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 Sep 4, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,76124,849 salaried · 6,912 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,849)
Average salary$116,091highest $406,536
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,912)

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31,761 people
NameJob titlePay
Miller, MichaelAttorney - ExcludedChicago Police Department$119,472
Mcgarr, Indigo SInvestigator III - IgOffice Of Inspector General$119,472
Hurd, Katharyn LSupervising PlannerDepartment Of Planning And Development$119,472
Jordan, Timothy MResearch And Policy Analyst - CpdChicago Police Department$119,472
Zamarron, AntonioSupvsr Of AccountingDepartment Of Family And Support Services$119,472
Ocansey, JohnSafety AdministratorChicago Fire Department$119,472
Koslowsky, JulieAssistant Library DirectorChicago Public Library$119,472
Kranz, Daniel RResearch And Policy Analyst - CpdChicago Police Department$119,472
Pavur, Benjamin JAttorney - ExcludedChicago Department Of Aviation$119,472
Siegel, ColinAttorney - ExcludedChicago Police Department$119,472
Siegel, Lisa CClaims ManagerDepartment Of Finance$119,472
Adeyemo, Aderinola AAttorney - ExcludedChicago Police Department$119,472
Davis, Ellen GCivil Engineer VDepartment Of Water Management$119,472
Muhammad, Daisha SDirector Of MediationCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$119,472
Jimenez, TeresaProject Strategy Manager - CpdChicago Police Department$119,472
Hacker, Brian ESupervising PlannerDepartment Of Planning And Development$119,472
Stachura, Robert WSr Programmer/Analyst - ExcldOffice Of Budget & Management$119,472
Martinez, Carmen MSupervising PlannerDepartment Of Planning And Development$119,472
Leonard, Colleen MEpidemiologist IVChicago Department Of Public Health$119,472
Lapinski, Katherine EAssistant Library DirectorChicago Public Library$119,472
Martorano, Amy BPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$120,024
Espinosa, LauraPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$120,024
Young, Dana APolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$120,024
Zims, Nateesha AAviation Communications OperatorChicago Department Of Aviation$120,024
Young, Crystal VAviation Communications Operator - TrainerChicago Department Of Aviation$120,024
Gray, Melanie RAviation Communications OperatorChicago Department Of Aviation$120,024
Galom, KimberlyPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$120,024
Curio, Lisa AAviation Communications OperatorChicago Department Of Aviation$120,024
Rivera, RosalindaPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$120,024
Maxey, LatricePolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$120,024
Mcrae-Dennis, JaimePolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$120,024
Oliveri, Vito FAviation Communications OperatorChicago Department Of Aviation$120,024
Holifield, Brenda RPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$120,024
Perkins, RamonaPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$120,024
Leezer, Marissa LPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$120,024
Cook-Bey, Monique JAsst To The City TreasurerCity Treasurer'S Office$120,084
Adkins, Anton PDirector - Mayor'S OfficeOffice Of The Mayor$120,216
Ramirez, Eric AParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$120,300
Hernandez Reyes, AldoParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$120,300
Brown, Melvin HParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$120,300
Bargiel, AgnesParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$120,300
Harris, JoshuaParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$120,300
Edmonds, Jarod GParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$120,300
Gutierrez, MiguelParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$120,300
Evans, Brandon MParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$120,300
Chiappetta, Martha AParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$120,300
Tesch, Timothy AParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$120,300
Perales, KennethParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$120,300
Stachura, Klaudia AParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$120,300
Charles, John JParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$120,300
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Sep 4, 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.