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
Thach, ThanhBusiness Relationship ManagerDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$122,520
Lind, Stacey NProjects AdministratorChicago Police Department$122,520
Penicnak, Michael EProjects AdministratorDepartment Of Finance$122,520
Michalik, Jennifer TProject ManagerChicago Department Of Aviation$122,520
Jones, RoyaleProject ManagerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$122,520
Freeman, Kourtney AGrants Manager - ObmOffice Of Budget & Management$122,520
Myers, Bakari JWard SuperintendentDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$122,520
Miller, Louisa MProjects AdministratorChicago Department Of Transportation$122,520
Xiao, LiProject ManagerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$122,520
Myers, Kevin SProject ManagerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$122,520
Novelo, AllisonPress SecretaryOffice Of The Mayor$122,520
Mangahas, Anna TProject ManagerCommunity Commission For Public Safety And Accountability$122,520
Garcia, JenniferProject ManagerChicago Department Of Aviation$122,520
Garcia, Brenda GAdministrative AsstOffice Of The Mayor$122,520
Gallo, VincenzoTraining DirectorChicago Department Of Aviation$122,520
Derrig, Julie MProject ManagerCommunity Commission For Public Safety And Accountability$122,520
Payne, Paul MManager Of Vehicle MaintenanceDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$122,520
Zemke, Craig MAsst Director Of Children ServicesDepartment Of Family And Support Services$122,520
Harris, Cortney EProject ManagerChicago Department Of Aviation$122,520
Goulding, JohnManager Of Fleet ServicesOffice Of Public Safety Administration$122,520
Yue, William KCoord Of Printing Services - GraphicsDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$122,520
Buscato, Lauren NProject ManagerCommunity Commission For Public Safety And Accountability$122,520
Mclaughlin, Teresa BCoord Of Econ Dev II - Plng & DevDepartment Of Planning And Development$122,520
Glueckert, Adam IProjects AdministratorChicago Police Department$122,520
Woodall, Amanda MProgram ManagerChicago Department Of Transportation$122,520
Espinoza, FernandoChief Zoning Plan ExaminerDepartment Of Planning And Development$122,520
Williams, MichaelProject ManagerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$122,520
Spilberg, JosephGrants Manager - ObmOffice Of Budget & Management$122,520
Passamentt, JacintaAsst Director Of Children ServicesDepartment Of Family And Support Services$122,520
Clay, Shamil CDirector Of MarketingChicago Public Library$122,664
Metcalf, Joanne MDirector Of MarketingChicago Department Of Public Health$122,664
Simonelli, Connie JHuman Relations Investigator IIChicago Commission On Human Relations$122,700
Farnum, Joshua BLibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$122,700
Reid, Cheryl SHuman Relations Investigator IIChicago Commission On Human Relations$122,700
Guzman, Irma NAuditor IIDepartment Of Finance$122,700
Robinson, Albert DHuman Relations Investigator IIChicago Commission On Human Relations$122,700
Dickson, Jennifer MAuditor IIDepartment Of Finance$122,700
Hamilton, Alexa DLibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$122,700
Broeren, Caroline JLibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$122,700
Oakley, Peter NHuman Relations Investigator IIChicago Commission On Human Relations$122,700
Johnson, Patrice MLibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$122,700
Decker, Mary ELibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$122,700
Fox, Lashae LAuditor IIDepartment Of Finance$122,700
Feliciano, Olga ELibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$122,700
Gregory, Paula AAuditor IIDepartment Of Finance$122,700
Lynch, Julie ALibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$122,700
Ayres, Anne MLibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$122,700
Cross, Andrea DLibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$122,700
Kelly, Molly KLibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$122,700
Teng, James YLibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$122,700
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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.