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
Caraballo, Elisabeth AProject ManagerDepartment Of Family And Support Services$110,556
Osborne, James CProject ManagerChicago Department Of Transportation$110,556
Aguilar, AndriaProjects AdministratorChicago Department Of Aviation$110,556
Cornell, Amy DProject ManagerDepartment Of Family And Support Services$110,556
Adil, HiraProjects AdministratorChicago Department Of Public Health$110,556
Austin, Kenneth LWard SuperintendentDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$110,556
Perez, Daniel MProject ManagerChicago Department Of Aviation$110,556
Nuismer, Sara EProject ManagerDepartment Of Family And Support Services$110,556
Becht, Ashley MDir Of Public Health OperationsChicago Department Of Public Health$110,556
Molina, GeorgeWard SuperintendentDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$110,556
Quarterman, Sean EProject ManagerOffice Of Public Safety Administration$110,556
Peebles, Nisan NProject ManagerChicago Department Of Public Health$110,556
Bejar, LuisSr Procurement SpecialistDepartment Of Procurement Services$110,556
Taylor, Denoise AProjects AdministratorChicago Department Of Public Health$110,556
Bryant, Toinetta YChief Dispatcher - ExcldChicago Department Of Aviation$110,556
Galvan, Yesenia RProject ManagerDepartment Of Family And Support Services$110,556
Kwon, David YProject ManagerChicago Department Of Public Health$110,556
Wiley, Carl GProject ManagerDepartment Of Family And Support Services$110,556
West, Paul CWard SuperintendentDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$110,556
Stigger, Valarie LWard SuperintendentDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$110,556
Edwards, Donald MDir Of Maintenance OperationsDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$110,556
Morales, LucyProject ManagerDepartment Of Family And Support Services$110,556
Harrington, Deirdre MProject ManagerDepartment Of Family And Support Services$110,556
Mora, Wilson JProgram ManagerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$110,556
Carpenter-Drosos, Christine TAsst General Supt Of Streets And SanitationDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$110,556
Wagener-Sobrero, Gabriela PProgram DirDepartment Of Environment$110,556
Ng, Laura SProject ManagerDepartment Of Family And Support Services$110,556
Harrison-Bonner, Kenya DSr Procurement SpecialistDepartment Of Procurement Services$110,556
Palisoc, Kaye Celine PService OwnerDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$110,556
Wright, Andre IProgram DirChicago Department Of Aviation$110,556
Banks, Eldon MChief Dispatcher - ExcldChicago Department Of Aviation$110,556
Trinidad, Christine MProject ManagerChicago Department Of Public Health$110,556
Gonzalez, Peter JWard SuperintendentDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$110,556
Murphy, James AManager Of Vehicle MaintenanceDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$110,556
Perkins, Leslie JLegislative AideCity Council$110,724
Murphy, Javar BFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$111,048
Villa, Francisco JFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$111,048
Ortega, JonathanFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$111,048
Smith, Jeremiah EFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$111,048
Barbara, Anthony AFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$111,048
Jantz, Edmund RFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$111,048
Malkowski, Michael APolice OfficerChicago Police Department$111,252
Rangel Gomez, EdwardPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$111,252
Villagran, KarenPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$111,252
Rodriguez, ConradPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$111,252
Ocana, UlisesPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$111,252
Matariyeh, Subhi HPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$111,252
Elam, JudyPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$111,252
Johnson, Daniel APolice OfficerChicago Police Department$111,252
Perlini, Michael PParamedicChicago Fire Department$111,252
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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.