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 15, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,79224,863 salaried · 6,929 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,863)
Average salary$116,109highest $406,536
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,929)

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31,792 people
NameJob titlePay
Laurel, Norberto MForeman Of Motor Truck DriversDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$54.00/hr
Lewis, Gloria MFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Dawkins, AnthonySanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Siciliano, Joseph RMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Ruiz Jr, EloyAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Thuis, William JHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Alvarez, OrlandoPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Vazquez Diaz, OsvaldoGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Jacobs, Cameron TLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$44.45/hr
Jones, Calvin BCaulkerDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Thomas, Javaire LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Ponce De Leon, Rosa MPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Pittman, Joseph LPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Hernandez, IsraelSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Megaro, AnthonyForeman Of Water Pipe ConstructionDepartment Of Water Management$65.70/hr
Booth, JuanitaSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Yau, JamesonConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Perez, YadiraLibrary Associate - HourlyPart timeChicago Public Library$32.30/hr
White, Jerrica LTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Murphy, Andrew MTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Wilocki, MichaelElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Transportation$63.15/hr
Larson, Donald CMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.98/hr
Dismukes III, Erby LElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Clark, Arthur LForeman Of Cement FinishersChicago Department Of Transportation$60.60/hr
Chodor, Walter AMachinistOffice Of Public Safety Administration$61.89/hr
Ochoa, AlfonsoConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Chambers, Dana MPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Luna, AlbertoMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Nelson, Denarie LGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Johnson, Kenon JCement FinisherChicago Department Of Transportation$57.10/hr
Suleiman, Justin NPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Flores, EdwardLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Williams, LoreeseTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Zavala, DanielHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$68.80/hr
Caraballo, Pablo NFrm Of Machinists - AutomotiveDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$65.89/hr
Groh, Joseph JAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Chesniak, Paul JMachinistDepartment Of Water Management$61.89/hr
Arocho, AlbertoMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Davis, Steven RMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Jones, Richard ELaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Washington, Bryant LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Soriano, GisselleLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Barajas, Raul CMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Johnican, Anthony DMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Hernandez, SantiagoElectrical MechanicOffice Of Public Safety Administration$63.15/hr
Gibbs, HiawathaPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Leonard, Michael BHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Macon, Michael TSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Kozlowski, David MForeman Of MachinistsDepartment Of Water Management$65.89/hr
Mckendrick, Adam RMachinist (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 15, 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.