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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NameJob titlePay
Vega, OmarGeneral Manager Of Airport OperationsChicago Department Of Aviation$140,796
Jacob, ChristineProgram Coord - Special EventsDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$140,796
Youngblood, Janeth CProgram Coord - Special EventsDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$140,796
Evans, Richard EManager Of Security Communications CenterChicago Department Of Aviation$140,796
Bonomo, Liza AAsst To The CommissionerDepartment Of Water Management$140,796
Heredia, ManuelWard SuperintendentDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$140,796
Bates, Wanda RDir Of Personnel Policies And UtilizationDepartment Of Law$140,796
Gambino, TonyDir Of Administration IIDepartment Of Finance$140,796
Franco Almanza, Tania EGeneral Manager Of Airport OperationsChicago Department Of Aviation$140,796
Kelley, JamesAsst To The CommissionerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$140,796
Stastny, Thomas JGeneral Manager Of Airport OperationsChicago Department Of Aviation$140,796
Licciardi, AnthonyChief Dispatcher - ExcldDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$140,796
Ayala Jr, JuanWard SuperintendentDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$140,796
O Hehir, Brian JConstruction CoordChicago Department Of Aviation$140,796
Shea, William TManager Of Vehicle MaintenanceDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$140,796
Gomez, BeatrizSupvsr Of Family Support ProgramsDepartment Of Family And Support Services$140,796
Rendon, AlexisSuperintendent Of Electrical OperationsChicago Department Of Transportation$140,796
Chavez, LeonsaPayroll Administrator - ExcldChicago Department Of Aviation$140,796
Sneed Jr, Joseph WMgr Of Business Compliance InvestigationsDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$140,796
Levato, Anthony FHelp Desk ManagerChicago Public Library$140,796
Vargas, DavidWard SuperintendentDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$140,796
Long, Donna SDir Of Administration IIChicago Department Of Transportation$140,796
Seymore, ShirleySupvsr Of Personnel AdministrationDepartment Of Buildings$140,796
Pudowski Jr, Bernard CShift Supvsr Of Aviation SecurityChicago Department Of Aviation$140,796
Galvan, Mark EFinancial OfficerDepartment Of Finance$140,796
Guth, Thomas MSuperintendent Of Water MetersDepartment Of Water Management$140,796
Sabo, ChristopherAirport Facilities ManagerChicago Department Of Aviation$140,796
Witschy, Christopher MDirector - Mayor'S OfficeOffice Of The Mayor$140,808
Bania, John RAsst District SuperintendentDepartment Of Water Management$140,816
Stang, ChristopherAsst District SuperintendentDepartment Of Water Management$140,816
Chapman, BennieAsst District SuperintendentDepartment Of Water Management$140,816
Corley, Brian WAsst District SuperintendentDepartment Of Water Management$140,816
Jimenez Jr, ReinaldoAsst District SuperintendentDepartment Of Water Management$140,816
Williams, MatthewAsst District SuperintendentDepartment Of Water Management$140,816
Lyons, RobertAsst District SuperintendentDepartment Of Water Management$140,816
Baker, EdwardAsst District SuperintendentDepartment Of Water Management$140,816
Dillard Jr, Mulbe MAsst District SuperintendentDepartment Of Water Management$140,816
Maloney, KevinAsst District SuperintendentDepartment Of Water Management$140,816
Muntaner, ThomasAsst District SuperintendentDepartment Of Water Management$140,816
Sigalos, LouieAsst District SuperintendentDepartment Of Water Management$140,816
Reynoso, Gabriel IAsst District SuperintendentDepartment Of Water Management$140,816
Shakboua, David TAsst District SuperintendentDepartment Of Water Management$140,816
Mota, JoseAsst District SuperintendentDepartment Of Water Management$140,816
Domian, Steven SAsst District SuperintendentDepartment Of Water Management$140,816
Bonaparte, AndrewAsst District SuperintendentDepartment Of Water Management$140,816
Brown, Illeana GSenior Programmer/AnalystDepartment Of Finance$141,564
Lewis, Kevin IRecruiterDepartment Of Human Resources$141,564
Kazmi, Saeed ACivil Engineer IVChicago Department Of Transportation$141,564
Patel, Mayur JCivil Engineer IVChicago Department Of Transportation$141,564
Garner, ColleenRecruiterDepartment Of Human Resources$141,564
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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.