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 Aug 29, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,75524,845 salaried · 6,910 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,845)
Average salary$115,983highest $360,504
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,910)

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31,755 people
NameJob titlePay
Garcia, SamanthaPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$74,520
Woods-Gage, Bryanna TPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$74,520
Lanter, Joseph SPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$74,520
Siggers, Jaimeeka MPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$74,520
Bradshaw, JonathonAviation Communications OperatorChicago Department Of Aviation$74,520
Almanza, MarcyAviation Communications OperatorChicago Department Of Aviation$74,520
Inglima, Joseph FAviation Security Officer-TrainerChicago Department Of Aviation$74,520
Heinz, Megan HAviation Security Officer-TrainerChicago Department Of Aviation$74,520
Randall, KellyPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$74,520
Watts, Brandi CPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$74,520
Webb, Porschia MPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$74,520
Rossette III, Michael RPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$74,520
Galvan, Michael CPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$74,520
Poynter, Curtrice MPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$74,520
Harrison, Janae EPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$74,520
Pacheco, ClaudiaPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$74,520
Gomez, Ariel APolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$74,520
Rivera, Jasmin MPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$74,520
Young, Porscha MPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$74,520
Adorno, Ismael AFirefighter-Emt (Recruit)Chicago Fire Department$74,526
Arias, EdgardFirefighter-Emt (Recruit)Chicago Fire Department$74,526
Alpuche, Isiah CFirefighter-Emt (Recruit)Chicago Fire Department$74,526
Connell, Rory EFirefighter-Emt (Recruit)Chicago Fire Department$74,526
Bemis, Colin RFirefighter-Emt (Recruit)Chicago Fire Department$74,526
Davis, Jalen AFirefighter-Emt (Recruit)Chicago Fire Department$74,526
Cradick, Michael JFirefighter-Emt (Recruit)Chicago Fire Department$74,526
Bahena, Andrew DFirefighter-Emt (Recruit)Chicago Fire Department$74,526
Cortes, Camden CFirefighter-Emt (Recruit)Chicago Fire Department$74,526
Boulden, Jamal LFirefighter-Emt (Recruit)Chicago Fire Department$74,526
Carbonaro, Antonio PFirefighter-Emt (Recruit)Chicago Fire Department$74,526
Garfinkel, Joe RParamedicChicago Fire Department$74,526
Matera, Leonardo NFirefighter-Emt (Recruit)Chicago Fire Department$74,526
Fischer, Ryan JFirefighter-Emt (Recruit)Chicago Fire Department$74,526
Galvan, AbrahamFirefighter-Emt (Recruit)Chicago Fire Department$74,526
Matos, Ramon SFirefighter-Emt (Recruit)Chicago Fire Department$74,526
Smart, Sylvane AFirefighter-Emt (Recruit)Chicago Fire Department$74,526
Vailahi, MichaelFirefighter-Emt (Recruit)Chicago Fire Department$74,526
Scavone, Anthony RFirefighter-Emt (Recruit)Chicago Fire Department$74,526
Djuraskovic, Cal JFirefighter-Emt (Recruit)Chicago Fire Department$74,526
Lopez, Jorge AFirefighter-Emt (Recruit)Chicago Fire Department$74,526
Joya, Christian JFirefighter-Emt (Recruit)Chicago Fire Department$74,526
La Porte, Francesco JFirefighter-Emt (Recruit)Chicago Fire Department$74,526
Madera, Joseph DFirefighter-Emt (Recruit)Chicago Fire Department$74,526
Ortiz, FranciscoFirefighter-Emt (Recruit)Chicago Fire Department$74,526
Doherty, Mary KFirefighter-Emt (Recruit)Chicago Fire Department$74,526
Ohara, JenniferFirefighter-Emt (Recruit)Chicago Fire Department$74,526
Kapka, Autumn MFirefighter-Emt (Recruit)Chicago Fire Department$74,526
Wesley, Maxwell DFirefighter-Emt (Recruit)Chicago Fire Department$74,526
Vaineo, Frederick HFirefighter-Emt (Recruit)Chicago Fire Department$74,526
Teli, Bajram JFirefighter-Emt (Recruit)Chicago Fire Department$74,526
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Aug 29, 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.