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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NameJob titlePay
Alvarado, Fanny DSenior Office AssistantChicago Department Of Public Health$51,108
Dupee, TamaraLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$51,108
Manning, Paris JInquiry Aide IIIChicago Police Department$51,108
Gonzalez, Jose CInquiry Aide IIIChicago Police Department$51,108
Sharda, Sally TLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$51,108
Haslam, Cynthia SSenior Office AssistantChicago Department Of Aviation$51,108
Hurtado, SamanthaCertified Medical AsstChicago Department Of Public Health$51,108
Jackson, TawanjaSenior Office AssistantChicago Department Of Public Health$51,108
Valencia, JesusLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$51,108
Anderson, Toyriana KSenior Office AssistantChicago Department Of Public Health$51,108
Bautista, MonicaParking Enforcement AideDepartment Of Finance$51,348
Buckner, Darien AParking Enforcement AideDepartment Of Finance$51,348
Villafranca, Adrian AAnimal Control OfficerChicago Animal Care And Control$51,348
Lugo Jr, ArmandoAnimal Control OfficerChicago Animal Care And Control$51,348
Rushlow, Spencer CTraffic Control AideOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$51,348
Bey, MontezTraffic Control AideOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$51,348
Taylor, Laurie ATraffic Control AideOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$51,348
Oquendo, TomasTraffic Control AideOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$51,348
Harvey, Lyman BParking Enforcement AideDepartment Of Finance$51,348
Sandefur, Katie NAnimal Control OfficerChicago Animal Care And Control$51,348
Williams, DennisTraffic Control AideOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$51,348
Ingram, Rodney TAnimal Control OfficerChicago Animal Care And Control$51,348
Farrell, Christopher JParking Enforcement AideDepartment Of Finance$51,348
Abero, AaronParking Enforcement AideDepartment Of Finance$51,348
Nesbit, Kevin AParking Enforcement AideDepartment Of Finance$51,348
Alfred, Jerrell JParking Enforcement AideDepartment Of Finance$51,348
Jauregui, Alfred VParking Enforcement AideDepartment Of Finance$51,348
Zamora, RobertoParking Enforcement AideDepartment Of Finance$51,348
Magana, Ruben PParking Enforcement AideDepartment Of Finance$51,348
Rodriguez, Theresa MTraffic Control AideOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$51,348
Muse, MichaelStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$51,492
Sanchez, Joseph RAnimal Care Aide IChicago Animal Care And Control$51,936
Morales, JesseAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Aviation$51,936
Kim, Steve SAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Aviation$51,936
Howard, Mia CProperty Custodian - Auto PoundDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$51,936
Eiland, MichelleHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$51,936
Alvarez, Andres VHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$51,936
Kois, KrystiHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$51,936
Arias, Jocelyn VAnimal Care ClerkChicago Animal Care And Control$51,936
Woodland, Dawn MAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Aviation$51,936
Jackson, Gennie JPayment Services RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$51,936
Blue, James IProperty Custodian - Auto PoundDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$51,936
Love, Trena MPayment Services RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$51,936
Manzella, Lisa MHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$51,936
Livingston, LeesaHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$51,936
Williams, ChinekaPayment Services RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$51,936
Stoxstell, ZoePayment Services RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$51,936
Borum, DenetteHead StorekeeperDepartment Of Water Management$51,936
Khan, MustafaPayment Services RepresentativeOffice Of City Clerk$51,936
Khezzar, AnfelAirport Information AmbassadorChicago Department Of Aviation$51,936
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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.