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
Mcsorley, Veronica EEpidemiologist IVChicago Department Of Public Health$130,560
Anderson, Anita RDir Of AccountingDepartment Of Finance$130,560
Erinle, TaiwoRecruitment ManagerDepartment Of Human Resources$130,560
Yuce, DenizEpidemiologist IVChicago Department Of Public Health$130,560
O Neal, JohnCoordinating Planner IIChicago Department Of Transportation$130,560
Roy, Kathryn AAsst Inspector GeneralOffice Of Inspector General$130,560
Linman, Amelia EAsst Inspector GeneralOffice Of Inspector General$130,560
Horne, Stephanie JDir Of Mental Health CenterChicago Department Of Public Health$130,560
Gibbs, Ebony SAttorney - ExcludedChicago Police Department$130,560
Serpe, Michael ASafety AdministratorDepartment Of Water Management$130,560
Crawford, Matthew GCoordinating PlannerDepartment Of Planning And Development$130,560
Tse, Wai KuenSupvsr Of AccountingDepartment Of Finance$130,560
Frey, Lindsey ECoordinating PlannerChicago Department Of Transportation$130,560
Oda-Gray, JaniceChief Administrative OfficerCity Council$130,284
Fristrom, Daniel JDeputy City TreasurerCity Treasurer'S Office$130,188
Santore, Thomas AVentilation And Furnace InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$130,083
Scieszka, Carl DVentilation And Furnace InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$130,083
Maderer, Christian RVentilation And Furnace InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$130,083
Salinas, MercedesVentilation And Furnace InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$130,083
Kalat, Daniel JVentilation And Furnace InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$130,083
Kopka, James MVentilation And Furnace InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$130,083
Walsh, Kevin PVentilation And Furnace InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$130,083
Mccarthy, Robert AVentilation And Furnace InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$130,083
Howard, LaurentioVentilation And Furnace InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$130,083
Harris, Brian KVentilation And Furnace InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$130,083
Chavez, Juan CVentilation And Furnace InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$130,083
O'Brien, Edward FVentilation And Furnace InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$130,083
Lin, Matthew HDivision Manager - Bd Of ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$130,065
Carrillo-Walker, Kimberly LDivision Manager - Bd Of ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$130,052
Sandlass, Christine MDirector Of MarketingChicago Department Of Aviation$129,864
Widerstrom, Christophe NSupervising Police Communications OperatorOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$129,852
Langle, EdwardPolice Officer/Explsv Detect K9 HndlrChicago Police Department$129,774
Orlando, Michael LPolice Officer/Explsv Detect K9 HndlrChicago Police Department$129,774
Ibarra, Gina MPolice Officer/Explsv Detect K9 HndlrChicago Police Department$129,774
Ayala, Jason TPolice Officer (Asgnd As Mounted Patrol Officer)Chicago Police Department$129,774
Salzman, David APolice Officer (Asgnd As Marine Officer)Chicago Police Department$129,774
Blahusiak IV, JohnPolice TechnicianChicago Police Department$129,774
Dennewitz, Daniel RPolice Officer(Asgnd As Latent Print Ex)Chicago Police Department$129,774
Aleszczyk, Adam SPolice TechnicianChicago Police Department$129,774
Moynihan, Daniel PPolice TechnicianChicago Police Department$129,774
Shelton El, Neil TPolice Officer (Asgnd As Marine Officer)Chicago Police Department$129,774
Chavez, Gretchen APolice Officer (Asgnd As Marine Officer)Chicago Police Department$129,774
Valdez, SergioPolice Officer (Assigned As Canine Handler)Chicago Police Department$129,774
Kaelin, Kelli FPolice Officer (Assigned As Canine Handler)Chicago Police Department$129,774
Leja, Jacek RPolice Officer (Assigned As Canine Handler)Chicago Police Department$129,774
Tunzi, Richard JPolice Officer/Explsv Detect K9 HndlrChicago Police Department$129,774
Park, ChulwanPolice Officer(Asgnd As Latent Print Ex)Chicago Police Department$129,774
Gutierrez, JorgePolice TechnicianChicago Police Department$129,774
Toledo, AlejandroPolice TechnicianChicago Police Department$129,774
Colon, Jose DPolice TechnicianChicago Police Department$129,774
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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.