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
Sutton, Ruthie LProperty CustodianChicago Police Department$93,072
Jackson, Ezell SHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Negrete, Jose LHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Hooks, Jermanie MAdministrative AssistantOffice Of Public Safety Administration$93,072
Rodgers, MichelleHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Smith, Phelisha LAdministrative AssistantChicago Police Department$93,072
Khan, Abdul TProperty Custodian - Auto PoundDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$93,072
Williams, Angie RAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Buildings$93,072
Walker, Sheila MAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Buildings$93,072
Drink, Sharon DPayment Services RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$93,072
Smith, Shannon RHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Herron, Nicole RPayment Services RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$93,072
Baleckaitis, Vida VHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Taylor, AudreyAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Buildings$93,072
Richie, Toni JHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Sloan, Gracie MAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Buildings$93,072
Raya Oehman, YvonnePayment ReconcilerOffice Of City Clerk$93,072
Allen, SandraAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Buildings$93,072
Zhang, JenniferHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Holt, Barbara APolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$93,072
Castrejon, GenovevaAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Buildings$93,072
Lorenzo, BeatriceAdministrative AssistantChicago Public Library$93,072
Spencer, Ronnie RProperty Custodian - Auto PoundDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$93,072
Echevarria, GeraldAdministrative AssistantChicago Public Library$93,072
Lewis, Donna DProperty CustodianChicago Police Department$93,072
Colbert, MichelleProperty CustodianChicago Police Department$93,072
Arroyo, HeribertoAdministrative AssistantChicago Public Library$93,072
Austin, Bonita VAdministrative AssistantOffice Of Public Safety Administration$93,072
Boykin, RonaldAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Buildings$93,072
Colander, Michele JPayment Services RepresentativeChicago Police Department$93,072
Flournoy, Nicole AAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Administrative Hearing$93,072
Mack, Josephine MAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$93,072
Collins, PonchitaPayment Services RepresentativeOffice Of City Clerk$93,072
Green, CarolynAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Administrative Hearing$93,072
Matthews, CarolinaAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Transportation$93,072
Sumler, PennyAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Law$93,072
Tadeo, Alita FAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Administrative Hearing$93,072
Cornell, Lynette CAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Administrative Hearing$93,072
Crowder, Cynthia EAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Transportation$93,072
Hearan, Karin DAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Administrative Hearing$93,072
Sandoval, Linda AAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Transportation$93,072
Martinez, HumbertoLicensing Enforcement Aide - City ClerkOffice Of City Clerk$93,072
Gammicchia, Julie ALicensing Enforcement Aide - City ClerkOffice Of City Clerk$93,072
Mooney, Ronda EAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Transportation$93,072
Wilson, Lori MAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Law$93,072
Jones, Lois MAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Administrative Hearing$93,072
Homan, James APayment Services RepresentativeOffice Of City Clerk$93,072
Hernandez, Ofelia EAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Law$93,072
Lane, KennethHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Cendejas, ClaudiaCommunications Operator I - 311Office Of Emergency Management And Communications$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.