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
Edwards, Tracey ACaptainChicago Police Department$176,292
Peace, Heather HParamedic Field ChiefChicago Fire Department$176,292
Arvesen, William JCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Calcagno, Guido JCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Morris, Robert FCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Walsh, Joseph ECaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Dalton, James MCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Nolan, William VCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Sewnig, James RCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Reilly, Terrance PCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Ortega, JairoCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Sobolewski, Eric CCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Haran, Kevin PCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Miller, Paul MCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Mullaghy, James MCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Taylor, Darren LCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Vegas, Christopher JCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Heneghan, Patrick KCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Walton, Daryl DCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Mc Phillips, Timothy JCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Grande, Christopher SCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Inniss, Russell RCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Mc Donough, Brian MCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Convey, John FCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Fitzsimmons, Brendan JCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Murphy, Joseph MCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Syring, James MCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Calderisi, Michael DCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Brant, Peter WCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Mcquillan, Sean PCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Butler, Sean GCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Dobson, Antwan LCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Mcgarvey, John RCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Dryden, Matthew PCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Lynch, Daniel JCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Mulhern Jr, Thomas PCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Kading, Michael PCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Irwin, Richard PCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Rowan, Michael RCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Sheridan, Paul ACaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
O Donnell, Thomas MCaptain-EmtChicago Fire Department$175,692
Valencia, Andrea MCity ClerkOffice Of City Clerk$175,560
Ervin, MelissaCity TreasurerCity Treasurer'S Office$175,560
Levy, Jonathan GData Portal LeadDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$175,296
Gangavarapu, SreenivasuluDatabase Services LeadDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$175,296
Arrez, Marissa JAsst Deputy MayorOffice Of The Mayor$175,056
Policicchio, Jared WFirst Deputy CommissionerDepartment Of Environment$173,988
Thomas, Ayanna MFirst Deputy DirCommunity Commission For Public Safety And Accountability$173,988
Ochoa, AbelFirst Deputy CommissionerDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$173,988
Chatman, Andrea MManaging Deputy CommissionerDepartment Of Family And Support Services$173,988
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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.