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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NameJob titlePay
Brown, Latonya DPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$68,256
Jones Williams, LawanaPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$68,256
Layne, Sherelynne LPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$68,256
Short-Gipson, Cheryl JAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Buildings$68,256
Grabowski, IwonaSenior Library ClerkChicago Public Library$68,256
Ballard, BeverlyPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$68,256
Ramirez, Alexandra CPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$68,256
Moore, Shartone LForeman Of Station LaborersDepartment Of Water Management$68,334
Poole, Natalie MForeman Of Station LaborersDepartment Of Water Management$68,334
Watson, Patrick CStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$68,484
Mcready, Marta HStaff Assistant - ExcludedDepartment Of Planning And Development$68,508
Pamon, JordanStaff Assistant - ExcludedDepartment Of Family And Support Services$68,508
Palmer, Matthew JInvestigator-Internal AffairsChicago Fire Department$68,508
Carthron, Suzette RStaff Assistant - ExcludedChicago Fire Department$68,508
Bradley, Ellean NAdmin Services Officer I-ExcludedChicago Department Of Public Health$68,508
Richard, Kwanda MStaff Assistant - ExcludedChicago Department Of Aviation$68,508
Gonzalez, RobertoSupervising Process ServerDepartment Of Law$68,508
Scott, Jordan RStaff Assistant - ExcludedDepartment Of Housing$68,508
Reese, Nate SStaff Assistant - ExcludedDepartment Of Water Management$68,508
Rhodes, DanaStaff Assistant - ExcludedChicago Department Of Aviation$68,508
Thomson, Edward ICoord Of Maintenance RepairsChicago Department Of Aviation$68,508
Merriweather, Deon DAirport Information CoordinatorChicago Department Of Aviation$68,508
Torres, ChristianInvestigator-Internal AffairsChicago Fire Department$68,508
Seils, JosephCommunity Intervention SpecialistChicago Department Of Public Health$68,616
Santos Carballo, GabrielaParalegal IIDepartment Of Law$68,616
Alvizo, DianaCommunity Intervention SpecialistDepartment Of Family And Support Services$68,616
Straight, AngeloApplication/Systems AnalystDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$68,616
Olivas-Loera, Alayna NSenior Zoning Plan ExaminerDepartment Of Planning And Development$68,616
Cisneros, MariaParalegal IIChicago Police Department$68,616
Endaya, MiaContracts Review Specialist IIDepartment Of Family And Support Services$68,616
Nickels, ThomasCommunity Intervention SpecialistChicago Department Of Public Health$68,616
Dang, Amy MContracts Review Specialist IIDepartment Of Planning And Development$68,616
Hill, NicolasApplication/Systems AnalystDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$68,616
Nava, DanielApplication/Systems AnalystDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$68,616
Yuen, SimpsonLeasing Agent IIDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$68,616
Stokes, JessicaCommunity Intervention SpecialistDepartment Of Family And Support Services$68,616
Little, Valencia SAccountantChicago Department Of Transportation$68,616
Paniagua, GabrielaParalegal IIDepartment Of Finance$68,616
Gray, Daniel RParalegal IIChicago Department Of Aviation$68,616
Daoud, JanaParalegal IIChicago Department Of Aviation$68,616
Ayala-Hernandez, Maria GVictim SpecialistChicago Police Department$68,616
Peck, Tahite BVictim SpecialistChicago Police Department$68,616
Muhammad, CharityVictim SpecialistChicago Police Department$68,616
Nellum-Fane, Jamay MVictim SpecialistChicago Police Department$68,616
Brown, KimmieVictim SpecialistChicago Police Department$68,616
Ewedemi, Adebayo SVictim SpecialistChicago Police Department$68,616
Jackson, Shawn AVictim SpecialistChicago Police Department$68,616
Toledo, XochitlVictim SpecialistChicago Police Department$68,616
Mitchell, Rita LVictim SpecialistChicago Police Department$68,616
Cardona, Maria EVictim SpecialistChicago Police Department$68,616
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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.