$62.50/hr
Kruse, James FBooter - ParkingDepartment Of Finance$46.71/hr
Williams, LavanceMachinistDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Crespo, David NBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Lustro, Kristi MStationary FiremanChicago Department Of Aviation$44.76/hr
Moreno, Jaime JHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Williams, Albert BLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$31.80/hr
Walker, RaenishaTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Miles, MauriceMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Hickey, Timothy JOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Garcia, Charles LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Hudson, SylvesterAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Gigliotti, GinoHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Henry, Mark EOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Delgado, Hector EPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Lopez, GerardoMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Coleman, Ronald DSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Deweese, William GPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Fields, LatrissaMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Dulay, Russell PElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Valtierra, Stephen DPainterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$56.30/hr
Malone, Lanaee NTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Williams, Joel EPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Poole, FeliciaSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Karall, Leo MElectrical MechanicOffice Of Public Safety Administration$63.15/hr
Brock, Millicent MMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Kierna, Jeffrey ESanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Mattaliano, Frank TForeman Of Motor Truck DriversChicago Department Of Aviation$54.00/hr
Shanklin, RayMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Mongolis, Joseph TMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$50.23/hr
Watson III, TerryStudent InternDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$17.05/hr
Renfort, Duhamel RConstruction Laborer (Sub-Foreman)Department Of Water Management$53.80/hr
Lyman, PatrickOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Jones, Lance CConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Smith, LorenaPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Cudia, Ruerl SSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Crockett, Trayvond RElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Sanicki, DavidAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Nolan, Cody MHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Remos, William PMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Dabney, Jermale KOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Williams, LarueConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Ivy, LauriceElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water 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.