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
Bolling, Terrence SEquipment DispatcherDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$51.11/hr
Dicristina, Michael FConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Metoyer, Farley JMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.98/hr
Timbo, Erik CElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Vega, MarioPainterChicago Department Of Aviation$56.30/hr
Flores, FidelSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Black, KevinConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Medina, MarcosMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Taghon, JonPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Talison Jr, CalvinLaborer - ApprenticeDepartment Of Water Management$47.70/hr
Ryan, David EHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Arakelov, GeorgeOperating Engineer-Group CChicago Department Of Aviation$60.72/hr
Hogans, Tyrika NSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Greene, Jimmy EPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Young, EboneHospitality WorkerPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$17.05/hr
Dunaj, JohnMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Cruz, WilfredoMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Tripp, Julian JAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Jimenez, JimmyMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Holcombe, Larry JBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/hr
Waitkus, NoelPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Chambers, Alvin LMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Jackson, Don TLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Ayala, CandidoMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Powell, Carl JAsst Chief Operating EngineerChicago Department Of Aviation$70.31/hr
Isovski, MuametConstruction Laborer (Sub-Foreman)Department Of Water Management$53.80/hr
Swift, Glenn JForeman Of Motor Truck DriversDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$54.00/hr
Macedo, MoisesMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Atwater, ShatoniaTraffic Control Aide-HourlyPart timeOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$25.54/hr
Shaw Jr., Bryan RLaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$49.39/hr
Conner, Lindell AMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Davis, Lloyd JMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Camarillo, MichaelPool Motor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Warrior, JuanPolice CadetPart timeChicago Police Department$17.05/hr
Foerster, Douglas FMotor Truck DriverChicago Public Library$51.99/hr
Halley, Daniel JOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Barnes, William EElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Lyons, Sean JHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Flores, ArmandoPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Scarborough, LashaunMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Jones, SierraStudent InternPart timeDepartment Of Housing$17.05/hr
Terrell, Helen NEquipment DispatcherDepartment Of Water Management$51.11/hr
Ramos, Vincent APolice CadetPart timeChicago Police Department$17.05/hr
Fleming, Brendan LOperating Engineer-Group AChicago Department Of Aviation$63.92/hr
Novickas, Raymond RSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Wallace, ErickPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Owens, Keenan LMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Vicencio, RommelMachinist (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$61.89/hr
Young, LorenzoBooter - ParkingDepartment Of Finance$46.71/hr
Riofrio, Christian GSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/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.