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
Gaither, La KeshaSenior Office AssistantChicago Police Department$78,432
Hernandez, JacquelineAdministrative AssistantChicago Police Department$78,432
Dantzler, Jatarian SAdministrative AssistantOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$78,432
Smith, Anthony TBridge OperatorChicago Department Of Transportation$78,432
Kenner, Patricia LDistrict Clerk - AsphaltChicago Department Of Transportation$78,432
Wilson, Lawanda RSenior Office AssistantChicago Police Department$78,432
Daniel, Stacey LAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Administrative Hearing$78,432
Chen, Tammy TSenior Office AssistantChicago Police Department$78,432
Gordon, Deborah RAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Family And Support Services$78,432
Sprangler, BrooksSenior Office AssistantChicago Police Department$78,432
Davis, Audrey CSenior Office AssistantChicago Police Department$78,432
Williams, Torrence JBridge OperatorChicago Department Of Transportation$78,432
Mc Nicholas, Maurice JSenior Office AssistantChicago Police Department$78,432
Supa, ElizabethReprographics Technician IIIDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$78,432
Jenkins, Keven LBridge OperatorChicago Department Of Transportation$78,432
Lindsey, Pearle LDispatch ClerkDepartment Of Finance$78,432
Owens, Patsy JSenior Office AssistantChicago Police Department$78,432
Price, Katrina CSenior Office AssistantChicago Police Department$78,432
Gomez, Victor MBridge OperatorChicago Department Of Transportation$78,432
Johnson, Gloria YSenior Office AssistantChicago Police Department$78,432
Howard, Melanie RSanitation ClerkDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$78,432
Burwell, Kacy RSenior Office AssistantChicago Police Department$78,432
Robinson, Gregory MBridge OperatorChicago Department Of Transportation$78,432
Connelly, Nicholas JCommunications Operator I - 311Office Of Emergency Management And Communications$78,432
Diliberto, Daniel PLegislative AideCity Council$78,504
Panatsis, Joseph LShift Supvsr Of Security Communications CenterChicago Department Of Aviation$78,744
Jenkins, Jameycia JSupvsr Of Children Services ProgramsDepartment Of Family And Support Services$78,768
Wells, VictoriaSponsorship CoordinatorDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$78,768
Mucino, Sandra MBudget AnalystOffice Of Budget & Management$78,768
Cady, Jillian MCoord Of Econ Dev I - Plng & DevDepartment Of Planning And Development$78,768
Velasco Francisco, Miguel ASuperintendent Of Special Traffic ServicesOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$78,768
Peterson, Alton DPolicy AnalystDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$78,768
Jones, Karen EExec Administrative Asst IIChicago Department Of Transportation$78,768
Sanchez Liljenquist, AlejandraProgram SpecialistDepartment Of Housing$78,768
Lopez, Maria DPolicy AnalystDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$78,768
Stegen, Chandler WSr Information Analyst-IgoOffice Of Inspector General$78,768
Thorson, Zoe NExec Administrative Asst IIOffice Of Inspector General$78,768
Griffith, Jaime GDigital Retrieval Specialist - PsaChicago Police Department$78,768
Garcia, MargaritaExec Administrative Asst IIDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$78,768
Hurt, MiracleAssistant Airport ManagerChicago Department Of Aviation$78,768
Torres, Alexis OLandside Operation ManagerChicago Department Of Aviation$78,768
Pickett, James AInvestigator SpecialistChicago Fire Department$78,768
Rollins, Jazmyne NExec Administrative Asst IIChicago Police Board$78,768
Walker, AnalezaSupvsr Of Personnel ServicesDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$78,768
Winbigler, AbigailExec Administrative Asst IIDepartment Of Family And Support Services$78,768
Carlson, Erik PProgram SpecialistDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$78,768
Dew, Alexis RAssistant Supervisor Of Family Support ProgramsDepartment Of Family And Support Services$78,768
Tianis, Eleni LSupvsr Of Children Services ProgramsDepartment Of Family And Support Services$78,768
Shih, NaiyuFinancial AnalystChicago Department Of Aviation$78,768
Kelly, NathanielProgram SpecialistMayors Office For People With Disabilities$78,768
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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.