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 31, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,75724,845 salaried · 6,912 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,845)
Average salary$115,979highest $360,504
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,912)

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NameJob titlePay
James, RubenDistrict Supvsr - Graffiti Removal ServicesDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$112,488
Bamfo, Jeffrey BBuilding/Construction InspectorChicago Department Of Public Health$112,488
Rykala, ElzbietaAuditor IDepartment Of Finance$112,536
Jogkaew, SomchaiSenior Programmer/AnalystChicago Department Of Public Health$112,536
Gonzalez-Djangi, Maria CPolice Mental Health ClinicianChicago Police Department$112,536
Parks, JessicaPolice Mental Health ClinicianChicago Police Department$112,536
Ornelas, LorenaPolice Mental Health ClinicianChicago Police Department$112,536
Santiago, MarisolPayroll AdministratorOffice Of Public Safety Administration$112,536
Berg, Erika MPolice Mental Health ClinicianChicago Police Department$112,536
Bolton, Russell AProject Manager - BuildingsDepartment Of Buildings$112,536
Yata, Robert CPolice Mental Health ClinicianChicago Police Department$112,536
Whitmer, James LInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$112,536
Nieves, Jose RInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$112,536
Hartsfield Jr, Henry LSr Certification / Compliance OfficerDepartment Of Procurement Services$112,536
Mcguirk, Morgan MResearch AssociateCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$112,536
White, Fallon SLibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$112,536
Milton, Renee OContracts CoordDepartment Of Water Management$112,536
Jimenez, MigdaliaLibrarian IVChicago Public Library$112,536
Thomas, Darnell LMgr Of Emergency Management ServicesChicago Department Of Aviation$112,536
Boyd, Edwana MLibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$112,536
Jose, ChristyCivil Engineer IVChicago Department Of Aviation$112,536
Li, ZanFiltration Engineer IIIDepartment Of Water Management$112,536
Gassmann, Kevin AFiltration Engineer IVDepartment Of Water Management$112,536
Lesht, BryanSupvsr Of AuditingDepartment Of Finance$112,536
Hardy, Jovon EEnvironmental Engineer IIIDepartment Of Environment$112,536
Shin, Daniel HTraffic Engineer IVChicago Department Of Transportation$112,536
Sifuentes, Lucas ELibrarian IVChicago Public Library$112,536
Barton, Emily MArchitect IIDepartment Of Planning And Development$112,536
Heidarimoheb, MaryamSenior Programmer/AnalystDepartment Of Family And Support Services$112,536
Kamrath, Kurt RMajor Case Specialist-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$112,536
Thorson, Daniel GLibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$112,536
Loinaz, NicoleLibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$112,536
Kaput, Dana MLibrarian IVChicago Public Library$112,536
Hernandez, MarciaInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$112,536
Leanga, Madalina EClinical Therapist IIIChicago Fire Department$112,536
Polly Jr., Lee EEnvironmental Engineer IIIDepartment Of Environment$112,536
Klafta, BrianEnvironmental Engineer IIIDepartment Of Environment$112,536
Budniak, Michelle EEnvironmental Engineer IIIDepartment Of Environment$112,536
Smith, Tasha LGrants Research SpecialistDepartment Of Environment$112,536
Ramirez Castillo, EstefaniaChief Operations AnalystChicago Police Department$112,536
Westbrooks, Jock DArchitect IVChicago Department Of Aviation$112,536
Martinez, RodrigoTraffic Engineer IVChicago Department Of Transportation$112,536
Martinez, Veronica ASenior Emergency Management CoordOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$112,536
Diaz, IsamarisLibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$112,536
Bzdyk, JanuszCriminal Intelligence AnalystChicago Police Department$112,536
Oviedo Jr, Marco AClinical Therapist IIIChicago Department Of Public Health$112,536
Richards, AliceLibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$112,536
Xiquin, Laura JCriminal Intelligence AnalystChicago Police Department$112,536
Coleman, Cynthia WFiscal AdministratorOffice Of Public Safety Administration$112,536
Kidd, Sabrina VPayroll AdministratorDepartment Of Finance$112,536
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Aug 31, 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.