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 9, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,77524,848 salaried · 6,927 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,848)
Average salary$116,102highest $406,536
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,927)

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31,775 people
NameJob titlePay
Stodolny, NicholasLineman - SalariedOffice Of Public Safety Administration$139,734
Larys, KellyLineman - SalariedOffice Of Public Safety Administration$139,734
Forbes, Jerome CTraffic Signal RepairmanChicago Department Of Transportation$139,734
Figueroa, RichardStreet Light Repair WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$139,734
Cassata, PhilLoad DispatcherChicago Department Of Transportation$139,734
Covington, AnwarTraffic Signal RepairmanChicago Department Of Transportation$139,734
Lucas, Eric AStreet Light Repair WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$139,734
King, Duane DStreet Light Repair WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$139,734
Roche, EnriqueStreet Light Repair WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$139,734
Rushton, Scott PStreet Light Repair WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$139,734
Lee, Roger RStreet Light Repair WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$139,734
Johnson, Anthony TLoad DispatcherChicago Department Of Transportation$139,734
Reyes Jr, Robert WStreet Light Repair WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$139,734
Medic, MarkoStreet Light Repair WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$139,734
Santana, RicardoLoad DispatcherChicago Department Of Transportation$139,734
Coen, Matthew ETraffic Signal RepairmanChicago Department Of Transportation$139,734
O Shea, Mark ATraffic Signal RepairmanChicago Department Of Transportation$139,734
Spencer, Thein DLineman - SalariedOffice Of Public Safety Administration$139,734
Ramirez, Jose TStreet Light Repair WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$139,734
Brogaard, ZacharyStreet Light Repair WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$139,734
Vera, Richard ATraffic Signal RepairmanChicago Department Of Transportation$139,734
Dobbyn, Denis CTraffic Signal RepairmanChicago Department Of Transportation$139,734
Adams, Brian KStreet Light Repair WorkerChicago Department Of Transportation$139,734
Hadden, Maria EAlderman - 49th WardCity Council$139,776
Deitz, Gary AAssistant Director Of FinanceDepartment Of Water Management$139,812
Izewski, Dorothy ICoordinating ArchitectChicago Department Of Aviation$139,812
Van Nortwick, Taylor WCoordinating Engineer IChicago Department Of Transportation$139,812
Yuen, AmyCoordinating Engineer IChicago Department Of Transportation$139,812
Abarca-Compton, Ruth AAttorney - ExcludedChicago Department Of Public Health$139,812
Patton-Burnside, Tiffany NSr Dir Of Crisis ServicesChicago Department Of Public Health$139,812
Blanche, ShadiAttorney - ExcludedDepartment Of Procurement Services$139,812
Pitts, Matthew HCoordinating Engineer IIChicago Department Of Transportation$139,812
Rodriguez, Sandra IManager Of Audit And FinanceDepartment Of Finance$139,812
Moretti, Carmela JAttorney - ExcludedDepartment Of Procurement Services$139,812
Howlett, Michael JLegislative AideCity Council$139,992
Sposato, Nicholas SAlderman - 38th WardCity Council$140,046
Sivashanmugam, Sri HariData ScientistChicago Department Of Public Health$140,148
Hohenadel, Michael PSupervising Investigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$140,148
Martinez, LetisiaApplication Delivery ManagerDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$140,148
Little, Gregory HSupervising Investigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$140,148
Chung, Isabel SEpidemiologist IIIChicago Department Of Public Health$140,148
Arellano, AlesiaAuditor IVDepartment Of Finance$140,148
Talbert, Deborah MSupervising Investigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$140,148
Urbach, Shawn LGis Data Base AnalystChicago Department Of Aviation$140,148
Ali, AdamCivil Engineer VChicago Department Of Transportation$140,148
Masters, GregSupervising Investigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$140,148
Lauritsen, Jeff SEpidemiologist IIIChicago Department Of Public Health$140,148
Gardner, Robin CarolChief Operations AnalystChicago Department Of Transportation$140,148
Lefkow, Laura BAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$140,376
Santell, PhilipAsst Corporation Counsel IIIDepartment Of Law$140,376
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Sep 9, 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.