Ever wonder how much a City of Chicago worker makes?

[willie pete]

Here ya go, seems like Big Daddy Rhaum is fulfilling a campaign promise to run a transparent gov't so he's listed ALL Chicago city workers salaries.....

http://data.cityofchicago.org/Government/Current-Employee-Names-Salaries-and-Position-Title/r3km-swf6?

[mamboni]

Overall, the salaries seem reasonable. I'll guess that Californika's are double on average.

[iOWNme]

$80k average for a Policy Enforcement Revenue Generating Agent?

[mamboni]

$80k average for a Policy Enforcement Revenue Generating Agent?

Did you mean to say "Meter Maid?";D

[Horn]

They have to make that Sanitation Laborer Job look sweet at $65k.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvN8BNCdeN8

[madfranks]

Overall, the salaries seem reasonable. I'll guess that Californika's are double on average.

You're jiving us! Reasonable? A "Water Rate Taker" pulls in $81k, a "coordinator of community services" pulling in $70k, a "truck driver" making $70k. These are all jobs that uneducated high school dropouts take, and such unskilled work shouldn't pay out this much money. In the private sector a simple unskilled labor like this would pay minimum wage.

[mamboni]

Yo holmes! My momma didn't raise no jive turkey! Listen up blood: minimum wage ain't gonna buy you no fried chicken and grape soda, you dig?;D

Seriously, given the cost of living in a big city like Chicago, these salaries aren't unreasonable. That's not to say that government isn't bloated with an excess of 'make-work' jobs - it is and that is the real problem. I'd wager that government payrolls could be cut in half if government workers had to match the productivity per worker in the private sector.

Miniumum wage? Who could live on that except a unmarried kid living at home with mom and dad?

[Awoke]

If people are hating on these salaries, it's only because they themselves are being shorthanded.

It's tough enough to live the "American Dream" on those wages listed, never mind trying to live the dream on less.

[vacuum]

Plus...how much would you ask for if you had to work in Chicago?

[JohnQPublic]

SOLIS, DANIEL S, ALDERMAN, CITY COUNCIL, $108,086.00
SOLIS MAYA D, ASST TO ALDERMAN, CITY COUNCIL, $78,120

hmmm....

[Dogman]

SOLIS, DANIEL S, ALDERMAN, CITY COUNCIL, $108,086.00
SOLIS MAYA D, ASST TO ALDERMAN, CITY COUNCIL, $78,120

hmmm....

In a bunch of places that would be slightly illegal.

[joboo]

SOLIS, DANIEL S, ALDERMAN, CITY COUNCIL, $108,086.00
SOLIS MAYA D, ASST TO ALDERMAN, CITY COUNCIL, $78,120

hmmm....

78K a year to surf the web, make coffee, and print memo's.

[mick silver]

and we wonder why this country is in the shape it in . there no way in hell should some of the people working for the gov there make this kind of paper

[Horn]

The big difference is the pension after 20yrs. you'll never find those anymore in the private sector.

[osoab]

Hey, those political cronies need to have the dough for the campaign contributions. One big circle jerk.