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 14, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,78324,855 salaried · 6,928 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,855)
Average salary$116,108highest $406,536
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,928)

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31,783 people
NameJob titlePay
Drabe, Jeffrey PLamp Maintenance WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$47.16/hr
Hopper, AllenMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Lopez, Guillermo AOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Brown, Gerald LForeman Of Motor Truck DriversDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$54.00/hr
Escobedo, FlavioSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Graca, MatthewElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Newsome, Stanley DMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Lyons, StevenElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Platt, Daniel POperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Formella, Robert MBridge And Structural Iron WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$64.19/hr
Sobun, James DAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$17.05/hr
Johnston, Christine SAirport Maintenance ForemanChicago Department Of Aviation$53.90/hr
Barnes, Flenory BConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Carter, LeroyMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Russell, BrogwleyHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Quarles, Jermel RMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Reid, Daniel IOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Rogers, Jason DOperating Engineer-Group AChicago Department Of Aviation$63.92/hr
Lo Coco, AnthonyForeman Of Hoisting EngineersChicago Department Of Transportation$72.80/hr
Williams, Tyrone AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Rudder, Robin LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Ochoa, Sergio ALamp Maintenance WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$41.92/hr
Maciel, AlejandroMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Dunn Jr, TildenPolice CadetPart timeChicago Police Department$17.05/hr
Martinez, Dimas MWater Meter MachinistDepartment Of Water Management$53.50/hr
Flores, JoseCement FinisherDepartment Of Water Management$57.10/hr
Owens, Frederick RSteamfitterDepartment Of Water Management$62.50/hr
Ruiz Rodriguez, JohnnyConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Gonzalez, AbelAsphalt ForemanChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Conrad, Matthew KPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Carranza, AlisonStudent InternPart timeDepartment Of Buildings$17.05/hr
Lencki III, Louis JForeman Of PaintersChicago Department Of Aviation$63.34/hr
Gannon, Paul WOperating Engineer-Group CChicago Department Of Aviation$60.72/hr
Stephens, John BTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Lardin, JuliaLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Sarandah, Ishaq FMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Reyes, Dominique GHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$68.80/hr
Ikonomou, William JPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Yersich, Jeffrey MConstruction Laborer (Sub-Foreman)Department Of Water Management$53.80/hr
Wright, MichaelConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Delaney, Turveras QHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Mendez, DanielMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Martinez, Angel LOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Owen, Wayne PConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Giamarusti, Joseph AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Reynoso, DavidTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Vidales, Daniel FConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Bender, James FConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Horsley, Marcus DSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Adler, ThomasCarpenterChicago Department Of Aviation$58.51/hr
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Sep 14, 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.