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 matching12,16012,124 salaried · 36 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (12,124)
Average salary$118,203highest $233,676
Median hourly rate$17.05/hrhourly staff only (36)

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Chicago Police Department

12,160 people
NameJob titlePay
Purches, Matthew CSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Putrow, Michael GSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Scapardine, Michael JSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Morales, WilliamSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Brogan, Kelly KSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Murphy, Cullen TSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Collins, Michael KSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Flatley, SebastianSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Camarillo Jr, RodolfoSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Bush, Gary SSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Rewers, Ronald PSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Merida, Emily MSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Sedlacek, Paul MSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Richardson, Phillip OSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Orozco, AbelSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Costello, Michael NSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Davey Jr, Thomas DSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Daquilante, Matthew JSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Killen, Kevin MSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Hickey, James RSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Van Slyke, ClaireSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Brannigan, Michael JSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Padar, James WSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Diaz, JoshuaExplosives Technician IChicago Police Department$152,010
Ganiyu, Vaughn CAsst General CounselChicago Police Department$151,212
Ahern, Thomas JAsst Dir Of News AffairsChicago Police Department$148,200
Tiger Williams, La Vesha NYouth Services CoordChicago Police Department$148,056
Said, Wasim MSergeantChicago Police Department$147,252
Larson, Chris LSergeantChicago Police Department$147,252
Leon, LisettSergeantChicago Police Department$147,252
Gorzkowski, Timothy ESergeantChicago Police Department$147,252
Koegler, Matt TExplosives Technician IChicago Police Department$147,252
Rubald, Zachary QSergeantChicago Police Department$147,252
Shoup, Robert SSergeantChicago Police Department$147,252
Flores, Cynthia MSergeantChicago Police Department$147,252
Dworakowski, ChristopherSergeantChicago Police Department$147,252
Hampton, LisaSergeantChicago Police Department$147,252
Stevens, Matthew CSergeantChicago Police Department$147,252
Sanchez, Catherine KSergeantChicago Police Department$147,252
Gonzalez, Renee ASergeantChicago Police Department$147,252
Finley, Timothy PSergeantChicago Police Department$147,252
Gaines, Michael CSergeantChicago Police Department$147,252
Palmer, Melissa LSergeantChicago Police Department$147,252
Shrake, Michael KSergeantChicago Police Department$147,252
Ontiveros, GenaSergeantChicago Police Department$147,252
Piesiewicz, ArthurSergeantChicago Police Department$147,252
Martinez Jr, Jorge ASergeantChicago Police Department$147,252
Rodriguez, Nina LSergeantChicago Police Department$147,252
Mcgrew, David SSergeantChicago Police Department$147,252
Ford, Charles RExplosives Technician IChicago Police Department$147,252
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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.