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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 5, 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
Gallas, Robert EPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$123,576
Dunn, Joseph GPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$123,576
Arguello, FanniePolice OfficerChicago Police Department$123,576
Jackson, Byron OPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$123,576
Rosales, LindaPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$123,576
Plewa, SlawomirPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$123,576
Wojtasik, Jay JPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$123,576
Barr, KreightonPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$123,576
Ciner, Casey APolice OfficerChicago Police Department$123,576
Jackson, Dakari LPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$123,576
Avila, Mario FPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$123,576
Cothran, Alonzo DPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$123,576
Ruiz, Eric RPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$123,576
Smith, Valerie JPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$123,576
Ortiz, Nicholas PPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$123,576
Wingard, Veronica LPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$123,576
Paul, Michael LPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$123,576
West, Alan JPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$123,576
Morgan, Julian JPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$123,576
Nicezyporuk, John APolice OfficerChicago Police Department$123,576
Considine, Richard JPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$123,576
Khaddam Allah, SohaybSecurity AnalystDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$123,744
Parikh, Chirayu CCloud/Data Center LeadDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$123,744
Tabois, Terrence ASecurity AnalystDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$123,744
Mora, Desiree JWeb Development LeadDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$123,744
Heroff, John MLegislative AideCity Council$123,768
Ward, Patricia LPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$123,924
Martin, Allegra NPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$123,924
Crayton, Marstine LSupvsr Of Animal Control OfficersChicago Animal Care And Control$123,924
Rice, Anna MPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$123,924
Clancy, Ann MPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$123,924
Gesiakowski, Karen MPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$123,924
Lovell, Amy MPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$123,924
Koziol, Jamie SPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$123,924
Sautkus, LauraPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$123,924
Griffin, Patricia RPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$123,924
Klug, Douglas CPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$123,924
Kilgore, Berhonda TPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$123,924
Jania, Jennifer LPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$123,924
Leavy, Heather MPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$123,924
Sonntag, William TPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$123,924
Robinson, Paprice APolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$123,924
Joyce, Ellen CPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$123,924
Goodloe Dancy, Sonya JAviation Communications OperatorChicago Department Of Aviation$123,924
Dunmars, Lyna APolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$123,924
Edmerson, Vera EPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$123,924
Dancy, Ahja APolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$123,924
Szewczyk, Boguslaw TParamedicChicago Fire Department$123,978
Kordas, Patrick JFirefighterChicago Fire Department$123,978
Bazarek, Robert GFirefighterChicago Fire Department$123,978
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Sep 5, 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.