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
Redmon, Dymphna HPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Thompson, Goldie TCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$20.25/hr
Quintana, Louis AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
White, LashannaEmergency Crew DispatcherDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Foster, Jvonne SCarpenterChicago Department Of Aviation$58.51/hr
Villa, EmilioPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Rutherford, Brian JFrm Of Laborer-ConcreteChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Braxton, LazerrrickFrm Of Laborer-ConcreteChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Escobedo Jr, RodrigoPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Szybkowski, John RMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Ramirez Quezada, Andres AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Byrd, Joshua JCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$23.15/hr
Klekoc, Gabriel MPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Mangan, John MAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Benkert, Mark AAldermanic AidePart timeCity Council$18.00/hr
Vargas Jr, GustavoMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Jackson, SamuelSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Rodriguez, EdwinMachinistDepartment Of Water Management$61.89/hr
Fitzgerald Jr, Michael ASteamfitterDepartment Of Water Management$62.50/hr
Collins, DerrickPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Peden, Kyla NLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Lino, TylerSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$32.10/hr
Oleary, ThomasMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Rodriguez, Elijah FGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Ingram, Lavell DPainterDepartment Of Water Management$56.30/hr
Salgado, Alejandro MAsphalt ForemanChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Kane, La Shon SMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Hill, Milan AConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Rocha, FernandoMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Rocha, FernandoMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Maldonado, Gwendolyn VConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Williams, PatriceTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Cipres, Sophia CLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Whitton, MadisonLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Torrez, ErasmoMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Pontarelli, AnthonyHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Rooney IV, William JChief StorekeeperChicago Department Of Aviation$54.10/hr
Ellis, LorenzoSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$32.10/hr
Reyes, Christopher LEquipment DispatcherDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$51.11/hr
Aranda, Victor RConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Tucker, Howard ELaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Doles, Jon SOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Karanikic, DejanLinemanChicago Department Of Transportation$67.18/hr
Evans, EvelynLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Diaz, MarcosAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Coleman, Derryl LElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Transportation$63.15/hr
Kowalisyn, Jeffrey JForeman Of Sewer BricklayersDepartment Of Water Management$60.29/hr
Williams, JeremyFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Rappold, James PEmergency Crew DispatcherDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Moore, Stacey DSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/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.