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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31,755 people
NameJob titlePay
Christian, Ariel BPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$109,404
Fowler, Candace CPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$109,404
Ali, Syed MIt Security SpecialistChicago Department Of Aviation$109,464
Petersen, JustinSupervising PlannerDepartment Of Planning And Development$109,464
Rosenzweig, Gavin SSafety AdministratorDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$109,464
Antwi, Noble WIt Security SpecialistChicago Department Of Aviation$109,464
Brooks, Brittnai GFinancial Planning Analyst - ExcldDepartment Of Planning And Development$109,464
Brooks, Dominic LForensic Data AnalystOffice Of Inspector General$109,464
Dorsey, ChiantaAssistant Library DirectorChicago Public Library$109,464
Gunn, Jasmine RSupervising PlannerDepartment Of Planning And Development$109,464
Jacobson, Matthew RSenior Performance AnalystOffice Of Inspector General$109,464
Bajana, Edgar ACoordinating PlannerChicago Department Of Aviation$109,464
Hyon, JeongwonSupvsr Of AccountingDepartment Of Finance$109,464
Jones, Vonetta MFinancial Planning Analyst - ExcldDepartment Of Housing$109,464
Wickery, Shawn JSenior Hearing OfficerDepartment Of Administrative Hearing$109,464
Mcfadden, Nicholas PSenior Performance AnalystOffice Of Inspector General$109,464
Tuffy, EilieshCoordinating PlannerDepartment Of Planning And Development$109,464
Trottman, DaudSupvsr Of AccountingDepartment Of Finance$109,464
Peppin, Kyle MCoordinating PlannerChicago Department Of Transportation$109,464
Kish, Emily EFinancial Planning Analyst - ExcldDepartment Of Planning And Development$109,464
Pascua, Deborah LCompliance OfficerChicago Police Department$109,464
Maldonado, Maria GSupvsr Of AccountingDepartment Of Finance$109,464
Neumeier, Renee KDir Of Library Staff DevChicago Public Library$109,464
Noel, Ashley LProject Strategy Manager - CpdChicago Police Department$109,464
Guardado, BrendaAsst Press SecretaryOffice Of The Mayor$109,788
Goodwin, AlyxandraSr Project Mgr - Mayor'S OfficeOffice Of The Mayor$109,788
Nagy, JonathanLegislative AideCity Council$109,992
Freedman, Brian RLegislative AideCity Council$110,220
Dickman, Edward WEquipment Training Specialist / MtdChicago Department Of Aviation$110,484
Roman, Jaime OEquipment Training Specialist / MtdChicago Department Of Aviation$110,484
Polanco, Oscar AEquipment Training Specialist / MtdChicago Department Of Aviation$110,484
Davis, Gary DEquipment Training Specialist / MtdChicago Department Of Aviation$110,484
Lamourt, Jaime DEquipment Training Specialist / MtdChicago Department Of Aviation$110,484
Vazquez, Wilson REquipment Training Specialist / MtdChicago Department Of Aviation$110,484
Talend, Joseph LEquipment Training Specialist / MtdChicago Department Of Aviation$110,484
Smoot, Kenyatta JEquipment Training Specialist / MtdChicago Department Of Aviation$110,484
Morris, Venus DEquipment Training Specialist / MtdChicago Department Of Aviation$110,484
O Sullivan, Joseph TEquipment Training Specialist / MtdChicago Department Of Aviation$110,484
Robinson, Richard CEquipment Training Specialist / MtdChicago Department Of Aviation$110,484
Suerth, Christopher NEquipment Training Specialist / MtdChicago Department Of Aviation$110,484
Miller, Douglas TEquipment Training Specialist / MtdChicago Department Of Aviation$110,484
Dever, Daniel PEquipment Training Specialist / MtdChicago Department Of Aviation$110,484
Baio, Antonio MProject ManagerChicago Department Of Aviation$110,556
Johnson, Michelle DChief Airport Operations SupvsrChicago Department Of Aviation$110,556
Diaz, James MWard SuperintendentDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$110,556
Tadesse, BethlehemProjects AdministratorChicago Department Of Public Health$110,556
Petrenko, Joseph GAirport Regulatory Compliance ManagerChicago Department Of Aviation$110,556
Ovalle Higuera, Cesar OProjects AdministratorChicago Department Of Aviation$110,556
Huegel, ScottService OwnerDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$110,556
Gage, Derwin WAsst General Supt Of Streets And SanitationDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$110,556
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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.