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
Lopez Rocha, Jose FHoisting Engineer - MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$71.80/hr
Weathers, Charlie RMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Minter, KatinaConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Ramirez, Gustavo DAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Sheppard, John AForeman Of Sewer CleaningDepartment Of Water Management$65.70/hr
Bressanelli, Michael ABlacksmithDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$59.10/hr
Hill, KejuanGeneral Laborer - AviationChicago Department Of Aviation$27.16/hr
Alcala, Jose PCaulkerDepartment Of Water Management$55.80/hr
Lynn, Daniel MForeman Of CarpentersChicago Department Of Transportation$61.01/hr
Echevarria, EduardoPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Raz, Brian POperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Sanders, Alicia LMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Lane, Michael JElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Stathas, Peter TMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Aguilar, RobertMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Felton, Kevin MAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$70.31/hr
Johnson, Tabari JAsphalt ForemanChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Clark, Jerome JCarpenterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$58.51/hr
Boyd, Absalom KTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.97/hr
Tucker, Maurice JSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Waddy, Todd YConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Robinson Jr, Sean CElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Mccarthy, Michael PHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Zuniga, Juan RMachinistDepartment Of Water Management$61.89/hr
Mazurkiewicz, ZbigniewMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Tarasiewicz, Phillip PForeman Of Motor Truck DriversChicago Department Of Transportation$54.00/hr
Sanchez, John GForeman Of Custodial WorkersChicago Department Of Aviation$23.55/hr
Hernandez, PedroLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$42.40/hr
Traylor, Bahshi RSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Neven, David JLinemanChicago Department Of Transportation$67.18/hr
Morrow, Teresa MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Kozla, JamesTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Coyne, John AConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Vazquez Araujo, Giovanni KLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Stroud Jr, James EWater Meter MachinistDepartment Of Water Management$53.50/hr
Rivera, SandraMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Teune, JosephOperating Engineer-Group CChicago Department Of Aviation$60.72/hr
Jones, Trinity LBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Marano, Paul DOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Barbara, Vito RHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Perez Aguilar, FredyCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$20.75/hr
Fleming, Thomas AOperating Engineer-Group CChicago Department Of Aviation$60.72/hr
Sullivan, John MOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Dupart, Derek AMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Weiss, Matthew NHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Russell Jr, James WPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Talley, KristinProgram AidePart timeChicago Police Department$17.05/hr
Rounds, FrancesConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Sanchez, Juan MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Bailey, RonaldFleet Services SupvsrDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$36.17/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.