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
Simmons, Lori MAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Gatson, KatrinaAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Nazar, NihalAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Collier, Auston DAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Walker, Shanetta YPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$82,836
O Shea, John MAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Larson, Eric TAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Arnold, Charles JAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Oliva, ChristinaPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$82,836
Incoronato, FedericaPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$82,836
Rosillo Jr, LeonelAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Memtsas, Demetrios JAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Williams, Brandon LAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Bloodson, Collin TAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Moore, Ebony TAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Taylor, Perrin JAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Healy, Amber MPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$82,836
Lamourt, Joel AAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Bellel, Kafi NAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Clark, Pernell LAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Buttacavoli, Alyssa MAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Mejia, Diego AAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Mcdonald, Jesse SPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$82,836
Keeling, Shawn MPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$82,836
Cal, Yulinda MA/Suprv RedistrictingBoard Of Election Commissioners$83,100
Powell, John CSr Supervisor-ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$83,208
Groth, Michael JCoord Of Security ServicesDepartment Of Water Management$83,340
Walanka, Eryn CTelevision Production SpecDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$83,340
Hill, Andrew LDigital Retrieval Specialist - PsaChicago Police Department$83,340
Mclarty, Patrick MDigital Retrieval Specialist - PsaChicago Police Department$83,340
Cooper, Keneitra LAsst Supvsr Of Data Entry OperatorsChicago Public Library$83,340
Lee, Steven LInvestigator-Internal AffairsChicago Fire Department$83,340
Grabowski, Gerard RSenior VideographerDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$83,340
Thomas, Sabrina DTelevision Production SpecDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$83,340
Balaskovits, KathrynStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$83,412
Hall, EutopiaFire Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$83,592
Leahy, SamanthaFire Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$83,592
Hudson, HeatherFire Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$83,592
Jacobsen, KirstinFire Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$83,592
Diamond, EmeliaFire Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$83,592
Fitzsimmons, Katherine GFire Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$83,592
Aksdal, JessicaFire Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$83,592
Fattore-Lazzaroni, Maria IStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$83,820
Nagendra, ShreyaSenior Research AnalystChicago Department Of Public Health$84,192
Barrera, Ashley IWater Chemist IIDepartment Of Water Management$84,192
Victa, Remelie MData Base AnalystDepartment Of Family And Support Services$84,192
Heeringa, Karen ALibrarian IChicago Public Library$84,192
Jorrin, David AInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$84,192
Lewis, LatoshaInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$84,192
Saulsberry, Brian JQuality Mgmt Analyst - CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$84,192
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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.