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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31,757 people
NameJob titlePay
Larson, Megan PCriminal Intelligence AnalystChicago Police Department$112,536
Pittman, Marquita NMajor Case Specialist-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$112,536
Wyant, LindaInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$112,536
Berg, Amanda RLibrarian IVChicago Public Library$112,536
Strong, Curtiss DMajor Case Specialist-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$112,536
Park, Edward JSanitary Engineer IIIDepartment Of Water Management$112,536
Sherman, StacyCriminal Intelligence AnalystChicago Police Department$112,536
Schiller, David SCriminal Intelligence AnalystChicago Police Department$112,536
Ge, ConghuiCivil Engineer IVDepartment Of Water Management$112,536
Young, Lanessa BStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$112,560
Williams, Alonzo ALegislative AideCity Council$112,560
Reimers, Laura BLegislative AideCity Council$112,560
Rodriguez Rosario, Jose LAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$112,956
Perez, Hugo LAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$112,956
Terry, Elizabeth RPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$112,956
Buchanan, Michelle LPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$112,956
Jamison, Lisa YPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$112,956
Alagna, Anthony JPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$112,956
Booth, Charlotte APolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$112,956
Douglas, Tiffany DPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$112,956
Murray, Georgine EPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$112,956
West, Julie DPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$112,956
Martin, Lewis HAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$112,956
Singer, Steve MAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$112,956
Mastalerz, John JAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$112,956
Casares, Brian JAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$112,956
Gilmore, Venessa PAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$112,956
Esquivel, AlbertAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$112,956
Green, AndreAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$112,956
Nieves, HarryAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$112,956
Russell, GailAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$112,956
Evans, Windy CAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$112,956
Cotter, Vincent PAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$112,956
Tannehill, Timothy PAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$112,956
Mussen, Daniel JAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$112,956
Grosby, Sara AAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$112,956
Tracy, Patrick KAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$112,956
Flynn, Joseph PAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$112,956
Olivieri, StevenAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$112,956
Towns, Audreye EAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$112,956
Castro, Carlos AAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$112,956
Jendo, Jebrail LAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$112,956
Burke, Jose LAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$112,956
Oldham, Maurice EAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$112,956
Coronado, FranciscoAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$112,956
Perez, Cesar OAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$112,956
Edburg, LoraleeAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$112,956
Jaber, Dirar AAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$112,956
Mueller, Deborah AAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$112,956
Jimmerson, Johnny MAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$112,956
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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.