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
Tunzi, Richard JPolice Officer/Explsv Detect K9 HndlrChicago Police Department$129,774
Toledo, AlejandroPolice TechnicianChicago Police Department$129,774
Colon, Jose DPolice TechnicianChicago Police Department$129,774
Jones, Timothy PPolice Officer (Asgnd As Marine Officer)Chicago Police Department$129,774
Gutierrez, JorgePolice TechnicianChicago Police Department$129,774
Roman, JoelPolice Officer/Explsv Detect K9 HndlrChicago Police Department$129,774
Chavez, Gretchen APolice Officer (Asgnd As Marine Officer)Chicago Police Department$129,774
Garza, DavidPolice Officer (Assigned As Canine Handler)Chicago Police Department$129,774
Goon, Daniel PPolice Officer (Asgnd As Marine Officer)Chicago Police Department$129,774
Leja, Jacek RPolice Officer (Assigned As Canine Handler)Chicago Police Department$129,774
Bartkow, Rafal APolice TechnicianChicago Police Department$129,774
Tyler, Dallas CPolice Officer/Explsv Detect K9 HndlrChicago Police Department$129,774
Riley, Andrew TPolice Officer (Asgnd As Marine Officer)Chicago Police Department$129,774
Antonsen, RichardPolice Officer (Asgnd As Marine Officer)Chicago Police Department$129,774
Park, Young ELibrarian IVChicago Public Library$129,636
Underhill, Rebecca JLibrarian IVChicago Public Library$129,636
Berry, Marcus ALibrarian IVChicago Public Library$129,636
Smoot, Stephanie EAuditor IIIChicago Police Department$129,636
Cooley Moore, TamikoSpecial Victims Investigator - CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$129,636
Bell, Jason CFinance OfficerChicago Department Of Public Health$129,636
Alvarez, Daylily CLibrarian IVChicago Public Library$129,636
Leon, Rafael LClinical Therapist IIIChicago Department Of Public Health$129,636
Colon, Mariella ILibrarian IVChicago Public Library$129,636
Odlevak, Therese ALibrarian IVChicago Public Library$129,636
Russ, Johanna MLibrarian IVChicago Public Library$129,636
Wagner, Melissa ALibrarian IVChicago Public Library$129,636
Nosek, Jason DLibrarian IVChicago Public Library$129,636
Deng, Xian SLead AccountantDepartment Of Finance$129,636
Simmons Jr, VernellSanitary Engineer IIIDepartment Of Water Management$129,636
Jiang, Sally WLead AccountantDepartment Of Finance$129,636
Jahnke, James JLead AccountantChicago Department Of Aviation$129,636
Beatty, Keisha LFinance OfficerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$129,636
Leon, PedroLibrarian IVChicago Public Library$129,636
Coleman, LavernLead AccountantDepartment Of Family And Support Services$129,636
Nowak Osika, IsabellaLibrarian IVChicago Public Library$129,636
Buchanan, Anthony LWater Chemist IVDepartment Of Water Management$129,636
Sebanc, Denise HLibrarian IVChicago Public Library$129,636
Heard, Rebecca DLibrarian IVChicago Public Library$129,636
Balbarin, Diana Marie ANurse PractitionerChicago Department Of Public Health$129,540
Dobbey, Trenity KDirector - Mayor'S OfficeOffice Of The Mayor$129,444
Vittorio, ChristopherAsst To The AldermanCity Council$129,192
Kanski, WojciechPolice Officer / Fld Trng OfficerChicago Police Department$128,964
Mehmedagic, JasminPolice Officer / Fld Trng OfficerChicago Police Department$128,964
Ortiz, Cynthia KPolice Officer / Fld Trng OfficerChicago Police Department$128,964
Glowacki, SergioPolice Officer (Assigned As Evidence Technician)Chicago Police Department$128,964
Woods, Stephen WPolice Officer / Fld Trng OfficerChicago Police Department$128,964
Sanchez, CamilaPolice Officer (Assigned As Evidence Technician)Chicago Police Department$128,964
Boyer, Kevin APolice Officer / Fld Trng OfficerChicago Police Department$128,964
Alvarez, RobertPolice Officer / Fld Trng OfficerChicago Police Department$128,964
Hernandez, Wilmer SPolice Officer / Fld Trng OfficerChicago Police Department$128,964
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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.