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
Orozco, Eva LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Holmes, Brian TConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Ambriz, FranciscoGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Boston, JonathanLaborer - TraineePart timeDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$17.05/hr
Carrero, William VTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Platt, PatrickOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Burdette, AntjuanElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Gee, Marcus AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Biondo, John JFrm Of Laborer-ConcreteChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Butz, Bruno JOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Phillips, Margo SMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Narducy, MichelleForeman Of LinemenChicago Department Of Transportation$73.73/hr
Willis, GaryConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Mitchell, Marquietta RMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Ruiz, Juan MMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Pizzi, John AMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Davis, RomaineMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Holt, Kendall MElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Alford, Cory AElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Arroyo, DiegoLaborer - TraineePart timeDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$17.05/hr
Rodriguez, OracioMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Doyle, Matthew PForeman Of Architectural Iron WorkersChicago Department Of Transportation$65.36/hr
Szorc, Michael JForeman Of Construction LaborersDepartment Of Water Management$54.10/hr
Tarde, RodolfoPainterDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$56.30/hr
Castillo, DavidFrm Of Machinists - AutomotiveDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$65.89/hr
Miti, Joshua AConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Galloway, Rory AOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Reynolds, DavionLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$31.80/hr
Corbett, John TMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Carrillo, EricFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Johnson III, EugeneWater Meter MachinistDepartment Of Water Management$53.50/hr
Rios, HectorLaborer - TraineePart timeDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$17.05/hr
Johnson, Tikina LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Biega, Paschan JMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Villanueva Uriostegui, Danny AOperating Engineer-Group CChicago Department Of Aviation$60.72/hr
Brown, Mitchell LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Holden, Latin LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Plotke Jr, WilliamPainterChicago Department Of Aviation$56.30/hr
Mcmaster, Raymond HCement FinisherChicago Department Of Transportation$57.10/hr
Brodlo, Isabella MAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$80.00/hr
Rotondo, VirgilPainterChicago Department Of Aviation$56.30/hr
Thomas, Marcquis CSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Rybski, Paul MHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Hickey, Timothy RLaborerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$53.00/hr
Koch, Grazyna EMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Vujovic, MarkoElectrical MechanicOffice Of Public Safety Administration$63.15/hr
Cruz, JasonConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Cristobal, FrancoOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Donahue, John BForeman Of SteamfittersDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$65.50/hr
Negrete, JorgeDispatcher - ArboristDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$53.00/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.