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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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31,755 people
NameJob titlePay
Johnson, Brenda NAviation Communications OperatorChicago Department Of Aviation$71,076
Brown, Joshua APolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$71,076
Chesniak, Emma RStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$71,304
Cruz, DawnDistrict ClerkDepartment Of Water Management$71,412
Crumb, DarianSanitation ClerkDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$71,412
Johnson, MichelleSanitation ClerkDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$71,412
Thomas, Shenita LPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$71,436
Miller, AllisonPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$71,436
Gomez, SethPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$71,436
Massey, Wanda LPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$71,436
Flores, Christina MPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$71,436
Turner, Fallon RPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$71,436
Lozano, Cynthia RPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$71,436
Marano-Brown, Louise MPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$71,436
Dinwiddie, Calisse LPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$71,436
Cunningham, RaqhelProperty Custodian - Auto PoundDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$71,436
Lawrence, Demetrius AOffice AssistantDepartment Of Family And Support Services$71,436
Zigelman, Benjamin MLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$71,436
Ferguson, Maryann EHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$71,436
Vargas, YvisPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$71,436
White, JefferyProperty CustodianChicago Police Department$71,436
Fedele, PatriciaPayment ReconcilerOffice Of City Clerk$71,436
Bowen, David TLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$71,436
Triggleth, LekishaPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$71,436
Bias, ValeriePolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$71,436
Owens, LashawndaPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$71,436
Visto-Araujo, CharlesProperty CustodianChicago Police Department$71,436
Mcfield, RonnieProperty CustodianChicago Police Department$71,436
Cox, Chimere SPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$71,436
Jones, Money MPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$71,436
Mason, Renonta CPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$71,436
Glasco, Phylicia PPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$71,436
Brownlee, CharlesProperty CustodianChicago Police Department$71,436
Larnce, Belinda RPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$71,436
Datro, Blanca EHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$71,436
Phillips, NichellePolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$71,436
Henderson, MarthaPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$71,436
Mitchell, HoratioPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$71,436
Barry, Kendel LPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$71,436
Katello, KimberlyPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$71,436
Hastings, JacquelinePolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$71,436
Greene, Para QSenior Office AssistantDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$71,436
Miller, TashaPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$71,436
Martin, James KPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$71,436
Mcgraw, Nikita MPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$71,436
Lynumn, April DPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$71,436
D Alessandro, Michael JProcess ServerDepartment Of Law$71,436
Busch, AntoineProperty CustodianChicago Police Department$71,436
Jenkins, India CAnimal Care ClerkChicago Animal Care And Control$71,436
Willis, Charles DProperty CustodianChicago Police Department$71,436
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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.