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
Riley, Altha SDeputy Procurement OfficerDepartment Of Procurement Services$180,780
Curry, Yolanda YDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Family And Support Services$180,780
Givens, Kevin NDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Family And Support Services$180,780
Guillermo, Dennis CDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$180,780
Laraviere, Margaret ADeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Family And Support Services$180,780
O Connor, Mary EDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Planning And Development$180,780
Pater, Kevin TDeputy DirOffice Of Public Safety Administration$180,780
Ortiz, ArleneDeputy DirDepartment Of Finance$180,780
Rodriguez Jr, ArturoDirector Of Internal AuditDepartment Of Finance$180,780
Budnik, Alessandra CDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Planning And Development$180,780
Maffeo, GiovanniDeputy Budget DirOffice Of Budget & Management$180,780
Reynoso, Martha EDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Buildings$180,780
Rocha, CarmenDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Human Resources$180,780
Wisniewski, Marek JDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$180,780
Medina, Cristina MDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Family And Support Services$180,780
Sanders II, Mark LDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Family And Support Services$180,780
Hennessy, Jeffrey ACoord Of Hazardous Materials ProgramChicago Fire Department$180,552
Mitchell, Donald LChief Building/Construct InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$180,336
Franckowiak, Scott CChief Building/Construct InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$180,336
Freeman Jr, Mark ADirector Of FinanceChicago Department Of Transportation$178,356
Saleh, HassenDir Of Water Purification LaboratoriesDepartment Of Water Management$178,356
Montazery, YadollahAssistant Director-43Chicago Department Of Transportation$178,356
Benak, LubicaProject DirChicago Department Of Transportation$178,356
Verzoni, Patricia RDirector Of FinanceDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$178,356
Salgado, CesarDirector Of Information SystemsDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$178,356
Laera, John PAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$178,356
Amirshaghaghi, SayehChief Water EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$178,356
Hernandez, NathanielChief Asst Corporation CounselDepartment Of Law$178,356
Venegas, Consuelo MChief Water EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$178,356
Jurcenko, John ADirector Of FinanceChicago Department Of Transportation$178,356
Schwer, Patrick TDir Of Water Quality SurveillanceDepartment Of Water Management$178,356
Salinas, Eduardo SEngineer Of Water PurificationDepartment Of Water Management$178,356
Clark, Lisa MContracts NegotiatorOffice Of Public Safety Administration$178,188
Suleiman, Adnan APr Telecommunications SpecialistChicago Public Library$178,188
Mendez, Richard DPayroll AdministratorDepartment Of Finance$178,188
King, Marcus APr Telecommunications SpecialistChicago Department Of Aviation$178,188
Monn, AlexaInformation Security LeadDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$178,104
Cannatello, Robert ADeputy Director - 42Chicago Police Department$178,104
Guzik, SeanDeputy Commissioner - 42Chicago Department Of Transportation$178,104
Bryson, Courtney JDeputy Commissioner - 42Department Of Streets And Sanitation$178,104
Williams, Jana YDeputy Commissioner - 42Department Of Water Management$178,104
Yoshimura, MarujaDeputy Commissioner - 42Department Of Water Management$178,104
Sheehan, James EDeputy Commissioner - 42Department Of Streets And Sanitation$178,104
Falada, Anthony JDeputy Commissioner - 42Department Of Water Management$178,104
Arizzi, Brian TDeputy Commissioner - 42Chicago Department Of Aviation$178,104
Jaworski, Jerzy ADeputy Commissioner - 42Chicago Department Of Aviation$178,104
Flores, Michael AGeneral Supt Of Streets And SanitationChicago Department Of Transportation$177,672
Arfa, Rachel MComm Mayors Off People W DisabilitiesMayors Office For People With Disabilities$177,084
Rizzo, Anthony JDeputy Dir Of Administrative AdjudicationDepartment Of Administrative Hearing$176,688
Peace, Heather HParamedic Field ChiefChicago Fire Department$176,292
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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.