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
Costanzo, Deanne LAsst DirDepartment Of Finance$157,980
Castillo, James PProgram Dir - Cultural AffairsDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$157,980
Pickens, Michael ADir Of Facilities ManagementDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$157,980
Weber, Michael PAsst CommissionerDepartment Of Housing$157,980
Jang, Christopher HAsst CommissionerDepartment Of Planning And Development$157,980
Sanfelice, RosarioAsst DirDepartment Of Finance$157,980
Szafraniec, Noah JAsst CommissionerDepartment Of Planning And Development$157,980
Dino, Mervin JAsst CommissionerChicago Department Of Public Health$157,980
Smith III, Alvin ADirector Of FinanceDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$157,980
Mota, YesceniaProgram Director Special EventsDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$157,980
Webb, Sharita JDir Of Program Operations X33Chicago Department Of Public Health$157,980
Solis, Merit MAsst CommissionerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$157,980
Heinemann, ZhenesseProgram Dir - Cultural AffairsDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$157,980
Cuvalo, DijanaAsst CommissionerDepartment Of Planning And Development$157,980
Radzevich, Nancy MAsst CommissionerDepartment Of Planning And Development$157,980
Davis, Francis RAsst DirDepartment Of Finance$157,980
Tibbs, Michael LAsst CommissionerDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$157,980
White, Brendan EAsst CommissionerDepartment Of Finance$157,980
May, Jill LDir Of Assessment & Selection MethodsDepartment Of Human Resources$157,980
Shea, Madeline LAsst CommissionerChicago Department Of Public Health$157,980
Frueh, David GAsst CommissionerDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$157,980
Roberts, Nicole MDirector Of FinanceDepartment Of Family And Support Services$157,980
Mc Carthy, Thomas GChief Operating EngineerChicago Department Of Aviation$159,536
Dawson, JohnChief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$159,536
Zaber, Gregory SChief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$159,536
Duffin, Daniel LChief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$159,536
Vasquez, JorgeChief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$159,536
Wilson, SteveChief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$159,536
Anderson, Ivy LChief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$159,536
Murphy, Christopher MChief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$159,536
Bruno, Paul PChief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$159,536
Degnan, Francis JChief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$159,536
Flannigan, James FChief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$159,536
Browne, Christopher AChief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$159,536
Holland, AndreChief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$159,536
Gutierrez, Paul HChief Operating EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$159,536
Drake Buzanis, KatinaAuditor IVDepartment Of Finance$159,792
Wroblewski, JacekFiltration Engineer VDepartment Of Water Management$159,792
Hameiri, AvikamCivil Engineer VDepartment Of Buildings$159,792
Chan, Conan GCivil Engineer VChicago Department Of Transportation$159,792
Lawrence, Brian EAuditor IVCity Treasurer'S Office$159,792
Smith, ShamikaEpidemiologist IIIChicago Department Of Public Health$159,792
Gagner, Alexandra MEpidemiologist IIIChicago Department Of Public Health$159,792
Ewaidah, Saadeh SEpidemiologist IIIChicago Department Of Public Health$159,792
Jorgensen, EmileEpidemiologist IIIChicago Department Of Public Health$159,792
Eaglin, Margaret AEpidemiologist IIIChicago Department Of Public Health$159,792
Reschke, Krystyna JFiltration Engineer VDepartment Of Water Management$159,792
Gaither, Rasheda KChief Water ChemistDepartment Of Water Management$159,792
Keon, David MFiltration Engineer VDepartment Of Water Management$159,792
Anawes, Chamoon FFiltration Engineer VDepartment Of Water Management$159,792
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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.