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
Sweeney, Eileen PProject CoordDepartment Of Planning And Development$89,244
Richardson, Alexis SProject CoordDepartment Of Housing$89,244
Napoles, Lisa GProject CoordDepartment Of Planning And Development$89,244
Batson, Elaine SProject CoordDepartment Of Planning And Development$89,244
Forberg, Brian PCriminal Intelligence Research SpecChicago Police Department$89,244
Hampton, Dontal LProject CoordChicago Department Of Aviation$89,244
Allen, Beth CProject CoordChicago Department Of Aviation$89,244
Brown Jr, Richard LProject CoordChicago Department Of Aviation$89,244
Goodloe, Lauren ASanitarian IIChicago Department Of Public Health$89,244
Hester, Latoya RProject CoordDepartment Of Family And Support Services$89,244
Mendez, VanessaInformation CoordChicago Department Of Aviation$89,244
Cruz, Juan AProject CoordDepartment Of Family And Support Services$89,244
Pietryla, Madeline KProject CoordDepartment Of Family And Support Services$89,244
Silva, Virgilio Karlo GTraining OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$89,244
Saldon, Madeleine JPublic Health Administrator IIChicago Department Of Public Health$89,244
Sese, Rizza MBusiness Compliance InvestigatorDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$89,244
Price, Corrionte ASanitarian IIChicago Department Of Public Health$89,244
Meyers, ClaireYouth Services CoordDepartment Of Family And Support Services$89,244
Gutierrez, VictorRehabilitation Construction SpecialistDepartment Of Housing$89,244
Almaraz, Ramiro IDigital Forensic Analyst - CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$89,244
Ponce, DianaCommunity Outreach CoordChicago Police Department$89,244
Allen, KristieDir Of Administration IChicago Department Of Public Health$89,244
Johnson, Lorzell VCommunity Outreach CoordChicago Department Of Public Health$89,244
Arrington, AlaynaInformation CoordChicago Public Library$89,244
Stokes, Antonia DYouth Services CoordDepartment Of Family And Support Services$89,244
Sebaseva, AleksandraBusiness Compliance InvestigatorDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$89,244
Reed, Candis JAdministrative Services Officer IIChicago Department Of Aviation$89,244
Webb, Loren AYouth Services CoordDepartment Of Family And Support Services$89,244
Martin, ChristopherLibrary AssociateChicago Public Library$89,412
Ibarra, Dalia SLibrary AssociateChicago Public Library$89,412
Simmons, LateshaLibrary AssociateChicago Public Library$89,412
Barajas, JuanitaStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$89,616
Blick, Danielle AProject Mgr - Mayor'S OfficeOffice Of The Mayor$89,616
Papp, JessicaStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$89,640
Cernek, Jamie ELegislative AideCity Council$89,712
Dever, Margaret AAsst Cncl Comm SecCity Council$89,952
Mir, AmalAsst Corporation Counsel IIDepartment Of Law$89,988
Schmidt, Charlotte MAsst Corporation Counsel IIDepartment Of Law$89,988
Woods, Ryan CAsst Corporation Counsel IIDepartment Of Law$89,988
Dixon, JakhanLegislative AideCity Council$90,000
Lopera, MelaniAnalyst - Mayor'S OfficeOffice Of The Mayor$90,048
Melton Brown, Knetha NSanitation ClerkDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$90,108
Lopez, JuanTraffic Maintenance SupvsrDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$90,108
Alvarez, Juan DWater Meter AssessorDepartment Of Water Management$90,108
Ewing, Shena LField Payroll AuditorDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$90,108
Peterson, ShamoniaField Sanitation InvestigatorDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$90,108
Pughsley, KennethWater Meter AssessorDepartment Of Water Management$90,108
Lewis, Finnie DSanitation ClerkDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$90,108
Walton, PierreField Sanitation InvestigatorDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$90,108
Glorioso, Joseph MField Service Specialist IIChicago Department Of Transportation$90,108
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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.