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
Wong, Samuel HAsst ComptrollerDepartment Of Finance$167,556
Reed, Darryl PManager Of AuditingDepartment Of Finance$167,556
Fahlstrom, Robert LManager Of Regulatory ReviewDepartment Of Buildings$167,556
Girven, RickAsst ComptrollerDepartment Of Finance$167,556
Lopez, SoniaAsst ComptrollerDepartment Of Finance$167,556
Keaton, HaroldChief Filtration EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$167,784
Ciesielski, Thomas WDeputy Commissioner- 22Mayors Office For People With Disabilities$168,648
Polacek, Peter MManaging Editor Council JournalOffice Of City Clerk$168,648
Thomas, Kendra RDeputy Director - 22Office Of City Clerk$168,648
Levar, Michelle KDeputy Director - 22Office Of City Clerk$168,648
Wade, Audrey MLegislative AideCity Council$168,828
Ames, Mortimer PAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$169,020
Wangler, Daniel JAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$169,020
Mc Kenzie, Steven QAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$169,020
Donato, Paula MAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$169,020
Freidheim, Elizabeth AAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$169,020
Gutraj, BryanAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$169,020
Smith, DavidAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$169,020
Basil, Amanda EAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$169,020
Condron, David RAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$169,020
Dolinsky, Arthur SAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$169,020
Henriques, Julian NAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$169,020
Rubin, Jason LAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$169,020
Kaplan-Perkins, Ann RAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$169,020
Doyle, Thomas AAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$169,020
Glockner, Stephen HAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$169,020
Walker, Adam RAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$169,020
Zlotow, Jennifer MAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$169,020
Janes, Gregory RAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$169,020
Azlor Zas, Maria SAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$169,020
Sigel, Gabrielle LAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$169,020
Schneider, Margaret EAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$169,020
Ryan, Meira TAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$169,020
Lipman, Stephanie AAsst Corporation Counsel SupvsrDepartment Of Law$169,020
Wesley, Monica DManaging Deputy Commissioner - 41Department Of Streets And Sanitation$169,344
Wagner, Charles GGeneral Supt Of Streets And SanitationDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$169,620
De La Torre, Guadalupe DManager Of 311 OperationsOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$169,620
Coppolillo, Anthony JAsst General Supt Of Streets And SanitationDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$169,620
Higginbotham, WilliamAsst General Supt Of Streets And SanitationDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$169,620
Avila, Marco AChief Airport Operations SupvsrChicago Department Of Aviation$169,620
Gallardo Jr, FranciscoAsst General Supt Of Streets And SanitationDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$169,620
Mantilla, Marco AAsst General Supt Of Streets And SanitationDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$169,620
Yoon, Theresa JAsst Deputy Chief Of StaffOffice Of The Mayor$169,956
Armstrong, SonyaPrincipal Programmer/AnalystOffice Of Public Safety Administration$170,160
La, Vi CPrincipal Systems ProgrammerOffice Of Public Safety Administration$170,160
Keller, Audrey AVeterinarianChicago Animal Care And Control$170,160
Hamilton, Scot RChief Programmer/AnalystOffice Of Public Safety Administration$170,160
Mgbokwere, AlfonsoChief Programmer/AnalystOffice Of Public Safety Administration$170,160
Burger, James DPrincipal Systems ProgrammerOffice Of Public Safety Administration$170,160
Mui, Jennifer KPrincipal Programmer/AnalystChicago Department Of Transportation$170,160
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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.