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
Employees31,75424,844 salaried · 6,910 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,844)
Average salary$116,091highest $406,536
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,910)

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31,754 people
NameJob titlePay
Mercado Estrada, MichaelFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$122,376
Infante, Anthony JFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$122,376
Johnson, Zachary TFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$122,376
Kintz, Collin JFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$122,376
Foster, Stephen LFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$122,376
Hardnett, Sarah EFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$122,376
Ellison, Ryan PFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$122,376
Schott, Benedict EFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$122,376
Alvarez, EnriqueFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$122,376
Ortiz Jr, Alfonso RFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$122,376
Belseth, Joseph RFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$122,376
Kraatz, Kyle RFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$122,376
La Buda, Erik AFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$122,376
Timothy, Sean FFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$122,376
Khalil, Khalil MFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$122,376
Purcell Jr, Kenneth LFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$122,376
Rialmo, Joseph MFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$122,376
Michalak, ErwinFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$122,376
Flanagan, Timothy JFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$122,376
Pochinskas, Christopher WFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$122,376
De La Rosa, Jose JFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$122,376
Mc Donald, Kevin WSpecial AsstDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$122,472
Hicks, Sherri DDir / Community LiaisonChicago Fire Department$122,520
Marzillo, Michael DManager Of Vehicle MaintenanceDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$122,520
Ramirez-Herrera, GuadalupeExec Administrative Asst IIChicago Public Library$122,520
Vazquez, Edward HManager Of Warehouse OperationsChicago Department Of Aviation$122,520
Wojdyla, LucyProjects AdministratorDepartment Of Water Management$122,520
Wynn, Cynthia LSenior Project Manager-DtiDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$122,520
King, Samantha JVendor/License Specialist LeadDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$122,520
Czahor, Patrick JWard SuperintendentDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$122,520
Viramontes, Jaime VProject ManagerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$122,520
Smith, Jafa JProjects AdministratorChicago Police Department$122,520
Pak, Mi YSupvsr Of Personnel AdministrationChicago Department Of Aviation$122,520
Whitenhill, Nichae AProject ManagerChicago Department Of Aviation$122,520
Hannigan, Tiffany TProject ManagerChicago Department Of Aviation$122,520
Knipper, Bryan PBusiness Consultant SupervisorDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$122,520
Rod, MigProject ManagerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$122,520
Powell, David LProject ManagerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$122,520
De La Cruz, AlexanderWard SuperintendentDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$122,520
Gomez, OswaldoProject ManagerCommunity Commission For Public Safety And Accountability$122,520
Prieto, RocioProjects AdministratorChicago Police Department$122,520
Velazquez, JorgeWard SuperintendentDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$122,520
Sambolin, IvonneDir / Community LiaisonChicago Department Of Public Health$122,520
Hansen, Kevin RSupervising Public Health AdministratorChicago Department Of Public Health$122,520
Martinez, YsellaSupvsr Of Family Support ProgramsDepartment Of Family And Support Services$122,520
Wang, Timothy CProject ManagerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$122,520
Khan, RaheemProjects AdministratorChicago Police Department$122,520
Del Valle, NicoleProjects AdministratorChicago Police Department$122,520
Cowling, LauraProjects AdministratorChicago Department Of Public Health$122,520
Wright-Mckatherine, PauletteSenior Project Manager-DtiDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$122,520
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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.