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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
Kang, Natalie JLabor Standards InvestigatorDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$88,524
Whitby Cosey, Veronica LCommunity Living SpecialistDepartment Of Family And Support Services$88,524
Garcia, BeronicaLibrarian IIChicago Public Library$88,524
Vargas, Yesenia RMicrobiologist IIIDepartment Of Water Management$88,524
De Alejandro, Maria CElder Protective Investigator IDepartment Of Family And Support Services$88,524
Goebel, Joanna LCultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$88,560
Butler, Nikki SCultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$88,560
Rivera, EncarnasionSenior VideographerDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$88,560
Mota, MelissaProgram SpecialistDepartment Of Finance$88,560
Cross, LavineSupvsr Of Payment CenterDepartment Of Finance$88,560
Solis, JoseLandside Operation ManagerChicago Department Of Aviation$88,560
Fitzpatrick, Kimberly MAdministrative Asst To Deputy Corporation CounselDepartment Of Law$88,560
Brown, Jennifer LCultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$88,560
Long, TomekaWorkers Compensation Claims CoordDepartment Of Finance$88,560
Wilson, JefferySupervising ClerkDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$88,560
Quiroz, Ryne SParking InvestigatorDepartment Of Finance$88,560
Joiner, Cora MLabor Relations SpecialistChicago Fire Department$88,668
King, Tonnika NStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$88,740
Solski, JenniferAsst To The AldermanCity Council$88,872
Wax, Benjamin DAsst To The City TreasurerCity Treasurer'S Office$89,112
Bondy, Jeffrey TAirport Operations Supvsr IChicago Department Of Aviation$89,232
Linnartz, Jack CAirport Operations Supvsr IIChicago Department Of Aviation$89,232
Hussein, Ahmad SAirport Operations Supvsr IChicago Department Of Aviation$89,232
Carrillo Botello, PabloAirport Operations Supvsr IChicago Department Of Aviation$89,232
Guzzardo, Samuel CAirport Operations Supvsr IChicago Department Of Aviation$89,232
Garcia, Erick GAirport Operations Supvsr IChicago Department Of Aviation$89,232
Gieowarsingh, JonathanAirport Operations Supvsr IIChicago Department Of Aviation$89,232
Lally, Karanjot SAirport Operations Supvsr IIChicago Department Of Aviation$89,232
Flores, Rosa IAirport Operations Supvsr IChicago Department Of Aviation$89,232
Villalpando, Ana LAuto Pound SupvsrDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$89,232
Hereford, Mishawn JAirport Operations Supvsr IIChicago Department Of Aviation$89,232
Clarke, Ryan PSenior Air Mask TechnicianChicago Fire Department$89,232
Bryant, Erick MDigital Forensic Analyst - CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$89,244
Abrams, Isabel LProject CoordChicago Department Of Public Health$89,244
Cargo, Roshanda AInformation/Media Retrieval SpecialistChicago Police Department$89,244
Hatcher, Ashley NEmergency Management CoordChicago Department Of Aviation$89,244
Freeman-Lambert, Kiesha AAdministrative Services Officer IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$89,244
Akomaa, MercySanitarian IIChicago Department Of Public Health$89,244
Hooks, Michael ASenior Risk AnalystDepartment Of Finance$89,244
Heery, Thomas RSafety Specialist - Water MgmtDepartment Of Water Management$89,244
Williams, Thomas ESafety Specialist - Water MgmtDepartment Of Water Management$89,244
Coleman, Tatyana MSanitarian IIChicago Department Of Public Health$89,244
Leffelman, ElianaChief Contract ExpediterChicago Department Of Aviation$89,244
Atwater, Regina RPublic Health Administrator IIChicago Department Of Public Health$89,244
Hawthorne, Sheila SInformation/Media Retrieval SpecialistChicago Police Department$89,244
Carey, Michael PSafety Specialist - Water MgmtDepartment Of Water Management$89,244
Fisher, Dorian DBusiness Compliance InvestigatorDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$89,244
Brewster, Erin DProject CoordMayors Office For People With Disabilities$89,244
Edwards, FlorineProject CoordMayors Office For People With Disabilities$89,244
Harmet, Kara MProject CoordDepartment Of Planning And Development$89,244
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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.