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
Hawkins, Esther MPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Clemons, LionellMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Macedo, JavierMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Scott, Bahadar MSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Stanton, MalikLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Biondo, Anthony ASign HangerChicago Department Of Transportation$45.48/hr
Arteaga, MichaelSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Raslan, OmarHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Mcgleam, Robert KHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Miceli, Nicholas MFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Bailey, NathanielMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Rojas, AdrianPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Cherry, Terrah BConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Bertoni, Michael JMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Vega, DeniseConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Roth, Michael MLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Ross, EricSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Binion, JamesLaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Merritte, Vail CElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Transportation$63.15/hr
Sanderson Jr, CarlOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Misch, JohnHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$68.80/hr
Betka, MichaelCarpenterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$58.51/hr
Davenport, MelvinPlumberDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$62.00/hr
Boblewski, Nicholas AHoisting EngineerChicago Department Of Aviation$68.80/hr
Winfield, Lamar RPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Kendricks, Thomiya TConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Korzin Jr, Fred MConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Zaragoza, SalvadorLamp Maintenance WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$47.16/hr
Jimenez, EdwardMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Price, Kerwin LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Conway, ColinForeman Of Electrical MechanicsDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$69.47/hr
Stachula, Ryan JCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$21.25/hr
Baez Jr, DavidPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Martinez, Lawrence JMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Jackson, RayontaeGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Patton, Arthur LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$51.39/hr
Oyeleye, Oludele NElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Simmons, Michael WSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Bania, Nicholas FStationary FiremanChicago Department Of Aviation$44.76/hr
Mcdowell, Marshall NConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Herrera, TiburcioOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Wind, Frederick JLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Chan, John LMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Zeni, Mohammad SFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Pacheco, Genaro IFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Rosenquist, Robert AElectrical MechanicOffice Of Public Safety Administration$63.15/hr
Chavez Gonzalez, ArturoPainterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$56.30/hr
Deborah, MarvalynnMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Drawant, Jeffrey POperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Lopez, SamuelMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/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.