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
Morales, Jorge FPrincipal EngineerDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$154,764
Xue, YanPrincipal EngineerDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$154,764
Bonau, TheodoreEpidemiologist IIIChicago Department Of Public Health$154,764
Jurca, Vasile MCivil Engineer VChicago Department Of Transportation$154,764
Matchen, Cody DCivil Engineer VChicago Department Of Transportation$154,764
May, Mary LDir Of News AffairsOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$154,980
Mcfarland, Andrew SManaging Engineer - Water ManagementDepartment Of Water Management$155,148
Martinez, Pablo FCoordinating Engineer IIDepartment Of Water Management$155,148
Rodriguez, Francisco JDir Of Mental Health CenterChicago Department Of Public Health$155,148
Ciacco, JessicaDir Of Investigations - CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$155,148
Wietrzak, AnthonyEngineer Of Electric Pumping StationsDepartment Of Water Management$155,148
Res, IreneParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$155,154
Chitagi, PravikaAssistant Director-43Chicago Police Department$155,292
Sullivan, RyanData Services LeadDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$155,292
Olivares, SheilaContracts AdministratorChicago Department Of Aviation$155,292
Stoyias, Thomas SAssistant Director-43Chicago Police Department$155,292
Connolly, Kevin PSupt Of Construction And MaintenanceDepartment Of Water Management$155,292
Gibson, WaumelSupt Of Construction And MaintenanceDepartment Of Water Management$155,292
Salgado, SusanaAssistant Director-43Chicago Police Department$155,292
Huggard, RoyceAssistant Director-43Chicago Police Department$155,292
Gillespie, Richard EAirport Accountability DirectorChicago Department Of Aviation$155,292
Vegesna, Gayatri DAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$155,292
Martinez, MarianaAssistant Director-43Chicago Police Department$155,292
Mchugh, Joseph WAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$155,292
Hayes, BesmaChief Water EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$155,292
Ivy, Jasmine NAssistant Director-43Chicago Police Department$155,292
Rasmas, Chloe KAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$155,292
Green-Schroeder, Christie MAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$155,292
Spires, Marlena LDirector Of Grants ManagementChicago Department Of Aviation$155,292
Martinez, VladimirContracts AdministratorChicago Department Of Aviation$155,292
Rosales, Maria JAirport Accountability DirectorChicago Department Of Aviation$155,292
Guzman, LeslieAssistant Director-43Chicago Police Department$155,292
Silverstein, Debra LAlderman - 50th WardCity Council$155,688
Ramirez, Julia MAlderman - 12th WardCity Council$155,688
Ervin, Jason CAlderman - 28th WardCity Council$155,688
Robinson, Lamont JAlderman - 4th WardCity Council$155,688
Taliaferro, ChristopheAlderman - 29th WardCity Council$155,688
Taylor, Jeanette BAlderman - 20th WardCity Council$155,688
Clay, AngelaAlderman - 46th WardCity Council$155,688
Fuentes, Jessica LAlderman - 26th WardCity Council$155,688
Yancy, Desmon CAlderman - 5th WardCity Council$155,688
Beale, Anthony AAlderman - 9th WardCity Council$155,688
Manaa-Hoppenworth, Leni AAlderman - 48th WardCity Council$155,688
Curtis, Derrick GAlderman - 18th WardCity Council$155,688
Cruz, RuthAlderman - 30th WardCity Council$155,688
Scott, Monique LAlderman - 24th WardCity Council$155,688
Conway, William EAlderman - 34th WardCity Council$155,688
Moore, David HAlderman - 17th WardCity Council$155,688
Mitts, Emma MAlderman - 37th WardCity Council$155,688
Hall, WilliamAlderman - 6th WardCity Council$155,688
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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.