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
Scott, Nia MAdvanceOffice Of The Mayor$76,824
Bradley, Devon JAdvanceOffice Of The Mayor$76,824
Coleman, Ursula VLegislative AideCity Council$76,920
Wetzel-Johnson, Shelia APrincipal Clerk-ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$77,160
Flores, Maria SPrincipal Clerk-ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$77,160
Williams, RamonaPrincipal Clerk-ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$77,160
Richmond, BobbyLegislative AideCity Council$77,256
Krueger, Griffin DPress Aide IIOffice Of The Mayor$77,256
Reich, PeytonPhotographerOffice Of The Mayor$77,256
Lee, Linda CLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$77,352
Jones, Robert LSenior StorekeeperChicago Public Library$77,352
Hyee, YevaLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$77,352
Strickland, Barbara LOffice AssistantChicago Police Department$77,352
Gannon, Teresa MSenior Library ClerkChicago Public Library$77,352
Montgomery, KimberlySenior Library ClerkChicago Public Library$77,352
Coleman, Marcian ESenior Library ClerkChicago Public Library$77,352
Bradley-Taylor, Veronica JLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$77,352
Orosco, Olga MLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$77,352
Sisto, Debra ASenior Library ClerkChicago Public Library$77,352
Biedron, Susan LLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$77,352
Vales, Gloria MOffice AssistantChicago Police Department$77,352
Duarte, IrmaSenior Library ClerkChicago Public Library$77,352
Khan, Asima AOffice AssistantChicago Police Department$77,352
Kelly, Jack TLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$77,352
Maddox, Jamie PSenior Library ClerkChicago Public Library$77,352
Moore, Kesha VSenior Library ClerkChicago Public Library$77,352
Bradosty, EmmaSenior Library ClerkChicago Public Library$77,352
Tillman, Michael BSenior StorekeeperChicago Public Library$77,352
Heard, Carlos ALibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$77,352
Bell, Darryl ALibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$77,352
Carter, RosieSenior Library ClerkChicago Public Library$77,352
Rodriguez, AliciaSenior Library ClerkChicago Public Library$77,352
Hatley, Audrey JSenior Library ClerkChicago Public Library$77,352
Patterson Clark, Patricia LSenior Library ClerkChicago Public Library$77,352
Polk Jr, AlvinLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$77,352
Hampton, Sheila ALibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$77,352
Napier, BessieLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$77,352
Tolbert, RedoniaLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$77,352
Mosqueda, JavierLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$77,352
Allen, Ryan MLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$77,352
Nguyen, Linh Thi MyLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$77,352
Naughton, James JLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$77,352
Whitehead, Patricia ALibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$77,352
Yoon, Chung SueLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$77,352
Torres, JacquelineSenior Library ClerkChicago Public Library$77,352
Chlumecky, Megan ELegislative AideCity Council$77,520
Strickland, Lorenzo OField Service Specialist IIChicago Department Of Transportation$77,628
Wright, RachelSafety SpecialistChicago Department Of Aviation$77,628
Schram, Mark AAirport Operations Supvsr IChicago Department Of Aviation$77,628
Aitbouja, JordanSafety SpecialistDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$77,628
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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.