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 10, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,77624,849 salaried · 6,927 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,849)
Average salary$116,110highest $406,536
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,927)

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NameJob titlePay
Molloy, Patrick WDir Of Public AffairsChicago Public Library$148,200
Merritt, Larry LAsst Dir Of News AffairsChicago Fire Department$148,200
Allison, Allyson MAsst To The AldermanCity Council$148,836
Sanford, Jason WAsst Deputy MayorOffice Of The Mayor$148,992
Cumpian, Oscar ASupvsr Of Electrical InspectorsDepartment Of Buildings$149,063
Gipson, Stephen PSupvsr Of Electrical InspectorsDepartment Of Buildings$149,063
Maiellaro, Anthony RCoordinating Engineer IIDepartment Of Water Management$149,100
Djavid, NeddaCoordinating Engineer IIDepartment Of Water Management$149,100
Fitzgerald, Michael JCoordinating Engineer IDepartment Of Water Management$149,100
Garcia, AurelioAttorney - ExcludedChicago Department Of Aviation$149,100
Olukeye, ModupePsychiatric Nurse PractionerChicago Department Of Public Health$149,100
Adindu, NgoziPsychiatric Nurse PractionerChicago Department Of Public Health$149,100
Alvarez, David VPsychiatric Nurse PractionerChicago Department Of Public Health$149,100
Adefeso, Modupe OPsychiatric Nurse PractionerChicago Department Of Public Health$149,100
Guzman, MiguelChief Filtration EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$149,100
Lawson, Bennett RAlderman - 44th WardCity Council$149,520
Trejo, DavidSuprvng Building/Contruct InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$150,180
Burmistrz, Tony HSuprvng Building/Contruct InspectorChicago Department Of Public Health$150,180
Banks, Timothy MDistrict Supvsr - Graffiti Removal ServicesDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$150,180
Knight, GregoryDistrict Superintendent Of Water DistributionDepartment Of Water Management$150,180
Ethredge, Lisa BBuilding/Construction InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$150,180
Kelleher, John FBuilding/Construction InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$150,180
Sriver, Nikki KNetwork AdministratorDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$150,240
Howell, Richard ACoordinator Special Projects/BldgDepartment Of Buildings$150,240
Childress, Alvin RSenior Emergency Management CoordOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$150,240
Anderson, Hannah LPublic Health Administrator IIIChicago Department Of Public Health$150,240
Mihajlovich, MarkoCoordinator Special Projects/BldgDepartment Of Buildings$150,240
Mapp, Joseph LDirector - Mayor'S OfficeOffice Of The Mayor$150,936
Evans, ColemanAsst Deputy Chief Of StaffOffice Of The Mayor$150,936
Barszcz, KevinDirector - Mayor'S OfficeOffice Of The Mayor$150,936
Iniguez Jr., RobertoGeneral Foreman Of Electrical MechanicsDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$151,055
Vari, Patrick MGeneral Foreman Of Electrical MechanicsDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$151,055
Turner, Alvin EGeneral Foreman Of Electrical MechanicsDepartment Of Water Management$151,055
Senteno, Miguel AGeneral Foreman Of Electrical MechanicsDepartment Of Water Management$151,055
Ortiz, John MGeneral Foreman Of Electrical MechanicsDepartment Of Water Management$151,055
Tracy, Michael JGeneral Foreman Of Electrical MechanicsChicago Department Of Transportation$151,055
Donnelly, Michael JGeneral Foreman Of Electrical MechanicsChicago Department Of Aviation$151,055
Chang, Yung LinDir Of Program Operations X33Chicago Department Of Public Health$151,212
Karamustafa, AylaAsst CommissionerChicago Department Of Public Health$151,212
Vanek, Tallett ADir Of NutritionChicago Department Of Public Health$151,212
Stepto-Royston, Kelly RAsst CommissionerDepartment Of Human Resources$151,212
Rico, DanielAsst CommissionerDepartment Of Housing$151,212
Vega, MargaritaAsst CommissionerDepartment Of Housing$151,212
Cazares, MonicaDirector Of FinanceDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$151,212
Anderson, David CAsst CommissionerDepartment Of Buildings$151,212
Davis, Erica BAsst DirCommunity Commission For Public Safety And Accountability$151,212
Magana Nunez, AlejandraSenior Director Of Family Support ProgramsDepartment Of Family And Support Services$151,212
Harris, James MAsst CommissionerDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$151,212
Harris, Corey DAsst ComptrollerDepartment Of Finance$151,212
Urquidi, AlfonsoAsst CommissionerChicago Department Of Public Health$151,212
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Sep 10, 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.