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
Lanehart Jr, LedaleGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Schaffer, Donald KPainterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$56.30/hr
Clemon, MarcellOperating Engineer-Group ADepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.92/hr
Garcia, RicardoLaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Hightower, Dwayne AHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$68.80/hr
Hingleton, Timothy DSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Ventura, XavierGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Najjar, LuciaAsphalt LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Perry, Thomas GHoisting EngineerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$68.80/hr
Sobieck, John HForeman Of LinemenChicago Department Of Transportation$73.73/hr
Mayberry, MichaelMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Madison II, Michael JStationary FiremanChicago Department Of Aviation$44.76/hr
Snowden, Verdis LForeman Of Custodial WorkersChicago Department Of Aviation$23.55/hr
Frausto, HugoMachinistDepartment Of Water Management$61.89/hr
Arredondo, GabrielAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Salone, Terrance TSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Janeteas, NicholasSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$37.04/hr
Leon, HeribertoConstruction LaborerDepartment Of Water Management$53.00/hr
Cooley, Vickie RSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Daly, Joseph SSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Aguayo, ErikLinemanChicago Department Of Transportation$67.18/hr
Alvarez Jr, RaulSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Przyby, Wayne PWater Meter MachinistDepartment Of Water Management$53.50/hr
Pup, AlexEquipment Dispatcher I/CDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$52.87/hr
Dukes, JamesLamp Maintenance WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$47.16/hr
Martinez Ortiz, RafaelMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Long, GilbertElectrical MechanicChicago Department Of Aviation$63.15/hr
Rolon, Frankie JTree TrimmerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.97/hr
Ortiz, RomanPainterDepartment Of Water Management$56.30/hr
Clay, Antonio CLaborer (Bureau Of Electricity)Office Of Public Safety Administration$53.00/hr
Arrington, JanetSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Lampignano, ItaloMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Water Management$50.23/hr
Molina, Juan RMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Morabito, Joseph GAsst Chief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$70.31/hr
Dowling, Christopher MConcrete LaborerChicago Department Of Transportation$53.00/hr
Powers, William MLaborerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$53.00/hr
Moreno, AlfredoStores LaborerChicago Department Of Aviation$53.00/hr
Cruz, GerardoSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Atwater, Barbara APool Motor Truck DriverChicago Department Of Transportation$50.23/hr
Juarez, Edgar MLaborer - TraineePart timeDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$17.05/hr
Cotton, Elijah JGeneral Laborer - DssDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$27.16/hr
Gopar, AlvaroElectrical Mechanic (Automotive)Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$63.15/hr
Mitchell, JoshuaSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Buie, Lou BFoster GrandparentPart timeDepartment Of Family And Support Services$4.73/hr
Perez, Kenneth BMotor Truck DriverDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$50.23/hr
Phillips, AnnetteSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
Czaja, Brett ACarpenterChicago Department Of Aviation$58.51/hr
Pannarale, JosephPainterChicago Department Of Transportation$56.30/hr
Baca, Carlos HSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$44.45/hr
Montilla, Anthony FBricklayerDepartment Of Water Management$54.81/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.