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
Pacella, Anthony JAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Handley, ArdellConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Davis, DonaldPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Sosa, David LHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Valenzuela Castro, RicardoTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Ebervein, Joseph WMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Garcia, Jonathan XHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Melero, HiginioFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Newell, Martin OliverHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Smith, Derrick ASanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Humphrey, MarcusElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Shaw, QuincyGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Unold, Daniel CSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Dorosz, GrzegorzHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Wilson, William TConstruction Laborer (Sub-Foreman)Department Of Water Management$53.80/hr
Rosas, EsperanzaSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Arroyo Navarro, Victor ACement FinisherChicago Department Of Transportation$57.10/hr
Hansen, Jacob ALibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Patterson, HollisStationary FiremanDepartment Of Water Management$44.76/hr
Arnold, CecilGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Norman, John MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Strong, CurtisSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Dukes, AnthonyElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Water Management$63.15/hr
Diaz, Jason NPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Veal, JohnardMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Reese, EdwardSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Williams, Elmer AStationary FiremanDepartment Of Water Management$44.76/hr
Velazquez, ArmandoNon-Cdl DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$36.67/hr
Adams, Quan RMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Johnson, DorthiaMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Cooper, Andre MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Kelly, Kevin JHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Burke, Tom COperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Lawson, Daija MConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Thompson, Arthur RConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Archie, Andrea JConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Trask, ClintonFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Johnson, Anthony LAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Dotson, Terrance LPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Lopez, OrasioConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Johnson, JeffreyLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Aviles, Omar JPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Hernandez, Jose LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Strawder, TyroneConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Lee, Jawanna MSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Soria, EfrainSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Turner, Walter EFrm Of Machinists - AutomotiveDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$65.89/hr
Norwoods, Joel LForeman Of SteamfittersChicago Department Of Aviation$65.50/hr
Simmons, Melissa LMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
O'Connor, DanielOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/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.