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
Flores, Michael AGeneral Supt Of Streets And SanitationChicago Department Of Transportation$177,672
Monn, AlexaInformation Security LeadDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$178,104
Diaz, Chelsea FDeputy Director - 42Chicago Police Department$178,104
Royal, LekeshiaDeputy Director - 42Chicago Police Department$178,104
Arizzi, Brian TDeputy Commissioner - 42Chicago Department Of Aviation$178,104
Jaworski, Jerzy ADeputy Commissioner - 42Chicago Department Of Aviation$178,104
Guzik, SeanDeputy Commissioner - 42Chicago Department Of Transportation$178,104
Lam, MaiDeputy Commissioner - 42Chicago Department Of Transportation$178,104
Williams, Jana YDeputy Commissioner - 42Department Of Water Management$178,104
Sheehan, James EDeputy Commissioner - 42Department Of Streets And Sanitation$178,104
Falada, Anthony JDeputy Commissioner - 42Department Of Water Management$178,104
Bryson, Courtney JDeputy Commissioner - 42Department Of Streets And Sanitation$178,104
Yoshimura, MarujaDeputy Commissioner - 42Department Of Water Management$178,104
Cannatello, Robert ADeputy Director - 42Chicago Police Department$178,104
Suleiman, Adnan APr Telecommunications SpecialistChicago Public Library$178,188
Mendez, Richard DPayroll AdministratorDepartment Of Finance$178,188
Clark, Lisa MContracts NegotiatorOffice Of Public Safety Administration$178,188
King, Marcus APr Telecommunications SpecialistChicago Department Of Aviation$178,188
Benak, LubicaProject DirChicago Department Of Transportation$178,356
Schwer, Patrick TDir Of Water Quality SurveillanceDepartment Of Water Management$178,356
Freeman Jr, Mark ADirector Of FinanceChicago Department Of Transportation$178,356
Saleh, HassenDir Of Water Purification LaboratoriesDepartment Of Water Management$178,356
Salinas, Eduardo SEngineer Of Water PurificationDepartment Of Water Management$178,356
Venegas, Consuelo MChief Water EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$178,356
Salgado, CesarDirector Of Information SystemsDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$178,356
Laera, John PAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$178,356
Jurcenko, John ADirector Of FinanceChicago Department Of Transportation$178,356
Verzoni, Patricia RDirector Of FinanceDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$178,356
Hernandez, NathanielChief Asst Corporation CounselDepartment Of Law$178,356
Amirshaghaghi, SayehChief Water EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$178,356
Montazery, YadollahAssistant Director-43Chicago Department Of Transportation$178,356
Mitchell, Donald LChief Building/Construct InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$180,336
Franckowiak, Scott CChief Building/Construct InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$180,336
Hennessy, Jeffrey ACoord Of Hazardous Materials ProgramChicago Fire Department$180,552
Riley, Altha SDeputy Procurement OfficerDepartment Of Procurement Services$180,780
Medina, Cristina MDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Family And Support Services$180,780
Campos, MiguelDirector Of Labor StandardsDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$180,780
Belczak, Chloe EDeputy Budget DirOffice Of Budget & Management$180,780
Sellers, Martin CDeputy Budget DirOffice Of Budget & Management$180,780
Rodriguez Jr, ArturoDirector Of Internal AuditDepartment Of Finance$180,780
Bartlett, Kyle WAsst Zoning AdministratorDepartment Of Planning And Development$180,780
Baig, TahiraDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$180,780
Duggan, Robert RDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$180,780
Budnik, Alessandra CDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Planning And Development$180,780
Graham, David SDir Of Envir Health & Safety ComplianceDepartment Of Environment$180,780
Laraviere, Margaret ADeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Family And Support Services$180,780
Curry, Yolanda YDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Family And Support Services$180,780
Ware King, Lolita DDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Buildings$180,780
Bapat, Rupal DDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$180,780
Pater, Kevin TDeputy DirOffice Of Public Safety Administration$180,780
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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.