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
Williams, Shavonti DHospitality WorkerPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$17.05/hr
Rogers, Michael AAsst Chief Operating EngineerChicago Department Of Aviation$70.31/hr
Ceballos, Diego FMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Hennigan, James TInvestigative Analyst - CpdPart timeChicago Police Department$37.00/hr
Eason, Derrick ATraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Mclean, Brandon CLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$42.40/hr
Minter Edwards, Johnnie MInvestigative Analyst - CpdPart timeChicago Police Department$37.00/hr
Haynes, Rhyaan FTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$39.98/hr
Robinson, Antonio EMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Nelson, NikiyahConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Palmer, Sherrone MGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Scott, Hailey CLibrary Associate - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$32.30/hr
Cade, William AEquipment DispatcherDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$51.11/hr
Ranieri, JerryFrm Of Laborer-ConcreteChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Sparano, DominicConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Kmiec, Daniel EFrm Of Machinists - AutomotiveDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$65.89/hr
Sherman, AprilEmergency Crew DispatcherDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Southard, Steven AGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Haskell, Christopher RAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Mcnamara, Brendan JElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Hohenadel, Ryan TOperating Engineer-Group AChicago Department Of Aviation$63.92/hr
Tornincasa, Mario JBridge And Structural Iron WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$64.19/hr
Williams, Kennedi AProgram AidePart timeChicago Police Department$17.05/hr
Michael, LaserikMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Boylan, Joseph JPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Walzel, Mark JElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Regan, Terrence WCarpenterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$58.51/hr
Urbina, EdgarGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Mccorkle, JamesMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Lee, Erik RGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Velazquez, Maria EHospitality WorkerPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$17.05/hr
Carrillo, CorinnaLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Chappetto, Joseph JSteamfitterDepartment Of Water Management$62.50/hr
King, Bryan AForeman Of LinemenChicago Department Of Transportation$73.73/hr
Campbell, Robert WMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Romero, AndresAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Rodriguez, Jose AHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$68.80/hr
Lamantia, CaitlinLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Linton, CatherineCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$23.15/hr
Wong, Kim ShingMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
White, AlesiaMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Aguilera, CarlosMachinistChicago Department Of Transportation$61.89/hr
Gonzalez, AngelTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Perez, IsaiahSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Elligan, Harry DConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Armfield, ByronMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Scumaci, John RForeman Of Construction LaborersDepartment Of Water Management$54.10/hr
Snipe, AshaureahLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Medina, FredyConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Garza, Susan MLibrary Associate - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$32.30/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.