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 28, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,75724,848 salaried · 6,909 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,848)
Average salary$115,977highest $360,504
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,909)

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31,757 people
NameJob titlePay
Watgen, ShannonEmergency Medical TechnicianChicago Department Of Public Health$47,364
Jaimes, JorgeEmergency Medical TechnicianChicago Department Of Public Health$47,364
Henrickson, AndrewEmergency Medical TechnicianChicago Department Of Public Health$47,364
Johnson, LataviaEmergency Medical TechnicianChicago Department Of Public Health$47,364
Epstein, JustinEmergency Medical TechnicianChicago Department Of Public Health$47,364
Finley, Marissa ASenior Office AssistantChicago Department Of Aviation$47,364
Meyer, ZachEmergency Medical TechnicianChicago Department Of Public Health$47,364
Lyons, JaylanEmergency Medical TechnicianChicago Department Of Public Health$47,364
Smith, BrandonEmergency Medical TechnicianChicago Department Of Public Health$47,364
Moore, StephenieInquiry Aide IIIOffice Of Public Safety Administration$47,364
Crenshaw, AmberInquiry Aide IIIOffice Of Public Safety Administration$47,364
Sanders, VanessaInquiry Aide IIIOffice Of Public Safety Administration$47,364
Salgado, AriannaSenior Office AssistantChicago Department Of Aviation$47,364
Cardella, Melissa AInquiry Aide IIIOffice Of Public Safety Administration$47,364
Chan, JenniferInquiry Aide IIIOffice Of Public Safety Administration$47,364
Nelson, GarriannaEmergency Medical TechnicianChicago Department Of Public Health$47,364
Ridley, Lindsey JStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$47,748
Mason, Lenda MStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$47,748
Lopez, JacquelineAsst To The AldermanCity Council$47,820
Marchan, Candice ASenior Office AssistantChicago Department Of Aviation$47,936
Ruiz, Enrique JClerk - Bd Of ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$48,264
Gallardo, AngelaClerk - Bd Of ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$48,264
Zabel, SherryClerk - Bd Of ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$48,264
Tollinchi, JudithClerk - Bd Of ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$48,264
Boyd-Greathouse, Karen DClerk - Bd Of ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$48,264
Valentine, DwayneClerk - Bd Of ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$48,264
Stokes, John ESenior Clerk-ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$48,264
Tompkins, Angela AElection Equipment & Supply Spec IIBoard Of Election Commissioners$48,264
Shorter, Bridgett DClerk - Bd Of ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$48,264
Tarver, Mishonda DSenior Clerk-ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$48,264
De Leon, AustinSupervising Enforcement TechDepartment Of Finance$48,828
Jacobs, Althea YLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$48,864
Vazquez Flores, BeatrizLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$48,864
Dancy, Charles ILibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$48,864
Schulz, Natassia MLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$48,864
Copeland, Cloria DLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$48,864
Garza, JaimeLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$48,864
Valela, ReneLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$48,864
Meyers, Angel MSenior Office AssistantDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$48,864
Johnson, JazmineLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$48,864
Hill, Sharon ELibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$48,864
Ramirez, Emma LLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$48,864
Robinson, LavendaLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$48,864
Williams, Natyla DLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$48,864
Fohlmeister, MatthewLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$48,864
Capers, SheldonLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$48,864
Moore, DeneckiaLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$48,864
Nurse, HaroldLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$48,864
Lyons, Barry LLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$48,864
Lebron, Beatriz CLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$48,864
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Aug 28, 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.