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
Andrews Jr, Andre LProperty Custodian - Auto PoundDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$51,936
Dominguez, OsvaldoHead StorekeeperDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$51,936
Harmon, Kenyatta CPayment Services RepresentativeOffice Of City Clerk$51,936
Markovic, Kristina LAnimal Care ClerkChicago Animal Care And Control$51,936
Pena, ElizabethPayment Services RepresentativeOffice Of City Clerk$51,936
Carr, JolitaPayment Services RepresentativeOffice Of City Clerk$51,936
Moody, Kieyoun LPayment Services RepresentativeOffice Of City Clerk$51,936
Gonzalez, Fernando JProperty Custodian - Auto PoundDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$51,936
Tellez, Maria LHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$51,936
Brewster Anderson, Helena AAnimal Care Aide IChicago Animal Care And Control$51,936
Holzem, Lily GAnimal Care Aide IChicago Animal Care And Control$51,936
Hogan Jr, OndraCommunications Operator I - 311Office Of Emergency Management And Communications$51,936
Duggan, Bridget KCommunications Operator I - 311Office Of Emergency Management And Communications$51,936
Johnson, HermanElection Equipment & Supply Spec IIBoard Of Election Commissioners$51,984
Wrice, Linda DClerk - Bd Of ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$51,984
Martin, Leona TSenior Clerk-ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$51,984
Ortega, EmmaStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$52,488
Sanchez, JasonStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$52,488
Schafer, Katherine WStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$53,004
Durham, Jennifer MPrincipal Clerk-ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$53,280
Mckinney, Laquechia NPrincipal Clerk-ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$53,280
Calderon, GiselleSenior Clerk-ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$53,280
Battle, Anthony CElection Equipment & Supply Spec IIBoard Of Election Commissioners$53,280
Williams, Mia NSenior Clerk-ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$53,280
Pantoja, Julio CPrincipal Clerk-ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$53,280
Davis, Lance CSanitation ClerkDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$53,520
Galvan, RonaldDistrict ClerkDepartment Of Water Management$53,520
Turcios, Josue JDistrict ClerkDepartment Of Water Management$53,520
Trentz, LindaDistrict ClerkDepartment Of Water Management$53,520
Evans, Naudia SDistrict ClerkDepartment Of Water Management$53,520
Lang, MilesDistrict ClerkDepartment Of Water Management$53,520
Kelly, Jessica LDistrict ClerkDepartment Of Water Management$53,520
Blumenthal, Christine FSanitation ClerkDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$53,520
Salinas, SandraSanitation ClerkDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$53,520
Heard, Natalie JAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Finance$53,532
Burton, GeorgeAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Aviation$53,532
Bryant, Aaron SLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$53,532
Brooks, Marquisha DInquiry Aide IIIOffice Of Public Safety Administration$53,532
Walker, Ashley MAdministrative AssistantChicago Public Library$53,532
Hayes, Ericka NCollections RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$53,532
Clark II, PercyUnit AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$53,532
Chapple, Briana LCollections RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$53,532
Pruitt Jr, AnthonyPayment Services RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$53,532
Jones, Michelle DPayment Services RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$53,532
Garner, Mikayla CCommunications Operator I - 311Office Of Emergency Management And Communications$53,532
Ross, DannyAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Aviation$53,532
Degnan, Sarah RSenior Office AssistantChicago Public Library$53,532
Guzman, Lilliana JPayment Services RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$53,532
Rodriguez, Alexandra NAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Family And Support Services$53,532
Banks, Monique EAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Family And Support Services$53,532
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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.