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 7, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,76224,852 salaried · 6,910 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,852)
Average salary$116,094highest $406,536
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,910)

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31,762 people
NameJob titlePay
Leblanc, Christophe JMarine Pilot - Fire BoatChicago Fire Department$135,860
Courtney, Thomas RMarine Pilot - Fire BoatChicago Fire Department$135,860
Lund, Robert VMarine Pilot - Fire BoatChicago Fire Department$135,860
Williams, Cristina NDirector - Mayor'S OfficeOffice Of The Mayor$135,912
Ausmann, Kimberly MAviation Communications Operator - TrainerChicago Department Of Aviation$136,020
Duffy, JeanetteShift Supvsr Of Security Communications CenterChicago Department Of Aviation$136,020
Pollard, Paul LShift Supvsr Of Security Communications CenterChicago Department Of Aviation$136,020
Brady, Ethan GStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$136,200
Gavin, Clement ASupervising Cooling Plant InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$136,240
Hansen, Christopher MFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$136,374
Reid, Jaimie MFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$136,374
Guillory, Bryce LFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$136,374
Mansour, Mahmoud MFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$136,374
Pedroza, Brian YFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$136,374
Reyes, Michael AFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$136,374
Quinones, Luis SFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$136,374
Ryan, Joseph AFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$136,374
Gale, James EFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$136,374
Collins, Thomas SFirefighter/ParamedicChicago Fire Department$136,374
Folan, Colm JPlumbing InspectorDepartment Of Water Management$136,656
Gallagher, MatthewPlumbing InspectorDepartment Of Water Management$136,656
Saliano, James RPlumbing InspectorDepartment Of Water Management$136,656
Feregrino, EduardoPlumbing InspectorDepartment Of Water Management$136,656
Echeverria, JaimePlumbing InspectorDepartment Of Water Management$136,656
Bajkiewicz, Radoslaw LPlumbing InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$136,656
Moran, John SPlumbing InspectorDepartment Of Water Management$136,656
Majewski, ThomasPlumbing InspectorDepartment Of Water Management$136,656
Fox, VictorPlumbing InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$136,656
Smith, AaronPlumbing InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$136,656
Geiss, Daniel JPlumbing InspectorDepartment Of Water Management$136,656
Mc Ging, Michael JPlumbing InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$136,656
Alexander, KevinPlumbing InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$136,656
Blankenship, Braden LPlumbing InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$136,656
Langowski, ChristopherPlumbing InspectorDepartment Of Water Management$136,656
Haniacek, John JHouse Drain InspectorDepartment Of Water Management$136,656
Molenstra, John JPlumbing InspectorDepartment Of Water Management$136,656
Frank, RobertPlumbing InspectorDepartment Of Water Management$136,656
Lopez, Manuel MPlumbing InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$136,656
Obrien, StuartPlumbing InspectorDepartment Of Water Management$136,656
Gruenke, Richard JPlumbing InspectorDepartment Of Water Management$136,656
Vittorini, DominickPlumbing InspectorDepartment Of Water Management$136,656
Durcan, Sean PPlumbing InspectorDepartment Of Water Management$136,656
Turman, JosephPlumbing InspectorDepartment Of Water Management$136,656
Prophet, MarvinPlumbing InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$136,656
Bean, Jerry LPlumbing InspectorDepartment Of Water Management$136,656
Payne, Carla YPlumbing InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$136,656
Martin, ShanePlumbing InspectorDepartment Of Water Management$136,656
Harrison, TraceyHouse Drain InspectorDepartment Of Water Management$136,656
Hughes, LolitaPlumbing InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$136,656
Cardiff, Michael DPlumbing InspectorDepartment Of Water Management$136,656
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Sep 7, 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.