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
Spagnola, MadelinVictim SpecialistChicago Police Department$70,752
Collins, MarquiseEngineering Technician IVDepartment Of Water Management$70,752
Smith, Melissa RDocumentation Specialist - City ClerkOffice Of City Clerk$70,752
Frazier, Brandy ETimekeeper - CpdOffice Of Public Safety Administration$70,752
Hicks, AnishaProgram CoordChicago Department Of Public Health$70,752
Mccrary, Melissa MAdministrative Services Officer IDepartment Of Finance$70,752
Chen Foroutanian, AshleySenior Administrative AssistantDepartment Of Finance$70,752
Alsufy, Roaa SAccountantChicago Department Of Transportation$70,752
Camarena, ElizabethFreedom Of Information Act OfficerOffice Of Public Safety Administration$70,752
Ruiz, JuliaAccounting TechnicianDepartment Of Finance$70,752
Reeves, Stephaney LSenior Administrative AssistantDepartment Of Finance$70,752
Lara, SalvadorParalegal IIDepartment Of Law$70,752
Zambrano, ConsueloStaff AsstChicago Police Department$70,752
Santiago, TheaAdministrative Services Officer IDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$70,752
Forrest, Mckenna CInvestigator I - IgOffice Of Inspector General$70,920
Simental-Valdez, MauroLegislative AideCity Council$71,004
Pedraza, Valeria CLegislative AideCity Council$71,004
Thomas, Markia VAviation Communications OperatorChicago Department Of Aviation$71,076
Ochoa, Joana GAviation Communications OperatorChicago Department Of Aviation$71,076
Cook, Shanyria RPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$71,076
Turner, OliviaPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$71,076
Crowder, SharellAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$71,076
Kelly Jr, James WPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$71,076
Myers, MercedesPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$71,076
Newman, KaylaPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$71,076
Taylor, IgnatiusAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$71,076
Perkins, JazminPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$71,076
Gibson, Aricka GPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$71,076
Bush, Mitchell JAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$71,076
Dicera, Rhonda APolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$71,076
Mercado, Ainslie AAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$71,076
Ocallaghan, JohnPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$71,076
Orozco, LauraPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$71,076
Sandoz, Priscilla DPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$71,076
Aguilar Mcmullin, Amber APolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$71,076
Dumas, Kennysha KPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$71,076
Isarve, NataliaAviation Communications OperatorChicago Department Of Aviation$71,076
Knox, John JAviation Communications OperatorChicago Department Of Aviation$71,076
Suarez, JarelizPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$71,076
Alba Esparza, Karla LPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$71,076
Westmoreland, JonathanAviation Communications OperatorChicago Department Of Aviation$71,076
Hernandez, Noe SAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$71,076
Ladd, Anthony FAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$71,076
Hitchcock, JermaineAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$71,076
Cervantes, JohannAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$71,076
Deramus, Maurice DAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$71,076
Morgan, Kiela LPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$71,076
Carr, MonetPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$71,076
Arrez, AdriannaPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$71,076
Mina, VernonPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$71,076
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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.