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
Flores, JuanTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Alvarado, Jorge MSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$51.39/hr
Harris, AnthonyLaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Camacho, AlbertoForeman Of Cement FinishersChicago Department Of Transportation$60.60/hr
Diaz, BennyPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Brewer, Joseph LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Lonzo, Paul DDispatcher - ConcreteChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Myers, Lotisha ACement FinisherChicago Department Of Transportation$57.10/hr
Guyton, Carl AConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Hill, Lavell CAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Warr, Dion SCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$20.75/hr
Hodges, Melvin KMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Banks, Larry DAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Rico-Mancilla, DanielConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$37.10/hr
Dobson, Frank LPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Rodriguez, RobertGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Daniels, Terrance JConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Ortega Jr, GregorioPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Murphy, Johnathan ROperating Engineer-Group CChicago Department Of Aviation$60.72/hr
Samano, Michael JBridge And Structural Iron WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$64.19/hr
Hughes-Brown, JamalSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Johnson, OliverConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Curry, DavidForeman Of Cement FinishersChicago Department Of Transportation$60.60/hr
Gandy, Terence SPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Leatherman, JamesForeman Of Water Pipe ConstructionDepartment Of Water Management$65.70/hr
Ball Jr, Charles EMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Williams, CalvinSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Torres, GilbertoOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Martinez, AntonioPlumberChicago Department Of Transportation$62.00/hr
Santiago, Dangelo LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Carrasquillo, AlbertoMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Gregory, ThomasHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Thompson, Nathan LElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Uribe, JesusCarpenterChicago Department Of Transportation$58.51/hr
Kelly, Tremain AElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Vargas, EduardoConstruction LaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$53.00/hr
Prats, GeorgeMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Dean, Kelly ALaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$44.45/hr
Bednarek, Mark BMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Dismuke, MarioMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Duran, Carlos AAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Marvin, Gage KTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Mcauliffe, Denis POperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Cortez, DanielMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Tellano, Steven MSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Rizzi, John MForeman Of LaborersDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$53.90/hr
Martinez, HectorPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Avila, SixtoConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Sanchez, SalvadorMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Ortiz, RafaelBricklayerDepartment 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.