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
Sigler, Brian BMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Griffin, Brendan CConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Diaz, Jose LPainterDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$56.30/hr
Ellis, Labree BMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Winters, AnthonyTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Jones, TasharaConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Huff, JasonEquipment DispatcherDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$51.11/hr
Minor, Dorian CConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Winston Jr, Anton LPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Mc Carthy, Patrick MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.98/hr
Delgado, Sergio AConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Servant, Rhonda DAsphalt ForemanChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Dace, Timothy GPainterDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$56.30/hr
Johnson, Charles LPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Davis, Lashawn AProgram AidePart timeChicago Police Department$17.05/hr
Galligan, JohnOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Ramirez, Jennifer JSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Cunningham, BobbySanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Dudeck, Michael ROperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Silva, Rafael AMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Brown, Lawrence DLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Martinez, MelvinFrm Of Electrical Mechanics (Auto)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$69.47/hr
Carter, Leroy CMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Moro, RaymundoMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Ross, Cornelius APlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Solak, Joseph PMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$50.23/hr
Elizondo, Joshua AGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Young, Robert SMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Gil, CarlosTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$39.98/hr
Harris, Alecia LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Carter, John WLaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Owegie, Grace ECustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$23.15/hr
Mansch, Timothy MElectronics TechnicianDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Peters, Raymond MSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Rambert, Benita CConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Olvera, FlavianoCement FinisherChicago Department Of Transportation$57.10/hr
Williams, AukeylaPolice CadetPart timeChicago Police Department$17.05/hr
Williams, AngelaConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Taylor, TeresaSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Nieves, Javier RMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Hornik, Daniel MFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Cimoch, Scott JMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Matela, William RConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Brown, Brian LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Nevitt, Chaz ASteamfitterChicago Department Of Aviation$62.50/hr
Hendler, Brandon SOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Valencia, Susana ALibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Diggs, Allen APool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Salazar, IgnacioMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Quito, VictorMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/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.