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 Aug 29, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,75524,845 salaried · 6,910 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,845)
Average salary$115,983highest $360,504
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,910)

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31,755 people
NameJob titlePay
Matsil, Sarah RInvestigator I - IgOffice Of Inspector General$74,556
Weinberg, Tessa BInvestigator I - IgOffice Of Inspector General$74,556
Biziak, Andrzei MBridge OperatorChicago Department Of Transportation$74,868
Williams, ReginaDistrict ClerkDepartment Of Water Management$74,868
Doby, BrandonBridge OperatorChicago Department Of Transportation$74,868
Altidor, GuydrudgeAccounting TechnicianDepartment Of Finance$74,916
Castellanos, Raquel YAccounting TechnicianDepartment Of Finance$74,916
Lockhart, Rita FCommunications Operator II - 311Office Of Emergency Management And Communications$74,916
Cardenas, JoseHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$74,916
Arroyo, VidalSenior StorekeeperChicago Public Library$74,916
Rodriguez, Maria ISenior Office AssistantChicago Police Department$74,916
Tran, VivianSenior Office AssistantChicago Police Department$74,916
Jackson, JasmineDispatch ClerkDepartment Of Finance$74,916
Hood, LaverneSenior Office AssistantChicago Police Department$74,916
Rambus, Alexandria OAdministrative AssistantOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$74,916
Walker, Matthew CHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$74,916
White King, Cassandra LAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Family And Support Services$74,916
James, Willie ESenior StorekeeperChicago Public Library$74,916
Jackson, Quincy BUnit AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$74,916
French, Kimberly TUnit AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$74,916
Perez, Yvonne RLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$74,916
Arenas, Ana LuisaAdministrative AssistantChicago Public Library$74,916
Barnett, Lisa MAccounting TechnicianChicago Department Of Transportation$74,916
Rivera, JohannaSenior Library ClerkChicago Public Library$74,916
Valdivia, Daniel AAudio-Visual SpecialistChicago Public Library$74,916
Patrick, AntoineAccounting TechnicianChicago Department Of Transportation$74,916
Allen Moreno, Achen JCustomer Account RepresentativeOffice Of City Clerk$74,916
Lewis, Kaula MTimekeeper - CpdOffice Of Public Safety Administration$74,916
Tate, JackieSenior Office AssistantChicago Police Department$74,916
Willis, OctaviaTimekeeper - CpdOffice Of Public Safety Administration$74,916
Mc Ghee, Cynthia LAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Administrative Hearing$74,916
White, Carmelita KHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$74,916
Morris, SamanthaTimekeeper - CpdOffice Of Public Safety Administration$74,916
Obasa, Keyanna BHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$74,916
Ridley, Eddice SSenior Office AssistantChicago Police Department$74,916
Connelly, Ryan EProperty Custodian - Auto PoundDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$74,916
Bogart, Jonathan DAdministrative AssistantChicago Public Library$74,916
Smith, Shirley MPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$74,916
Bowe, Kaitlyn MLegislative AideCity Council$75,000
Burke, RebeccaProgram SpecialistDepartment Of Human Resources$75,180
Powell, Ajani ZCultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$75,180
Baldwin, RashanahCultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$75,180
Shiplett, BenjaminCultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$75,180
Haddon, Jeffery ADigital Retrieval Specialist - PsaChicago Police Department$75,180
Davis, Reagan ADigital Retrieval Specialist - PsaChicago Police Department$75,180
Gonzalez, TeodoroDigital Retrieval Specialist - PsaChicago Police Department$75,180
Corney, KimberleyDigital Retrieval Specialist - PsaOffice Of Public Safety Administration$75,180
Sykes, Samuel LAssistant Supervisor Of Family Support ProgramsDepartment Of Family And Support Services$75,180
Fernandez, NicolasCoord Of Security And Fire SafetyDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$75,180
Lopez-Gutierrez, PriscillaFinancial AnalystOffice Of Budget & Management$75,180
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Aug 29, 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.