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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All employees

31,792 people
NameJob titlePay
Barley, AngilenaLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Caston, Michael DCement FinisherChicago Department Of Transportation$57.10/hr
Mackowiak, DanielElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Ortega, IsidroLamp Maintenance WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$41.92/hr
White, KennethOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Sterling, DarrylGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Bracey, Atalaya JTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Plair, ArticePool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Lugo, AlejandroOperating Engineer-Group CDepartment Of Water Management$60.72/hr
Morris, Wanda JPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Garcia, Arturo EGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Mcdaniel, ErikTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Hernandez, Adan RLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$42.40/hr
Manuel, AndreSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Burnette, Valentino JPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Garcia, SerafinForeman Of Electrical MechanicsDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$69.47/hr
Anderson Jr, Ernest LCaulkerDepartment Of Water Management$55.80/hr
Buenaflor, Juan Carlo PMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Pinex, Dennis CMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Johnson, IrvinMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Marshall, Douglas LTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Finley, Kevin DAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Sydnor III, FrazerElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Jackson, Ted EPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Ali, FariSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Castro, Julianna MPool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Gonzalez, AlexisConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Hagood, Bryant BLinemanChicago Department Of Transportation$67.18/hr
Luevanos, PedroDispatcher - ConcreteChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Smith Jr, Anthony TElectrical MechanicDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Carey, Patrick WPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Lowery, MartinElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Johnson, LatonyaSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Mitchell, Joyce SConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Lopez, EduardoConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Poindexter, Bobby LSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Batiz, AlfonsoTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Anderson, Willie JSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Hernandez, ChaveloMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Cronin, Timothy TTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Trueblood, Taryn LLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$19.05/hr
Sullivan, Jamie LAnimal Care Clerk - HourlyPart timeChicago Animal Care And Control$29.41/hr
Crespo, SamuelCarpenterChicago Department Of Aviation$58.51/hr
Munoz, PedroConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Emery, Kevin OTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Clifford, Donesha BConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Robinson, John MOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Water Management$63.92/hr
Pugh, Tarik KElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Annerino, AnthonySanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Seldon, Delphine CSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/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.