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
Walsh, Jennifer MAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$170,700
Steinmetz, Christopher JCaptainChicago Fire Department$170,700
Whiteside, Donnie RAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$170,700
Johnson, Dorian RLieutenant (Assigned As Training Instructor)Chicago Fire Department$170,700
Galvez, Juan RAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$170,700
Cowley, Keith EAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$170,700
Howe, Melanie LAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$170,700
Miller, Jermaine DCaptainChicago Fire Department$170,700
Gembala, Robert MFaa Fire Training SpecialistChicago Fire Department$170,700
Casey, Brian MAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Fire Department$172,728
Cogswell, Paul BAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Fire Department$172,728
Farrell, Joanne MDir Of Ems ComplianceChicago Fire Department$172,728
Mc Donough, Brian MCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Ortega, JairoCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Murphy, Joseph MCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Morris, Robert FCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Sewnig, James RCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Miller, Paul MCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Walton, Daryl DCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Heneghan, Patrick KCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Mc Phillips, Timothy JCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Vegas, Christopher JCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Irwin, Richard PCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Mcquillan, Sean PCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Syring, James MCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Lynch, Daniel JCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Dalton, James MCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Nolan, William VCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Calderisi, Michael DCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Rowan, Michael RCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
O Donnell, Thomas MCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Sheridan, Paul ACaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Brant, Peter WCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Dobson, Antwan LCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Walsh, Joseph ECaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Mullaghy, James MCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Sobolewski, Eric CCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Convey, John FCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Arvesen, William JCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Dryden, Matthew PCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Fitzsimmons, Brendan JCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Inniss, Russell RCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Reilly, Terrance PCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Calcagno, Guido JCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Mcgarvey, John RCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Grande, Christopher SCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Mulhern Jr, Thomas PCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Butler, Sean GCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Taylor, Darren LCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Kading, Michael PCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
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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.