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
Keys, SavonMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Lopez, Randall HMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Sims Jr, Walter LForeman Of LaborersDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$53.90/hr
Chur, Edgar OTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.97/hr
Fry, Aqueela JSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$32.10/hr
Rodriguez, SydneyLibrary PagePart timeChicago Public Library$17.70/hr
Contreras, Giovanni JConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Perez, Alfredo ICarpenterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$58.51/hr
Shafter, Curtis ASanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Griffith, Darrell DFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Hawkins, Charde MCustodial WorkerChicago Department Of Aviation$19.75/hr
Burton, Johnathan IForeman Of Water Pipe ConstructionDepartment Of Water Management$65.70/hr
Simpson, RodneyMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Galey, James WMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Ganshirt, Frank GConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Holt, ShaunConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Friend, Torrance JElectronics TechnicianDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Jimenez, Pedro DConstruction LaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$53.00/hr
Perez, BenjaminMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Sangster, Shanice LMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Lennon, Joseph RForeman Of Electrical MechanicsDepartment Of Water Management$69.47/hr
Garcia, RaulMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Lapalermo, Robert AMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.98/hr
Barnett, Cristoper JSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Perry, Jordan AConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Dean, Al-JamurHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$68.80/hr
Murphy Jr, Kenneth RMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Mulheron, Kevin PConstruction LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Medina, IgnacioLaborer - TraineePart timeDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$17.05/hr
Denne, Maurice DMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Price, StevenConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Smith, SherwynOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Johnson, Brian JSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Jones, PhillipSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Mcdonald III, Joseph TMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Pearson, Philip NEquipment DispatcherDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$51.11/hr
Villarreal III, RaulMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Elders, Julius AConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Torres, JorgeForeman Of Cement FinishersChicago Department Of Transportation$60.60/hr
Zanin, Kevin MMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Lewis, Reginald AForeman Of LaborersChicago Department Of Transportation$53.90/hr
Wlodarek, Ronald JCarpenterChicago Department Of Aviation$58.51/hr
Townsend Gatewood, Tameka LMotor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Aviation$50.23/hr
Abbatacola, Robert JElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Rollins Jr, Antonio DSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$35.84/hr
Matthews, Alexandria AFleet Services AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$34.66/hr
Shaw, ClydeMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Rivera, Joshua BOperating Engineer-Group AChicago Department Of Aviation$63.92/hr
Zuniga, Luis UPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/hr
Valdez III, JosephPlumberDepartment Of Water Management$62.00/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.