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 29, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,75524,845 salaried · 6,910 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,845)
Average salary$115,983highest $360,504
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,910)

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31,755 people
NameJob titlePay
Bryant, Taylor KAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
Henderson, DennisAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
Johnson, Keandra LAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
Wilson, ShemekaPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$64,836
Escamilla, Rocio KPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$64,836
Powe, Donnesha DAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
Cross, Glen EAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
Williams, SamuelDetention AideChicago Police Department$64,836
Zamanova, MadinaPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$64,836
Wombles, TinaPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$64,836
Avila, Jovanni IAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
Stokes, MikaylaPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$64,836
Torres, Edgar LAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
Marron, RaulAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
Allen, Charles JDetention AideChicago Police Department$64,836
Guadarrama, DidierPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$64,836
Kittinger, Nicolette OPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$64,836
Leonce, NtihebuwayoAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
Donald, Ila LAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
Huddleston, KimberlyPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$64,836
Hardy, Brayce BDetention AideChicago Police Department$64,836
Burnett, AngeliqueAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
Cruz, Angel MAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
Melanis, Nicholas TAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
Draine, Quenton RDetention AideChicago Police Department$64,836
Goulas, Konstantine HAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
Vaughn, FloydAsst To The AldermanCity Council$64,992
Hartmann, AnnaStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$64,992
Fonseca Hernandez, CitlallyAsst To The AldermanCity Council$65,004
Ivanova, Antoaneta ALibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$65,112
Boyd, Angela DUnit AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$65,112
Mora-Zaragoza, Raquel ESenior Office AssistantChicago Fire Department$65,112
Ward, DjatonAsst To The AldermanCity Council$65,112
Branch, MartaUnit AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$65,112
Harrington, RandallStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$65,184
Longe, Sultan OAdministrative AsstOffice Of The Mayor$65,208
Rao, Addison BAdministrative AsstOffice Of The Mayor$65,208
Imperatrice, Christine MStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$65,244
Wall, Anthony FInvestigator-Internal AffairsChicago Fire Department$65,412
Fortner, KyleInvestigator-Internal AffairsChicago Police Department$65,412
Castro, HenryInvestigator-Internal AffairsChicago Police Department$65,412
Smith, JessicaAdministrative Supervisor - ExcludedOffice Of City Clerk$65,412
Keller, Lindsay EAnimal Placement CoordChicago Animal Care And Control$65,412
Beard, Lisa MEms SupervisorChicago Department Of Public Health$65,412
Harris, Amari GStaff Assistant - ExcludedDepartment Of Finance$65,412
Quinlan, Meghan GAnimal Placement CoordChicago Animal Care And Control$65,412
Gameng, Mark GStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$65,568
Hart, Thazarra AStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$65,592
Baker, Jasmine SField Supvsr I - Parking EnforcementDepartment Of Finance$65,640
Williams, Jocelyn MField Supvsr I - Parking EnforcementDepartment Of Finance$65,640
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Aug 29, 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.