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
Downing, Anthony RFire Engineer-EmtChicago Fire Department$136,794
Koegler, Michael PFire Engineer-EmtChicago Fire Department$136,794
Boyd, Duane AFire Engineer-EmtChicago Fire Department$136,794
Petrat, Karl JFire Engineer-EmtChicago Fire Department$136,794
Storino, NicolasFire Engineer-EmtChicago Fire Department$136,794
Cantrell, Robert JFire Engineer-EmtChicago Fire Department$136,794
Ryszka, PawelFire Engineer-EmtChicago Fire Department$136,794
Matthews, AmoniFire Engineer-EmtChicago Fire Department$136,794
Anderson, Jacob PFire Engineer-EmtChicago Fire Department$136,794
Cabrales, Manuel DFire Engineer-EmtChicago Fire Department$136,794
Colwell, Jason TFire Engineer-EmtChicago Fire Department$136,794
Williams, EarlFire Engineer-EmtChicago Fire Department$136,794
Taylor, Aaron JFire Engineer-EmtChicago Fire Department$136,794
Arroyo, CesarFire Engineer-EmtChicago Fire Department$136,794
Urchell, Thomas GFire Engineer-EmtChicago Fire Department$136,794
Simpson, Robert RFire Engineer-EmtChicago Fire Department$136,794
Cousineau, Alfred JFire Engineer-EmtChicago Fire Department$136,794
Rhodes, Nathan FFire Engineer-EmtChicago Fire Department$136,794
Shares, Matthew SFire Engineer-EmtChicago Fire Department$136,794
Vance, De Shawn LFire Engineer-EmtChicago Fire Department$136,794
Sobotka, Robert JFire Engineer-EmtChicago Fire Department$136,794
Peco, Joan JFire Engineer-EmtChicago Fire Department$136,794
Fahrenbach, Patrick RFire Engineer-EmtChicago Fire Department$136,794
Mcintosh, GeoffreyFire Engineer-EmtChicago Fire Department$136,794
Camacho, NelsonFire Engineer-EmtChicago Fire Department$136,794
Kason, Joseph PAsst Chief Airport Operations SupvsrChicago Department Of Aviation$136,872
Haffner, John FAirport Operations Supvsr IIChicago Department Of Aviation$136,872
Nayman, David TSuprvng Building/Contruct InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$136,872
Alvarez, TibaldoBuilding/Construction InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$136,872
Amick, David JBuilding/Construction InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$136,872
Cherry, Alesia RBuilding/Construction InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$136,872
Rivas Jr, Carlos ADir Of Public AffairsCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$136,896
Ross, Gregg RDir Of Public AffairsOffice Of Budget & Management$136,896
Jimenez, RosaContracts CoordDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$136,908
Vargas, Divina BPublic Health Administrator IIIChicago Department Of Public Health$136,908
King, Sharon PData Services AdministratorDepartment Of Finance$136,908
Ford, Jamila APublic Health Administrator IIIChicago Department Of Public Health$136,908
Kelly, Nichole CAdministrative Services Officer IIOffice Of Public Safety Administration$136,908
Neubeck, Daniel RSenior Emergency Management CoordOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$136,908
Chaidez Munoz, MaribelAdministrative Services Officer IIChicago Department Of Aviation$136,908
Smith, Daphne TPublic Health Administrator IIIChicago Department Of Public Health$136,908
Barnes, Arturo CCpl Help Desk SupervisorChicago Public Library$136,908
Morley, ChantallMgr Of Emergency Management ServicesOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$136,908
Hardy, Tonya LPublic Health Administrator IIIChicago Department Of Public Health$136,908
Medina, OliviaYouth Services CoordChicago Police Department$136,908
Mbaye, SaliouStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$136,944
Brown, Amanda GAsst City TreasurerCity Treasurer'S Office$137,040
Gage-Woodard, LakeshaAssistant Director-23Office Of City Clerk$137,040
Gallegos, MarisolDir Of Human Rights ComplianceChicago Commission On Human Relations$137,040
Pena, Gillian NAssistant Director-23Office Of City Clerk$137,040
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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.