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
Manning, Ryan MLieutenantChicago Police Department$170,700
Teahan, Terence PLieutenantChicago Police Department$170,700
Howe, Melanie LAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$170,700
Bowen, DarvellAmbulance CommanderChicago Fire Department$170,700
Brown, Joy ADir Of Human ResourcesOffice Of Public Safety Administration$171,192
O'Leary, JohnElevator InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$172,349
Wade, Bryan PElevator InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$172,349
Tokar, Richard WElevator InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$172,349
Jackson, TevisElevator InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$172,349
Atkinson, JulieElevator InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$172,349
Flebbe, Douglas JElevator InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$172,349
Haqq, Monica MElevator InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$172,349
Salopek, Evelyn CElevator InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$172,349
Velazquez Jr, Marcos AElevator InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$172,349
Fuscaldo, FrankSuprvng Building/Contruct InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$172,572
Ciccone, Alfred ADistrict Supvsr - Graffiti Removal ServicesDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$172,572
Pusateri, Vincent JSuprvng Building/Contruct InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$172,572
Spittzzeri, John MSupvsr Of Lot Cleaning ServicesDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$172,572
Comer, Kevin PSuprvng Building/Contruct InspectorChicago Department Of Public Health$172,572
Ceballos, DanielNurse PractitionerChicago Department Of Public Health$172,584
Cato, EvelynNurse PractitionerChicago Department Of Public Health$172,584
Murray, Sarah TMgr Of Emergency Management ServicesChicago Department Of Aviation$172,584
Johnson, Russell LAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Pilarcik, Andrew JAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Azzo, Michael EContracts AdministratorDepartment Of Water Management$172,728
Davis, Grant MDirector Of Grants ManagementChicago Department Of Transportation$172,728
Faddah, Michael BRisk Manager - CpdChicago Police Department$172,728
Monserud, Molly ADir Of Planning Research And DevelopmentChicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Bianciotto, Matthew SAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
O Neill, Kathleen AAssistant Director-43Chicago Police Department$172,728
Cogswell, Paul BAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Fire Department$172,728
James, Sheetal CProject DirChicago Department Of Transportation$172,728
Farrell, Joanne MDir Of Ems ComplianceChicago Fire Department$172,728
Pimsarn, Ruksakul WDirector Of FinanceDepartment Of Water Management$172,728
Serb, Joseph AAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Sonaike, Adedunke DDirector Of FinanceChicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Liu, LixiaAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Redington, Justin LContracts Administrator-43Department Of Water Management$172,728
Townsell, William HAssistant Director-43Chicago Police Department$172,728
Myslinski, Jonathan SAssistant Director-43Chicago Police Department$172,728
Nickerson, Natasha TAssistant Commissioner -43Department Of Water Management$172,728
Peterson, MatthewAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Transportation$172,728
Garascia, Dominic JAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Austin, LemuelAssistant Commissioner -43Department Of Streets And Sanitation$172,728
Dunn, ReneAssistant Director-43Chicago Police Department$172,728
O'Bryan, KevinAssistant Director-43Chicago Police Department$172,728
Gillespie, Adella GContracts AdministratorChicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Alavi, Saaema BAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Heinzel, Aimee PDigital And Web Services LeadDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$172,728
Miranda, ZorayaAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
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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.