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
Vasquez, Matthew CLieutenant-EmtChicago Fire Department$151,338
Montiel Jr., RicardoLieutenant-EmtChicago Fire Department$151,338
Trampas, Joseph NLieutenant-EmtChicago Fire Department$151,338
Porras, RaulFirefighter (Per Arbitrators Award)-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$151,326
Rodriguez, Juan MParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$151,326
Garcia, Jose CFire Engineer-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$151,326
Soto, Ricardo CParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$151,326
Tobias, Brian AFire Engineer-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$151,326
Jezior, Michael JFire Engineer-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$151,326
Costello, Fred VFire Engineer-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$151,326
Gallegos, ArthurParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$151,326
Bornell, Robert PParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$151,326
Cerna, MarioFirefighter (Per Arbitrators Award)-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$151,326
Spalliero Jr, John FFire Engineer-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$151,326
Mathews, Le Rian KFirefighter (Per Arbitrators Award)-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$151,326
Reisner, Kevin RParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$151,326
Mc Gill, AndrewFirefighter (Per Arbitrators Award)-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$151,326
Stachura, Edward CParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$151,326
Bailey, Kimberly AParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$151,326
Middleton, Malik SFirefighter (Per Arbitrators Award)-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$151,326
Merritt, Larry LAsst Dir Of News AffairsChicago Fire Department$148,200
Basic, Paul JLieutenantChicago Fire Department$147,246
Fowler, Timothy JLieutenantChicago Fire Department$147,246
Beaton, Nicholas TParamedic I/C (Assigned As Training Instructor)Chicago Fire Department$147,246
Reidy, Brian MLieutenantChicago Fire Department$147,246
Bartecki, Debra LParamedic I/C (Assigned As Training Instructor)Chicago Fire Department$147,246
Barron, David MLieutenantChicago Fire Department$147,246
Goldsmith, DrewoneLieutenantChicago Fire Department$147,246
Powers, Christopher RParamedic I/C (Assigned As Training Instructor)Chicago Fire Department$147,246
Hogan, Michael PLieutenantChicago Fire Department$147,246
Walsh, Stephen LLieutenantChicago Fire Department$147,246
Jestadt, Jeffery SLieutenantChicago Fire Department$147,246
Bolar, Roderick LLieutenantChicago Fire Department$147,246
Burke, Julie AParamedic I/C (Assigned As Training Instructor)Chicago Fire Department$147,246
O Sullivan, Michael JLieutenantChicago Fire Department$147,246
Otero, Luis ALieutenantChicago Fire Department$147,246
Fischler, Michele CParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$147,024
Osborne, Eric SParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$147,024
Dodero, Timothy CParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$147,024
Pape, John SParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$147,024
Vuletic II, Anthony JFirefighter (Per Arbitrators Award)-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$147,024
O Donovan, JamesFirefighter (Per Arbitrators Award)-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$147,024
King, Joni LParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$147,024
Pratl, John CParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$147,024
Snyder, Anthony JParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$147,024
Moon, Michael CParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$147,024
Del Marto, Michael JFirefighter (Per Arbitrators Award)-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$147,024
Toman, Anthony MParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$147,024
Fortis, Joseph LFire Engineer-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$147,024
Malone, Karen MParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$147,024
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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.