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 30, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,75524,844 salaried · 6,911 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,844)
Average salary$115,978highest $360,504
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,911)

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NameJob titlePay
Godinez, AngelicaLibrarian IVChicago Public Library$107,628
Brennan, Bridgid CLibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$107,628
Ng, Johnfavour LCivil Engineer IVDepartment Of Water Management$107,628
Cain, Edward MSenior Data Base AnalystDepartment Of Housing$107,628
Garcia-Coy, Elsa ALibrarian IVChicago Public Library$107,628
Cortes, RoxanaLanguage Access CoordinatorChicago Police Department$107,628
Evangelista, Jordan LGrants Research SpecialistDepartment Of Family And Support Services$107,628
Oden, Mikisha BGrants Research SpecialistChicago Department Of Public Health$107,628
Kinsey, Roy DLibrarian IVChicago Public Library$107,628
Malutan, IonatanCivil Engineer IIIChicago Department Of Aviation$107,628
Stiles Jr, Leon NInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$107,628
Barlow, Edwina MAuditor IIIChicago Department Of Public Health$107,628
Jarrett, Tamla LInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$107,628
Draper, ReedCivil Engineer IVChicago Department Of Transportation$107,628
Brassil, Bridget NEpidemiologist IIChicago Department Of Public Health$107,628
Kotniewicz, DawidLead AccountantCity Treasurer'S Office$107,628
Ortiz Jr, OrlandoInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$107,628
Ghunemat, Qusay WStructural EngineerChicago Department Of Aviation$107,628
Luke, StefanCivil Engineer IVChicago Department Of Transportation$107,628
Obrien, Kerry LAsst To The City TreasurerCity Treasurer'S Office$107,700
Cardenas, KassandraAsst To The AldermanCity Council$108,120
Valadez, Raymond RLegislative AideCity Council$108,180
Mulac, Ivan FField Service Specialist IIIChicago Department Of Transportation$108,528
Duddleston, Thomas HSupvsr Of Field Vehicle InvestigatorsDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$108,528
Young, Ladiva MForestry SupvsrDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$108,528
Greer, Adrienne LField Sanitation InvestigatorDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$108,528
Tabar, FrankoSenior City ForesterDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$108,528
Steward Jr., Jesse RAirport Operations Supvsr IIChicago Department Of Aviation$108,528
Clark, Tyrone RField Sanitation InvestigatorDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$108,528
Belcher, JohnathonAirport Operations Supvsr IIChicago Department Of Aviation$108,528
Nardi, Michael FField Service Specialist IIChicago Department Of Transportation$108,528
Sanchez, William RService WriterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$108,528
Kelley, Stewart FField Sanitation InvestigatorDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$108,528
Ross, Brian CField Sanitation InvestigatorDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$108,528
Zavala, Matthew RService WriterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$108,528
Kuliberda, David MAirport Operations Supvsr IIChicago Department Of Aviation$108,528
Dedina, Joseph RSupervising Bridge OperatorChicago Department Of Transportation$108,528
Tillman, Dwayne EService WriterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$108,528
Vasko Jr, Stephen MService WriterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$108,528
Robinson, Lance CField Sanitation InvestigatorDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$108,528
Grieshaber, Craig JService WriterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$108,528
Yarber, Shari LAuto Pound SupvsrDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$108,528
Padilla Soto, Jose LAirport Operations Supvsr IIChicago Department Of Aviation$108,528
Dixon, John WAirport Operations Supvsr IIChicago Department Of Aviation$108,528
Mendoza, Maria LService WriterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$108,528
Thomas, Alexandra VRefuse Collection CoordDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$108,528
Brown, JosephineField Payroll AuditorOffice Of Public Safety Administration$108,528
Stamps, Bruce KService WriterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$108,528
Story, Lisa MField Service Specialist IIChicago Department Of Transportation$108,528
Henry, Antonio RAirport Operations Supvsr IIChicago Department Of Aviation$108,528
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Aug 30, 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.