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
Kalat, Daniel JVentilation And Furnace InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$130,083
Salinas, MercedesVentilation And Furnace InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$130,083
Fristrom, Daniel JDeputy City TreasurerCity Treasurer'S Office$130,188
Oda-Gray, JaniceChief Administrative OfficerCity Council$130,284
Frey, Lindsey ECoordinating PlannerChicago Department Of Transportation$130,560
Serpe, Michael ASafety AdministratorDepartment Of Water Management$130,560
Weber, Elizabeth AAttorney - ExcludedDepartment Of Water Management$130,560
Mares, Ada Mildred LAttorney - ExcludedChicago Police Department$130,560
Topol, Bradley DCoordinating Engineer IChicago Department Of Transportation$130,560
Hickman III, Aaron EAviation Security EngineerChicago Department Of Aviation$130,560
Anderson, Anita RDir Of AccountingDepartment Of Finance$130,560
Whitecotton, Sara KAsst Inspector GeneralOffice Of Inspector General$130,560
Gibbs, Ebony SAttorney - ExcludedChicago Police Department$130,560
Yuce, DenizEpidemiologist IVChicago Department Of Public Health$130,560
Aguirre, Atticus RAttorney - ExcludedChicago Fire Department$130,560
Linman, Amelia EAsst Inspector GeneralOffice Of Inspector General$130,560
Enderle, Marijo DAsst Inspector GeneralOffice Of Inspector General$130,560
Horne, Stephanie JDir Of Mental Health CenterChicago Department Of Public Health$130,560
O Neal, JohnCoordinating Planner IIChicago Department Of Transportation$130,560
Mcsorley, Veronica EEpidemiologist IVChicago Department Of Public Health$130,560
Seiler, Charlotte LDir Of Train/Prof Dev - CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$130,560
Lumpkin, Marcus KAssistant Library DirectorChicago Public Library$130,560
Ross, YulandaDir Of AccountingDepartment Of Finance$130,560
Edstrom Schiller, KimberlyDir Of Investigations - CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$130,560
Adams, Deanie MAssistant Library DirectorChicago Public Library$130,560
Tse, Wai KuenSupvsr Of AccountingDepartment Of Finance$130,560
Crawford, Matthew GCoordinating PlannerDepartment Of Planning And Development$130,560
Roy, Kathryn AAsst Inspector GeneralOffice Of Inspector General$130,560
Erinle, TaiwoRecruitment ManagerDepartment Of Human Resources$130,560
Rowels, Lucille VAttorney - ExcludedChicago Police Department$130,560
Erno, Cynthia MSr Litigation Counsel - CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$130,560
Alaka, Kadijat TDir Of Mental Health CenterChicago Department Of Public Health$130,560
Rodriguez, Ivan LRefuse Collection CoordDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$130,620
Lilly, Latanya NRefuse Collection CoordDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$130,620
Osborn, David WField Service Specialist IIIChicago Department Of Transportation$130,620
Luckett, Latasha QRefuse Collection CoordDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$130,620
Colic, DusanAirport Operations Supvsr IIChicago Department Of Aviation$130,620
Brown, CynthiaRefuse Collection CoordDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$130,620
Dalcamo, Joseph ASafety Specialist - Water MgmtDepartment Of Water Management$130,620
Rivas, Jose JAirport Operations Supvsr IIChicago Department Of Aviation$130,620
Chrostek, Richard AAirport Operations Supvsr IIChicago Department Of Aviation$130,620
Wisniewski, Jerry VRefuse Collection CoordDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$130,620
Bowdery, Serena RRefuse Collection CoordDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$130,620
Dilella, Michael AField Service Specialist IIIChicago Department Of Transportation$130,620
Griffin, Rosalind MRefuse Collection CoordDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$130,620
Miller, Christine JSafety Specialist - Water MgmtDepartment Of Water Management$130,620
Grey, Derrick ERefuse Collection CoordDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$130,620
Tortorice, Peter PRefuse Collection CoordDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$130,620
Flynn, James JSenior Air Mask TechnicianChicago Fire Department$130,620
Williamson, RickyField Service Specialist IIIChicago Department Of Transportation$130,620
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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.