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
Paik, Tirupati DSenior Security EngineerDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$154,044
Mcknight, James LAsst Corporation Counsel IIIDepartment Of Law$154,044
Shah, SwetaAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$154,044
Mcclure, Kristina AAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$154,044
Medley, Amie LAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$154,044
Tenfelde, EricCustomer Relationship Services LeadDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$154,044
Crouch, Scott MAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$154,044
Wilson, Bradley GAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$154,044
Olson, Edwin JAsst Corporation Counsel IIIDepartment Of Law$154,044
Singh, PuneetSenior Security EngineerDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$154,044
Augustave, Marc AAsst Corporation Counsel SeniorDepartment Of Law$154,044
Kauffman, CornelAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$154,044
Wickman, Lindsey RAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$154,044
Ortell, Scott RSenior Security EngineerDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$154,044
Kiselev, MariannaAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$154,044
Hammond, Matthew CSenior Security EngineerDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$154,044
Junius, Michael JGeneral Manager Of Grounds And Terminal FacilitiesChicago Department Of Aviation$154,572
Sarno, Anthony EGeneral Supt Of Streets And SanitationDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$154,572
Conner, Terrence BSuperintendent Of Pavement RepairsChicago Department Of Transportation$154,572
Medrano, AmbrosioSuperintendent Of Pavement RepairsChicago Department Of Transportation$154,572
Smart Pernell, Judith PProgram ManagerDepartment Of Housing$154,572
Anderson, Edward MSr Procurement SpecialistDepartment Of Procurement Services$154,572
Reinhardt, Eric JProjects AdministratorOffice Of Public Safety Administration$154,572
Snow, Michael JDivision SuperintendentDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$154,572
Rutledge, Tammy MDir Of Disease InvestigationsChicago Department Of Public Health$154,572
Magno, ThomasSr Procurement SpecialistDepartment Of Procurement Services$154,572
Figueroa, Ruth DManager Of Vehicle MaintenanceDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$154,572
Valderrama, Christine AProjects AdministratorDepartment Of Finance$154,572
Pena, Luis AWard SuperintendentDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$154,572
Imperatrice, MichaelWard SuperintendentDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$154,572
Curry, NoraProgram ManagerDepartment Of Planning And Development$154,572
Drosos, John FWard SuperintendentDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$154,572
Sanchez Jr, VicenteDivision SuperintendentDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$154,572
Pacheco, CarmenDir Of Monitoring ServicesDepartment Of Family And Support Services$154,572
Davids, MoniqueProgram ManagerDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$154,572
Swan Jr, Thomas JDivision SuperintendentDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$154,572
Barbee, JamesGen Supt Of Water ManagementDepartment Of Water Management$154,572
Robbins, Michael JProjects AdministratorChicago Department Of Public Health$154,572
Davis, Adonna NGen Supt Of Water ManagementDepartment Of Water Management$154,572
Kajmowicz, Richard WProjects AdministratorChicago Department Of Transportation$154,572
Ponsetto, Joseph LAsst City TreasurerCity Treasurer'S Office$154,632
Harris, Michelle AAlderman - 8th WardCity Council$154,716
Dowell, Patricia RAlderman - 3rd WardCity Council$154,716
Ashayeri, HosseinFiltration Engineer VDepartment Of Water Management$154,764
Phillips, Jeremy ACivil Engineer VChicago Department Of Transportation$154,764
Rualo, Jonathan JCivil Engineer VChicago Department Of Transportation$154,764
Misoski, JakovAuditor IVDepartment Of Finance$154,764
Huynh, Alexander TCivil Engineer VChicago Department Of Transportation$154,764
Palmer, EdwardPrincipal EngineerDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$154,764
Hightower, Regina MPrincipal EngineerDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$154,764
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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.