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
Sansone, Frank TConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
O Callaghan, Edmond FHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Johnson, Imesha LPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Campbell, Milton BElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Fabian, Michael RMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.98/hr
Davis, Jakkar OPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Nunez II, Eusebio SPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Wilbon, Malachi MLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$32.10/hr
Mcharland Jr, TyronneSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Ommundson, Arnold EFrm Of Electrical Mechanics (Auto)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$69.47/hr
Loosa, Gregory MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Sutton, Jerlene TSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Garza, Susan MLibrary Associate - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$32.30/hr
Nolan, Timothy JOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Torres, Carlos ELaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$31.80/hr
Rhoden, JuliaTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Prince III, GilBridge And Structural Iron WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$64.19/hr
Allen, DonnieTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Nixon, Alfreida ATraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Gonzalez, TeresaCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$23.15/hr
Pedraza, KainFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Lawrence, Clarence EMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Coffey, Edward LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$32.10/hr
Banda, ArturoSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Saar, RyanLibrary Clerk - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$22.82/hr
Monarrez, AlonsoOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Jackson, Crandall ZForeman Of Construction LaborersChicago Department Of Transportation$54.10/hr
Gavin, MorreketaSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Terry, Patrick NAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Ray, CoreyMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.98/hr
Wardlow, Meko RSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Wilson, FrankTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Kelly, Deandre SLamp Maintenance WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$52.40/hr
Moya, AbrahamConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Hosein, Kody ASanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Hodge, TamecaLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Kulovitz, Christopher WEquipment DispatcherDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$51.11/hr
Miles, Bobby RMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Wright, MaajidahHospitality WorkerPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$17.05/hr
Tillman, RobertSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Hudson, BrittanyTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Woodruff, Luther RNon-Cdl DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$36.67/hr
Howery, Kimaya LConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Tanon, Priscilla NCarpenterDepartment Of Water Management$58.51/hr
Applewhite Jr, DyrellCustodial WorkerDepartment Of Water Management$19.75/hr
Hinkle, Robert GConstruction LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Stachon, Stephen CLamp Maintenance WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$41.92/hr
Andrews, Sargon AMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Moore Jr, WardellPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Zavala, EduardoElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/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.