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 14, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,78324,855 salaried · 6,928 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,855)
Average salary$116,108highest $406,536
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,928)

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31,783 people
NameJob titlePay
Almendarez III, FilibertoDeputy ComptrollerDepartment Of Finance$186,792
Escamilla, Justin HDeputy Chief AdministratorCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$186,792
Mcdonough, JulianDeputy ComptrollerDepartment Of Finance$186,792
Hutchinson, Harold LDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Buildings$186,792
Mathis, Darrell DDir Of Workers CompensationDepartment Of Finance$186,792
Burnett, CerathelDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Family And Support Services$186,792
Schuster, Kevin MDeputy Budget DirOffice Of Budget & Management$186,792
Byrd, Carl RDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Buildings$186,792
Jenkins, Lonnie DDeputy DirOffice Of Public Safety Administration$186,792
Jael, John Paul RDeputy DirDepartment Of Finance$186,792
Wright, Charles AGeneral CounselCommunity Commission For Public Safety And Accountability$186,792
Stephens, Cody DDir Of Research And PlanningCommunity Commission For Public Safety And Accountability$186,792
Arvetis II, John MDeputy DirOffice Of Public Safety Administration$186,792
Vidis, Jennifer DDeputy CommissionerChicago Department Of Public Health$186,792
James, MicheleDeputy ComptrollerDepartment Of Finance$186,792
Webster, Ian MDeputy ComptrollerDepartment Of Finance$186,792
Wallace, Christopher AChief Asst Corporation CounselDepartment Of Law$186,804
Moore, Marion CChief Asst Corporation CounselDepartment Of Law$186,804
Fehlan, Scott DChief Asst Corporation CounselDepartment Of Law$186,804
Zilch, MarkCommander-EmtChicago Fire Department$186,984
Garcia, Jose ECommander-EmtChicago Fire Department$186,984
Winiecki, TheresaCaptain-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$187,764
Kean, Brian MCaptain-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$187,764
Corter, Mark CCaptain-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$187,764
Davis, James WCaptain-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$187,764
Smith, PenquaetDeputy Chief Of StaffOffice Of The Mayor$188,676
Evans, BillyAsst Deputy Chief Of StaffOffice Of The Mayor$188,676
Tripplet, Charis DDeputy Commissioner - 42Chicago Department Of Aviation$190,116
Nicol, Mary MDeputy Commissioner - 42Chicago Department Of Transportation$190,116
Khan, Zeeshan RInformation Security LeadDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$190,116
Rivera, CynthiaDeputy Commissioner - 42Chicago Fire Department$190,116
Logan, Audriana NDeputy Director - 42Chicago Police Department$190,116
Billows, Jessica ADeputy Commissioner - 42Department Of Water Management$190,116
Samadi, MaliheDeputy Commissioner - 42Chicago Department Of Transportation$190,116
Krueger, Hans KDeputy Commissioner - 42Department Of Water Management$190,116
Ambe, NebaInformation Security LeadDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$190,116
Flores, NoeDeputy Director - 42Chicago Police Department$190,116
Rodriguez, ArturoDeputy Commissioner - 42Chicago Department Of Transportation$190,116
Hart III, John WDeputy Commissioner - 42Department Of Water Management$190,116
Schreiber, BrendanDeputy Commissioner - 42Department Of Water Management$190,116
Zhang, AnneManaging Deputy Commissioner - 41Chicago Department Of Transportation$190,344
Gunn, Kenneth AChairperson - Commission On Human RelationsChicago Commission On Human Relations$190,344
Cappello, Susan PExecutive Dir Of Animal Care And ControlChicago Animal Care And Control$190,344
Kuhn, Derek RDeputy Corporation CounselDepartment Of Law$190,344
Richardson, Tobara SDeputy Inspector GeneralOffice Of Inspector General$191,736
Talbott, SandraDeputy DirOffice Of Public Safety Administration$191,736
Covarrubias, Juan FCommander-EmtChicago Fire Department$192,180
Troken, Eric VCommander-EmtChicago Fire Department$192,180
Jenkins, Markeith DCommander-EmtChicago Fire Department$192,180
Clemens, Richard WBattalion Chief - EmtChicago Fire Department$192,180
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Sep 14, 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.