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
Gallardo, Bryan JAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Transportation$172,728
Limon, FrankAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Mcgleam, Matthew MAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Chiczewski, RalphAssistant Commissioner -43Department Of Water Management$172,728
Jaupi, ArianaAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Roche, Nicole LContracts Administrator-43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Miller, David PAsst Chief EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$172,728
Neely, Elgie RenaAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Villalpando, SoniaDirector Of FinanceChicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Randerson, Jeffrey RAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Gaspar, RicardoDir Of Facilities ManagementChicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Spears, Matthew AAssistant Director-43Chicago Police Department$172,728
Celik, VildanaAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Pundavela, Christine NAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Obrien, Robert CAssistant Commissioner -43Department Of Streets And Sanitation$172,728
Ranne, Raimond HAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Mueller, Brian EAssistant Commissioner -43Department Of Water Management$172,728
Higgins, William MAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Transportation$172,728
Wytaniec, JeffreyAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Oquendo, Maria DAssistant Commissioner -43Department Of Water Management$172,728
Mullane, William EAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Elue, VeraAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Casey, Brian MAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Fire Department$172,728
Mc Donnell, Rosemary CAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Mcneal, MeidaDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$173,004
Sledzinska, Elisa BDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$173,004
Czekalska, JustynaRisk ManagerDepartment Of Finance$173,004
Isaacs, Charles JDeputy DirCommunity Commission For Public Safety And Accountability$173,004
Vaughn, Latoya MDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Buildings$173,004
Crosley, LoriDeputy Procurement OfficerDepartment Of Procurement Services$173,004
Lee, Aaron JDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$173,004
Washington, Chenetra LDeputy DirOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$173,004
Robinson, Mary RDeputy CommissionerChicago Public Library$173,004
Ciezczak, MahitaDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Family And Support Services$173,004
Castaneda, DanielDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Family And Support Services$173,004
Rizzo, Margaret ADeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$173,004
Pando, MarkDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Human Resources$173,004
Dawson, JerelDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$173,004
Clarke, John ADeputy DirOffice Of Public Safety Administration$173,004
Smith, Christopher SDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Housing$173,004
Walker, Valerie LDeputy Procurement OfficerDepartment Of Procurement Services$173,004
Martinez, JudithDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Human Resources$173,004
Sheppard, April MDeputy DirOffice Of Budget & Management$173,004
Santiago, VictoriaDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$173,004
Pettineo, Christopher MDeputy DirOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$173,004
Garcia, Diana SDeputy Procurement OfficerDepartment Of Procurement Services$173,004
Clifford, John PDeputy DirOffice Of Budget & Management$173,004
Ochoa, AbelFirst Deputy CommissionerDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$173,988
Policicchio, Jared WFirst Deputy CommissionerDepartment Of Environment$173,988
Chatman, Andrea MManaging Deputy CommissionerDepartment Of Family And Support Services$173,988
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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.