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 12, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,78324,854 salaried · 6,929 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,854)
Average salary$116,111highest $406,536
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,929)

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31,783 people
NameJob titlePay
Gallagher, Michael JSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Ector, Melvin LSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Taylor, Cedric FSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Jenkins, Shantella JSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Tully, Sean FSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Dennis, Arshell ESergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Chopp, Erik LSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Park, David JSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Bonczek, Kelly HSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Markos, TheodoraSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Alioto, Rocco JSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Johnson, William ASergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Grib, John RSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Dorris, John ESergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Martinelli, Joseph FLieutenantChicago Fire Department$152,010
Sheahan, Ryan JSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Keane, Patrick JSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Lopez, Luis RSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Gilliland, Timothy DSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Mc Guire, Thomas BSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Fields, Ryan CSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Dennis, AndreSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Bohan, Daniel MSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Steffens, Robert FLieutenantChicago Fire Department$152,010
Parham, Thomas JSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Mc Keag, James MLieutenantChicago Fire Department$152,010
Sullivan, Daniel PSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Chernik, Michael RSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Printz, Daniel WSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Gonzalez, Luis CSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Pionke, Joseph ESergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Melanis, George TSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Sellers, KevinSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Pickett, Shawn JSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Marrella, Russell JSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Hosley, Annetta VSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Baltazar, Roberto CSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Enriquez, JesusSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Musial, Elliott CSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Doolin, William MSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Drzewiecki, Jeremy JSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Scapardine, Michael JSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Killen, Kevin MSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Glenke, James RSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Lopez, Mathew JSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Watson Jr, Vernon ASergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Warrick, Donnell JLieutenantChicago Fire Department$152,010
Costello, Michael NSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Best, PeteSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Leslie, Ross ESergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Sep 12, 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.