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 6, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,75924,849 salaried · 6,910 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,849)
Average salary$116,092highest $406,536
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,910)

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31,759 people
NameJob titlePay
Ellerson Jr., Steven MFire Engineer-EmtChicago Fire Department$127,860
Villada, CharlieFire Engineer-EmtChicago Fire Department$127,860
Helmold, Edward DFire Engineer-EmtChicago Fire Department$127,860
Spahr, Matthew SAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$127,956
Rahman, JayAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$127,956
Dennewitz, Susan CSupervising Police Communications OperatorOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$127,956
Friedman, Cheryl LAsst Corporation Counsel IIIDepartment Of Law$127,956
Dowell, Jaime AAsst Corporation Counsel IDepartment Of Law$127,956
Holladay, Zachary JAsst Corporation Counsel IIIDepartment Of Law$127,956
Oseni, Ranti BAsst Corporation Counsel IIDepartment Of Law$127,956
Seeleman, Eric TAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$127,956
Cox, ErinAsst Corporation Counsel IIIDepartment Of Law$127,956
Sutton, Carlyle JAsst Corporation Counsel IIIDepartment Of Law$127,956
Kuchyt, Lisa MSupervising Police Communications OperatorOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$127,956
Leppanen, John DAsst Corporation Counsel IIIDepartment Of Law$127,956
Jamieson, Michelle ASupervising Police Communications OperatorOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$127,956
Kay, Gina MSupervising Police Communications OperatorOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$127,956
Johnson, FeliciaSupervising Police Communications OperatorOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$127,956
Rasilla, Carlos ESupervising Police Communications OperatorOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$127,956
Baldwin, Ravin ASupervising Police Communications OperatorOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$127,956
Johnson, PatriceSupervising Police Communications OperatorOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$127,956
Reilly, BrendanAlderman - 42nd WardCity Council$128,232
Gowans, TedellaTraining DirectorDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$128,316
Hollemans, Mario WProjects AdministratorChicago Department Of Aviation$128,316
Tsakopoulos-Campanella, MariaProject ManagerChicago Department Of Aviation$128,316
Bonds, Latoya SSupvsr Of Personnel AdministrationDepartment Of Family And Support Services$128,316
Abraham, KelvinTraffic Engineer IVChicago Department Of Transportation$128,316
Molina, IvetteProject ManagerChicago Department Of Aviation$128,316
Davis, Paul JPrincipal Programmer/AnalystChicago Department Of Public Health$128,316
Chirayil, Joeluke JCivil Engineer IVChicago Department Of Aviation$128,316
Burciaga, Sandra NStructural EngineerChicago Department Of Aviation$128,316
Garvey, Colin PElectrical Engineer IVChicago Department Of Aviation$128,316
Sullivan, James BLabor Relations SupvsrChicago Fire Department$128,316
Mota, JorgeSr Certification / Compliance OfficerDepartment Of Procurement Services$128,316
Kearney, Emily AAuditor IVDepartment Of Finance$128,316
Min, Jessica REnvironmental Engineer IIIDepartment Of Environment$128,316
Brown, CheneseMajor Case Specialist-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$128,316
Berhe, Berhane GSenior Data Base AnalystDepartment Of Family And Support Services$128,316
Pineda, Peter AEnvironmental Engineer IIIChicago Department Of Aviation$128,316
Martin, Kieran EData ScientistCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$128,316
Gaddi, HeraData ScientistCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$128,316
Hendell, Garri BSupervising Investigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$128,316
Durns, AntonioCoord Of Street PermitsChicago Department Of Transportation$128,316
Bowens, DarrenMajor Case Specialist-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$128,316
Mendez, EdwinArchitect IVChicago Department Of Aviation$128,316
Nichols, Beatrice LDirector Of Family Support ProgramsDepartment Of Family And Support Services$128,316
Caputo, MichaelWard SuperintendentDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$128,316
Gutierrez, EstherSenior Policy AnalystMayors Office For People With Disabilities$128,316
Mokrzycki, Kristina MSupervising ParalegalDepartment Of Law$128,316
Matos, AngieHuman Resources Business Partner-ExcldDepartment Of Procurement Services$128,316
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Sep 6, 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.