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
Upshaw, Alexis VInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$92,940
Alvarado, Erika RInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$92,940
Richardson, Morgan RInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$92,940
Taylor, Carlotta DInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$92,940
Johnson II, Darrell AInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$92,940
Alsufy, Asem SCivil Engineer IIDepartment Of Water Management$92,940
Pendleton, Marcus OInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$92,940
Foreman, Brittany AEnvironmental Engineer IDepartment Of Environment$92,940
Cantu, Alexis ALibrarian IIChicago Public Library$92,940
Van Kalker, Payton JInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$92,940
Leung, Steven JPortfolio ManagerCity Treasurer'S Office$92,940
Patlan, DanielHuman Relations Investigator IIChicago Commission On Human Relations$92,940
Upchurch, Ingrid GHuman Relations Investigator IIChicago Commission On Human Relations$92,940
Grace, Kristin ALibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$92,940
Lindsey, WalterData Base AnalystChicago Department Of Public Health$92,940
Diegelman, Amy NLibrarian IChicago Public Library$92,940
Talend, Nicole MLead AccountantChicago Department Of Aviation$92,940
Holman, Kevin MCivil Engineer IIChicago Department Of Transportation$92,940
Suskind, Michael LInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$92,940
Espinoza, TeresaLibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$92,940
Peischl, Eric MInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$92,940
Pierce, David LInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$92,940
Baig, Muhammad DData Base AnalystChicago Department Of Public Health$92,940
Smith, Zena BLibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$92,940
Skobel, Christopher JMicrobiologist IIIDepartment Of Water Management$92,940
Faryjewicz, Pawel JComputer Appl Analyst II-ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$93,048
Orange, CamilleHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Camargo, CristinaAdministrative AssistantChicago Public Library$93,072
Cho Jiang, Diane SHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Sanchez, Nitza EPayment ReconcilerOffice Of City Clerk$93,072
Burch, Thomas BHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Morales, NoemiAdministrative AssistantChicago Public Library$93,072
Robins, Denise DPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$93,072
Bond, Jermaine JProperty CustodianOffice Of Public Safety Administration$93,072
Logan, Doris FAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Buildings$93,072
Chandler, Willie CProperty CustodianOffice Of Public Safety Administration$93,072
Arriola, Oscar FHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Louie, Jarrnard TProperty CustodianOffice Of Public Safety Administration$93,072
Bell, Thelma LAdministrative AssistantChicago Fire Department$93,072
Rodgers, Darleen FAdministrative AssistantOffice Of Public Safety Administration$93,072
Guzman, ShirleyPayment Services RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$93,072
Lee, Bonita AAdministrative AssistantChicago Police Department$93,072
Quiroz, Christopher DHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Carkovic, EnisaHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Porche, RodneyAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Buildings$93,072
Rogel, NoeliaHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Steele, Gloria GAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Buildings$93,072
Stewart, Elaine MAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Finance$93,072
Gadison, Karen LPayment ReconcilerDepartment Of Finance$93,072
Vega, Henry RProperty CustodianChicago Police Department$93,072
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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.