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
Satriano, Jason RDistrict ChiefChicago Fire Department$211,728
Shawaluk, Scott PDistrict ChiefChicago Fire Department$211,728
Sullivan, Jamar LDistrict ChiefChicago Fire Department$211,728
Castaneda, LissetteCommissioner Of HousingDepartment Of Housing$213,840
Felker, Jessica LDeputy Corporation CounselDepartment Of Law$215,220
Fronczak, Caroline JDeputy Corporation CounselDepartment Of Law$215,220
Morgan, Tammi TManaging Deputy Commissioner - 41Chicago Department Of Aviation$218,100
Johnson, Tommie LManaging Deputy Commissioner - 41Department Of Streets And Sanitation$218,100
Santiago Epps, MarisolManaging Deputy Commissioner - 41Department Of Water Management$218,100
Coffing, Bruce PChief Information Security OfficerDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$218,100
Granados Perez, ElizabethManaging Deputy Commissioner - 41Chicago Department Of Aviation$218,100
Velez, FranciscoDeputy Fire Commissioner / Exec Dir Of OemcChicago Fire Department$218,208
Roberts, Sharla DChief Procurement OfficerDepartment Of Procurement Services$219,108
Kane, Stephen JDeputy Corporation CounselDepartment Of Law$219,168
Green, Angela JCommissioner Of Family And Support ServicesDepartment Of Family And Support Services$220,308
Gabrysch, Ashley BChief Financial OfficerOffice Of The Mayor$220,776
Belsky, Michael DCity ComptrollerDepartment Of Finance$220,776
Boatright, CiereCommissioner Of Planning & DevelopmentDepartment Of Planning And Development$220,776
Johnson, Brandon JMayorOffice Of The Mayor$221,052
Cheaks, William HCommissioner Of TransportationChicago Department Of Transportation$221,928
Walker, GarthCommissioner Of HealthChicago Department Of Public Health$222,516
Porter, Cicely JChief Labor NegotiatorDepartment Of Law$222,660
Roberts Moran, Kimberly MDeputy Corporation CounselDepartment Of Law$222,660
Pacione-Zayas, Cristina HChief Of StaffOffice Of The Mayor$223,560
Diaz, RobertoManaging Deputy Commissioner - 41Chicago Department Of Aviation$223,644
Hendricks, John LManaging Deputy Corporation CounselDepartment Of Law$223,644
Hayden, Duane DManaging Deputy Commissioner - 41Chicago Department Of Aviation$223,644
Achilles, Amber LManaging Deputy Commissioner - 41Chicago Department Of Aviation$223,644
Zepeda, LuisFirst Deputy Commissioner - 41Department Of Streets And Sanitation$223,644
Vieyra, JoelFirst Deputy Commissioner - 41Department Of Water Management$223,644
Bruno, Kevin DChiefChicago Police Department$225,624
Mc Donough, James BAsst Deputy Fire CommissionerChicago Fire Department$225,624
Hernandez, Juan CAsst Deputy Fire CommissionerChicago Fire Department$225,624
Papaioannou, ChristopheChiefChicago Police Department$225,624
Novalez, Angel LChiefChicago Police Department$225,624
Moore, Timothy LChiefChicago Police Department$225,624
Clark Henson, Allyson MDeputy SuperintendentChicago Police Department$226,908
Mc Donald, James FManaging Deputy Corporation CounselDepartment Of Law$228,300
Payne, Tracey HFirst Deputy Commissioner - 41Chicago Department Of Aviation$228,300
Zaentz, Jonathan ADeputy Fire CommissionerChicago Fire Department$228,444
Walker, Donald LDeputy Fire CommissionerChicago Fire Department$228,444
Oquendo, Michael RDeputy Fire CommissionerChicago Fire Department$228,444
Herring, CynthiaDeputy Fire CommissionerChicago Fire Department$228,444
Brown, Christopher MCommissioner Of Chicago Public LibraryChicago Public Library$230,448
Patterson, Era RExec Dir - Office Of Public Safety AdmOffice Of Public Safety Administration$230,448
O'Malley, Dana MSuperintendent'S Chief Of StaffChicago Police Department$232,356
Ursitti, Antoinette MFirst Deputy SuperintendentChicago Police Department$233,676
Keller, Brandon MFirst Deputy Fire CommissionerChicago Fire Department$233,676
Lucius, Nicholas JChief Information OfficerDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$234,816
Conner Jr, AlfonzoCommissioner Of Water MgmtDepartment Of Water Management$234,828
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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.