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 28, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees matching4,7804,780 salaried · 0 hourly
Median salary$122,376salaried staff only (4,780)
Average salary$129,517highest $257,268
Median hourly ratehourly staff only (0)

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Chicago Fire Department

4,780 people
NameJob titlePay
Lynch, Daniel JCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Walsh, Joseph ECaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Syring, James MCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Inniss, Russell RCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Heneghan, Patrick KCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Fitzsimmons, Brendan JCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Mulhern Jr, Thomas PCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Convey, John FCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Walton, Daryl DCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Dryden, Matthew PCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Mc Phillips, Timothy JCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Mc Donough, Brian MCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Arvesen, William JCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Butler, Sean GCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Mcquillan, Sean PCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Mullaghy, James MCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Vegas, Christopher JCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
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
Sipusich, Michael JAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$170,700
Tiberi Jr, Robert JAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$170,700
Walsh, James PCaptainChicago Fire Department$170,700
Stopka, Robert ACaptainChicago Fire Department$170,700
Graham, Charles EAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$170,700
Steinmetz, Christopher JCaptainChicago Fire Department$170,700
Rienks, Anthony JCaptainChicago Fire Department$170,700
Howe, Melanie LAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$170,700
Bowen, DarvellAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$170,700
Orzechowski, ThomasFaa Fire Training SpecialistChicago Fire Department$170,700
Staehle, Paul CAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$170,700
Paolucci, FrancescoCaptainChicago Fire Department$170,700
Whiteside, Donnie RAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$170,700
Snarskis, Edward VAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$170,700
Miller, Jermaine DCaptainChicago Fire Department$170,700
Price, Michael SCaptainChicago Fire Department$170,700
Hutchinson, Jill MAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$170,700
Reynolds III, RoscoeAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$170,700
Root, Gerald IAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$170,700
Gembala, Robert MFaa Fire Training SpecialistChicago Fire Department$170,700
Galvez, Juan RAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$170,700
Crowley, Richard EAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$170,700
Walsh, Jennifer MAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$170,700
Johnson, Dorian RLieutenant (Assigned As Training Instructor)Chicago Fire Department$170,700
Luckies, Darrenella YAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$170,700
Cowley, Keith EAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$170,700
Regnier, Scott MCaptainChicago Fire Department$170,700
Oates, Theodore KLieutenant-Emt (Assigned As Training Instructor)Chicago Fire Department$170,520
Holder, Dwayne LCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$170,520
Godinez, JuanCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$170,520
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Aug 28, 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.