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
Barron, Latrell LCement FinisherChicago Department Of Transportation$57.10/hr
Oropeza, JorgeBooter - ParkingDepartment Of Finance$46.71/hr
Csongradi, Bela MSteamfitterDepartment Of Water Management$62.50/hr
Perez, Jose AConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Vasquez, Liovegildo JMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Kubek, Glenn LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Stepanek, Daniel AFrm Of Machinists - AutomotiveDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$65.89/hr
Hernandez, SantiagoElectrical MechanicOffice Of Public Safety Administration$63.15/hr
Stanton, Pierce OLinemanChicago Department Of Transportation$67.18/hr
Medina, AlbertFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Gordon, Jessica MLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Johnican, Anthony DMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Drummond, Steve TMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Clayton, JermaineSign HangerChicago Department Of Transportation$45.48/hr
Laubach, GregoryHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Martinez, HeribertoElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Scanlon, Jack MGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Pagan, ReynaldoSupervising Booter - ParkingDepartment Of Finance$48.22/hr
Hassett, Patrick JElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Van Cleave, Kevin JElectrical MechanicOffice Of Public Safety Administration$63.15/hr
Barajas, Raul CMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Knox, DanielHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Soriano, GisselleLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Washington, Bryant LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Boban, PaulSteamfitterDepartment Of Water Management$62.50/hr
Rodriguez, AlanGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Jones, Richard ELaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Rogers, Allan DMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Hale, Aaron JOperating Engineer-Group AChicago Department Of Aviation$63.92/hr
Davis, Steven RMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Ivkovic, Andrew CForeman Of Bridge And Structural Iron WorkersChicago Department Of Transportation$67.69/hr
Nichols, Kimberly NForeman Of Motor Truck DriversDepartment Of Water Management$54.00/hr
Arocho, AlbertoMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Taylor Jr, Garnell LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Cullen, WilliamHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Holmes, BreonaTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Passarelli, Anthony MConstruction Laborer (Sub-Foreman)Department Of Water Management$53.80/hr
Chesniak, Paul JMachinistDepartment Of Water Management$61.89/hr
Moore, Jacob DConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Landa, Michael ATree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Groh, Joseph JAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Caraballo, Pablo NFrm Of Machinists - AutomotiveDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$65.89/hr
Luque, SylviaAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$17.00/hr
York, Eric TTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$39.98/hr
Russo, Dominic MForeman Of Hoisting EngineersChicago Department Of Transportation$72.80/hr
Luzin, JackOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
White, Connie CCarpenterChicago Department Of Aviation$58.51/hr
Salach, Patrick SHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Vazquez Torres, Kevin JStudent Intern - City ClerkOffice Of City Clerk$17.05/hr
Anderson, MalindaMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$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.