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
Tucker, Angela SPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Piatek, JosephPainterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$56.30/hr
Allred, Anne ELibrary Associate - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$32.30/hr
Long, Gerald MHoisting Engineer - MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$71.80/hr
Rybski, RitaHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Marshall, Derrick SBricklayerChicago Department Of Transportation$54.81/hr
Seelig, Andrew FElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Thompson, BarryTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Arlowe Jr, Patrick JHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Sullivan, Brian PMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Baez, FranciscoLinemanChicago Department Of Transportation$67.18/hr
Finneke, James MMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Tudisco Jr, Frank SMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Meziere, DavidForeman Of Water Pipe ConstructionDepartment Of Water Management$65.70/hr
Peterson, Nicholas AHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Hummel, ChristopherAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Thompson, Curtis JTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Williams, Shantel LPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Flores, Justin JCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$19.75/hr
Williams, ReginaCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$23.15/hr
Bennett, James WAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Favela, SamuelConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Parker, Lazarick TOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Dorm, Danny KMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Boudreaux, MarcLibrary Associate - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$32.30/hr
Pagani, Matthew TConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Garcia, Jessica MConstruction Laborer (Sub-Foreman)Department Of Water Management$53.80/hr
Nellis, Timothy JPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Braddy, Fallon MLibrary Clerk - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$22.82/hr
Mettenburg, MadisynLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Harvey, Eddie LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Fischer, Robert JFrm Of Laborer-ConcreteChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Jones, CharlesWater Meter MachinistDepartment Of Water Management$53.50/hr
Vale, AdamSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Hill, Raymond WLaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Wilbourn, Linee SPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Gallagher, PatrickHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Johnson, EvelynLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Jimenez, JesusMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Shelley, Gerard FHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Shrader, Michael AHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Minnis Jr, Alan RPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Adrow, Gregory LPainterDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$56.30/hr
Pilny, Stephen FMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Albrecht, Alek DHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Jackson, Cassandra DAviation Security Officer - HourlyPart timeChicago Department Of Aviation$28.76/hr
Vazquez, Moises VSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Johnson, Larelle ASanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Dowling, KyleOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Norman, Shavonne ACustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$23.15/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.