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
Employees31,75524,845 salaried · 6,910 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,845)
Average salary$115,983highest $360,504
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,910)

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NameJob titlePay
Peters, Roel JAirport Information AmbassadorChicago Department Of Aviation$56,124
Leki Albano, JamalAirport Information AmbassadorChicago Department Of Aviation$56,124
Mcintyre, Ashley LCollections RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$56,124
Pittman, Tangela NAdministrative AssistantOffice Of Public Safety Administration$56,124
Young, Renita JPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$56,124
Torres, Cynthia YPayment Services RepresentativeOffice Of City Clerk$56,124
Brennan, Helen DPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$56,124
Germany, Grover WProperty Custodian - Auto PoundDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$56,124
Figueroa, SaulHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$56,124
Ector, JanettePolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$56,124
Gonzalez, EduardoCollections RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$56,124
Fleming, Ida SAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Finance$56,124
Griffin, Sandra MPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$56,124
Griffin, Sherita LPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$56,124
Skotzko, Judith LAirport Information AmbassadorChicago Department Of Aviation$56,124
Williams, Deontae YAdministrative AssistantOffice Of Public Safety Administration$56,124
Edwards, Patrick DAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Law$56,124
Calhoun, Carlita MPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$56,124
Mejia, Xochitl MPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$56,124
Stewart, AishaHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$56,124
Tocheck Bathon, Kelly TPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$56,124
Moratto, Mags JAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Aviation$56,124
Adardour, FatimaAirport Information AmbassadorChicago Department Of Aviation$56,124
Gallegos, LorenaAirport Information AmbassadorChicago Department Of Aviation$56,124
Thomas, Rayvon VPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$56,124
Kemper, Michell LHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$56,124
Perry, Reilly DBehavioral Health AssistantChicago Department Of Public Health$56,124
Byrd, Helen LAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Aviation$56,124
Santos, Lillian IAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Aviation$56,124
Vaughan, Gabrielle NAnimal Control OfficerChicago Animal Care And Control$56,328
Terrell, Sundra LDetention AideChicago Police Department$56,328
Vance, TamaraDetention AideChicago Police Department$56,328
Brewer, Michelle LDetention AideChicago Police Department$56,328
Lewis, Sharon MDetention AideChicago Police Department$56,328
Cantu Jr, EleazarField Supvsr I - Parking EnforcementDepartment Of Finance$56,328
Alvarado, NarcisoAnimal Control OfficerChicago Animal Care And Control$56,328
Sanders, Johnathan KSupervising Traffic Control AideOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$56,328
Butkus, Michelle MAnimal Control OfficerChicago Animal Care And Control$56,328
Velez Jr, Ricael NField Supvsr I - Parking EnforcementDepartment Of Finance$56,328
Correa, Daniel LAnimal Control OfficerChicago Animal Care And Control$56,328
Pena, PriscilaStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$56,664
Moreno, SantosStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$56,664
Chebuhar, Andrew JLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$56,712
Potts, Maria SeleneLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$56,712
Miller, Ashley TLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$56,712
Pacira, JohnLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$56,712
Holmes, Lionel JLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$56,712
Smeriglio, SilvioLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$56,712
Vancant, BriannaLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$56,712
Jackson, SonyaLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$56,712
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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.