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 Aug 29, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees matching4,7794,779 salaried · 0 hourly
Median salary$122,376salaried staff only (4,779)
Average salary$129,528highest $257,268
Median hourly ratehourly staff only (0)

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Chicago Fire Department

4,779 people
NameJob titlePay
Diaz, JavierLieutenant-EmtChicago Fire Department$161,232
Schopper, MichaelLieutenant-EmtChicago Fire Department$161,232
Abdellatif, Aref RLieutenant-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$161,970
Skalski, Robert ALieutenant-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$161,970
Griswold, Eric JLieutenant-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$161,970
Cardenas, KennethLieutenant-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$161,970
Florczak, Richard ELieutenant-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$161,970
Pilafas, Scott TLieutenant-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$161,970
Ward, Kevin WLieutenant-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$161,970
Moore, La TriceAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Fire Department$165,504
Vaci, Lisanne MDirector Of Professional Counseling ServicesChicago Fire Department$165,504
Browning, Kelly BAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$165,624
Talaga, BoguslawAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$165,624
Raymond, Jason WAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$165,624
Mc Cormick, Christopher LAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$165,624
Wilson, Anthony MAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$165,624
Johnson, Richard EAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$165,624
Ernst, Stacy AAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$165,624
Esters, Willie EAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$165,624
Graham, Robert LAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$165,624
Mc Aroy, Robert JAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$165,624
Allen, Alphonso JAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$165,624
Cruz, Pedro JAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$165,624
Howe, CatherineAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$165,624
Mc Laughlin, Michael JAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$165,624
Sergel, Christopher JAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$165,624
Hunter, Christopher HAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$165,624
Hugueth, Freida EAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$165,624
Murphy, Kevin WFaa Fire Training SpecialistChicago Fire Department$165,624
Spalliero, Heather MAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$165,624
Collins, Albert PAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$165,624
Medina, Albert EAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$165,624
Fichter, Zachary MAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$165,624
Kasper, Jason EAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$165,624
Ross, Coryanne MAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$165,624
Roan Jr, Robert FAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$165,624
Flores, WalterAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$165,624
Mc Nicholas, Daniel DAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$165,624
Summers, Joseph MAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$165,624
Weiss, Joel TAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$165,624
Ray, Kenneth EAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$165,624
Lemke, Joseph JLieutenant-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$167,214
Durbin, Jason RLieutenant-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$167,214
Mccollum, Patrick LLieutenant-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$167,214
Washington, DwayneLieutenant-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$167,214
Rosa, John RLieutenant-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$167,214
Lara, JorgeLieutenant-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$167,214
Sarnowsky, Christina MLieutenant-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$167,214
O Malley, Kevin MLieutenant-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$167,214
Moberg, Cynthia ALieutenant-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$167,214
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Aug 29, 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.