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
Ayala, Rafael RSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Giovenco, Giovanni JHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Kavanagh, Stephen DElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Frobes, James EConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Hardin, ChristopherBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Vari, Christopher TElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Easter, Mario AGeneral Laborer - AviationChicago Department Of Aviation$27.16/hr
Sanchez, DanielConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Reilly, James PMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Allen Jr, Tylus LLamp Maintenance WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$41.92/hr
Weathers, Adonus AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Gramza, Zachary JMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Marrero Berrios, Eric JMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Williams, Kenneth AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Ochoa, Hector AAsphalt ForemanChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Ramirez, DavidConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Ramirez Jr, PedroMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Law, Steven RHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Tenuto Jr, Vincent PMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Robinson, KentrellStudent InternPart timeDepartment Of Human Resources$17.05/hr
Cruz Zavala, JonathanMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Mata, Matthew JSteamfitterChicago Department Of Aviation$62.50/hr
Woods, Koreon CGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Barbee, Andrea SEmergency Crew DispatcherDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Postilion-Lopez, Alison GLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Jones, Stacey LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Padilla, HomeroPlumberDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$62.00/hr
Brown, James ELaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Collins, MarkPainterChicago Department Of Transportation$56.30/hr
Esters Jr, TerrellGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Geno, William DSheet Metal WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$56.85/hr
Lewis, Eric KMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Flynn, Kenneth MElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Fallon, Mark TMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Petro, Bradley SEquipment DispatcherDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$51.11/hr
Genaro Jr, Steven NSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Zamora, Hector MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Ware III, Maurice OSign HangerChicago Department Of Transportation$40.93/hr
Mcgee, EricMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Kearns, Lawrence KMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Evans, John EMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Carroll, Mike PSteamfitterChicago Department Of Transportation$62.50/hr
Harrison, Willie HCement FinisherChicago Department Of Transportation$57.10/hr
Devito, Andrew MConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Davis Sr, Djuan TMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Hammond, Darryl LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Richards, Timothy MSteamfitterChicago Department Of Aviation$62.50/hr
Fenton, CurtisConstruction Laborer (Sub-Foreman)Department Of Water Management$53.80/hr
Shepherd, RonaldAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Saldivar, RubenBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/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.