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
Krol, Patrick JHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Mc Cormick, Thomas MAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$70.31/hr
Onayo, Bridgett IHospitality WorkerPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$17.05/hr
Hanley, Matthew TMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Johnson, Martaneze AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Mc Coy, DarrellMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Ball, GregoryMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Morales, Luis APool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Husbands, TamaraSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Chavez Jr, HectorMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Faulks, Kenneth EElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Gurley, Misshaki FPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Matson, Richard WMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Woods, Sean PMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Sucilla, Steven LFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Moneyham, Cicely AHospitality WorkerPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$17.05/hr
Corcoran, Joseph TPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Luna, Damian CConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Bonaparte Sr, Richard AElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Mosby, IsaacGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Shelton, Terence TBooter - ParkingDepartment Of Finance$46.71/hr
Gonzalez, Carlos EMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Sanabria, John MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Olivares, Manuel ALinemanChicago Department Of Transportation$67.18/hr
Wilson, Lewis RConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Decaluwe, Everett WMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Olvera, GerardoConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Lopez, OrlandoElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Hodrick, Shawanda SConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Moy, KennethHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Cordero, Josephine BSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Garcia, Miguel ACement FinisherDepartment Of Water Management$57.10/hr
Winford, Ronald DSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Galanos, Andrew JEmergency Crew DispatcherDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Benson, AndreaGeneral Laborer - AviationChicago Department Of Aviation$27.16/hr
Johnson, MichaelSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Donahue, LawrenceMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Arroyo Vazquez, Helen BForeman Of Motor Truck DriversDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$54.00/hr
Ballard, Ronald ALaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Wheeler, AdrianMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Rivera Jr, JaimeMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Acosta, BrandonPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Scott, JohnnieSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Chambliss, Lawrence LForeman Of Electrical MechanicsChicago Department Of Aviation$69.47/hr
Cruz, Peter JHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Hines, Erik EMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Michalec, PeterOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Poston, Charles ASupervising Booter - ParkingDepartment Of Finance$48.22/hr
Robles, EdwinMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Houston, Travale RSanitation 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.