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 matching6864 salaried · 4 hourly
Median salary$102,588salaried staff only (64)
Average salary$115,825highest $200,856
Median hourly rate$17.05/hrhourly staff only (4)

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Department Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events

68 people
NameJob titlePay
Linzy, Katrina MSenior Administrative AssistantDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$70,752
Ramirez-Smith, BriannaCultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$71,772
Bahow, Anna CCultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$71,772
Atkinson, LisaCultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$71,772
Trevino, Angela LStaff AsstDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$74,172
Dunne, MaureenCultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$75,180
Powell, Ajani ZCultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$75,180
Baldwin, RashanahCultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$75,180
Lewis, Mya ACurator Of ExhibitsDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$75,180
Shiplett, BenjaminCultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$75,180
Peterson, Alton DPolicy AnalystDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$78,768
Wells, VictoriaSponsorship CoordinatorDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$78,768
Lopez, Maria DPolicy AnalystDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$78,768
Bailey, Angela RChief Voucher ExpediterDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$81,324
Ojeda, Joshua ACultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$82,524
Williams, Maici EExec Administrative Asst IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$82,524
Davis, Saudia APolicy AnalystDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$82,524
Carrera, Sandra YCultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$82,524
Pavkovic, Maria Rosario JCultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$82,524
Jackson, Camille FCultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$82,524
Olson, Timothy WCultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$85,548
Washington, Darryl CPublic Relations CoordDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$87,684
Goebel, Joanna LCultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$88,560
Butler, Nikki SCultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$88,560
Brown, Jennifer LCultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$88,560
Freeman-Lambert, Kiesha AAdministrative Services Officer IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$89,244
Chavez, DavidCultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$92,700
Friel, Susan ACultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$92,700
Mason, Nathan ACultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$97,164
Thomfohrda, Melissa AProjects AdministratorDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$100,776
Cerritos, RogelioCultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$101,796
Obafemi-Adewale, MayowaContracts CoordDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$102,588
Pappalas, VivianProjects AdministratorDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$116,976
Zboril, Nora APublic Relations Rep III - ExcldDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$116,976
Ross, Lydia KProjects AdministratorDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$116,976
Walls, Jacquelyn LExec Administrative Asst IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$116,976
Carlson, Amanda LProjects AdministratorDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$116,976
Gayles, LamarProgram Dir - Cultural AffairsDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$125,316
Partynski, Julie GSponsorship CoordinatorDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$128,316
Reyes Brown, Laura CProject CoordDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$130,668
Youngblood, Janeth CProgram Coord - Special EventsDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$140,796
Jacob, ChristineProgram Coord - Special EventsDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$140,796
Swinney, Brett DProgram Dir - Cultural AffairsDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$141,660
Tortolero, Carlos CProgram Dir - Cultural AffairsDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$141,660
Fox, JoshuaProgram Dir - Cultural AffairsDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$141,660
Gibson, Acasia AProgram Dir - Cultural AffairsDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$141,660
Grais, Betsey GProgram Director Special EventsDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$151,212
Cazares, MonicaDirector Of FinanceDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$151,212
Melgar, Lionel CData Services AdministratorDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$157,332
Trejo Lozano, Laura PProgram Dir - Cultural AffairsDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$157,980
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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.