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
Raber, Peter JSenior Emergency Management CoordOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$143,400
Guzman, Miguel AArea Coord - CapsChicago Police Department$143,400
Bragg III, Jerry WWeb DeveloperDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$143,400
Dotson, William LProcurement SpecialistDepartment Of Procurement Services$143,400
Smajo, Anthony RSenior Emergency Management CoordChicago Department Of Aviation$143,400
Davis, Anne JContracts CoordOffice Of Public Safety Administration$143,400
Mercado, MartinSenior Emergency Management CoordOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$143,400
Sanders, Erica DInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$143,976
Waguespack, Scott EAlderman - 32nd WardCity Council$144,264
De Boer, Joseph WElectrical InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$144,487
Castaneda, DanielElectrical InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$144,487
Mc Dermott, Patrick SElectrical InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$144,487
Jain, SanjeevElectrical InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$144,487
Flores, ArnulfoElectrical InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$144,487
Perkins, Mark SElectrical InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$144,487
Thomas, Dimitrius IElectrical InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$144,487
Dyess, GordonElectrical InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$144,487
Martinez, JulioElectrical InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$144,487
Merriweather, Derrica CElectrical InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$144,487
Sowder, VictorElectrical InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$144,487
Moore, Chantel AElectrical InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$144,487
Dragovic, DuloElectrical InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$144,487
Bucher, William GElectrical InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$144,487
Willis, Mark AElectrical InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$144,487
Campos, JorgeElectrical InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$144,487
Satterfield, James LElectrical InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$144,487
Sarabia, ReneElectrical InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$144,487
Chirikos, Nicholas TElectrical InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$144,487
Sonne, Lawrence MElectrical InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$144,487
Lynch, Thomas FElectrical InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$144,487
Colvin, RhinaForensic Firearm/Evidence Ident TechChicago Police Department$144,708
Watkins, Lyndon RForensic Firearm/Evidence Ident TechChicago Police Department$144,708
Paloian, Scott MCoordinating Engineer IChicago Department Of Transportation$144,708
Schwarzer, Carl ACoordinating Engineer IChicago Department Of Transportation$144,708
Munube, BarbaraAttorney - ExcludedChicago Department Of Aviation$144,708
Moreland, Vernell HAttorney - ExcludedChicago Department Of Aviation$144,708
Eromosele, OmonzuaPsychiatric Nurse PractionerChicago Department Of Public Health$144,708
Wilson, Stephanie JPsychiatric Nurse PractionerChicago Department Of Public Health$144,708
Roberts, Jessica LAsst Inspector GeneralOffice Of Inspector General$144,708
Franklin, Jessica RAsst Inspector GeneralOffice Of Inspector General$144,708
Mackey, Sylvester CPolice Officer (Assigned As Detective)Chicago Police Department$144,792
Ross, Christopher MPolice Officer (Assigned As Detective)Chicago Police Department$144,792
Thomas, Kevin LPolice Officer (Assigned As Detective)Chicago Police Department$144,792
Korolis, John NPolice Officer (Assigned As Detective)Chicago Police Department$144,792
Freeman, Sharmaun DPolice Officer (Assigned As Detective)Chicago Police Department$144,792
Murtaugh, Joseph MPolice Officer (Assigned As Detective)Chicago Police Department$144,792
Winburn, Anthony JPolice Officer (Assigned As Detective)Chicago Police Department$144,792
Guevara, Gerardo APolice Officer (Assigned As Detective)Chicago Police Department$144,792
O Brien, Timothy JPolice Officer (Assigned As Detective)Chicago Police Department$144,792
Krofta, Michelle LPolice Officer (Assigned As Detective)Chicago Police Department$144,792
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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.