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
Hillock, ClaudettePolicy AnalystDepartment Of Buildings$85,548
Sokolowski, Keith AStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$86,004
Spivery, QwamaineService WriterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$86,052
Smith, Andre TBridge OperatorChicago Department Of Transportation$86,052
Guzman-Barron, TracyField Payroll AuditorDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$86,052
Sharp, LindaPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$86,112
Evans, BarbetteAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Transportation$86,112
Hansen, Isaac JHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$86,112
Lebron, Jocelyn RHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$86,112
Craig, Karen BEmergency Management Communications OfficerOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,112
Puschautz, Jade MSenior Administrative AssistantDepartment Of Human Resources$86,112
Asare Mensah, SolomonSenior Administrative AssistantChicago Department Of Aviation$86,112
Kulanda, Tracy AProperty Custodian - Auto PoundDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$86,112
Thomas, Dakari LSenior Administrative AssistantChicago Department Of Aviation$86,112
Gillespie, Cherri KTimekeeper - CpdOffice Of Public Safety Administration$86,112
Tolbert, Yvonne AHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$86,112
Rizzi, AnthonyShift Supvsr Of Security Communications CenterChicago Department Of Aviation$86,376
Perez, Anthony MShift Supvsr Of Security Communications CenterChicago Department Of Aviation$86,376
Smith III, Lee AAsst To The City TreasurerCity Treasurer'S Office$86,520
Mcswine, Darrell LAviation Security SergeantChicago Department Of Aviation$86,556
Mc Mahon, Kathryn BAviation Security SergeantChicago Department Of Aviation$86,556
Oates, Timothy JAviation Security SergeantChicago Department Of Aviation$86,556
Colon, Jose MAviation Security SergeantChicago Department Of Aviation$86,556
Juzba, AndrzejAviation Security SergeantChicago Department Of Aviation$86,556
Quinn, Celina CAviation Security SergeantChicago Department Of Aviation$86,556
Gonzalez, JorgeAviation Security SergeantChicago Department Of Aviation$86,556
Conley, Christopher DAviation Security SergeantChicago Department Of Aviation$86,556
Baez, DavidAviation Security SergeantChicago Department Of Aviation$86,556
Golosinski, Mark GAviation Security SergeantChicago Department Of Aviation$86,556
Mcguire, Andrew CDetention AideChicago Police Department$86,772
Watkins, Terry EPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Cardona, Walter HDetention AideChicago Police Department$86,772
Diaz-Lindsey, CarlosDetention AideChicago Police Department$86,772
Turner, Tiffinie IPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Morales, Jennifer RPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Baldacci, Natalie RPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Sanders, KimberlyPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
D'Souza, IgnaciousAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$86,772
Terrazas, Stefanie RPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Logan, Carey DAnimal Control OfficerChicago Animal Care And Control$86,772
Shearer, Raynard LPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Harris, Shelithia TPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Allen, Debra APolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Brown, Latasha MPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Smith, Gloria MPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Pruente, Raelle TPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Jackson, RodneyDetention AideChicago Police Department$86,772
Romero, CitlalliPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Rivers, Catherine JPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Davis, Concetta LPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
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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.