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
Southward, PhyllisHospitality WorkerPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$17.05/hr
Mroz, AnthonyOperating Engineer-Group CChicago Department Of Aviation$60.72/hr
Allen, DonnieTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Paredes, Kevin TMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Pondel, Michael DMachinistDepartment Of Water Management$61.89/hr
Haro, IsmaelConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Mueller, Anton JElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Matthews, DennisLaborer - TraineePart timeDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$17.05/hr
Sweezy, MichaelHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Liberty, SteveOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Wilson, FrankTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Tedeschi, Gary AOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Costanzo, Mackenzie NLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Duque, Jaime JMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Barnes, Lilliana MLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Zimmerman, Edward AMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Hudson, BrittanyTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Gonzalez, Flavio DFrm Of Laborer-ConcreteChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Venegas, EdwardFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Sun, TongLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Beatty, Richard EOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Ash, AlexanderAirport Maintenance ForemanChicago Department Of Aviation$53.90/hr
Brown, Theodore GMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Wiers, William BAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$17.05/hr
Kenney, Joseph POperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Smith, BennyFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Ayon, AntonioSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Harper, Stanley JElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Montoya, AshleySanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$32.10/hr
Svientek, Michael AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Maxey, MiaTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Delaney, William GInvestigative Analyst - CpdPart timeChicago Police Department$37.00/hr
Flannigan, Dennis JOperating Engineer-Group CChicago Department Of Aviation$60.72/hr
Minich, MichaelMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Owusu, Stephen YMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Tyznik, Patricia ALibrary Associate - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$32.30/hr
Richardson, Robert ELaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
London, Dandre CPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Zefran, Frank JConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Carter, JamesPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Urdiales Jr, Manuel AGeneral Foreman Of LaborersChicago Department Of Aviation$57.39/hr
Parks, SheraTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Willis, BlairLaborer - TraineePart timeDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$17.05/hr
Adams, James HPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Price, NicoleInvestigative Analyst - CpdPart timeChicago Police Department$37.00/hr
Marquez, John BConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Thompson III, Wearlee SMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Lloyd, GregorySanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Romero, MichaelMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Pulphus, Garry LMotor 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 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.