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
Bumpers, Robert LFinancial Planning Analyst - ExcldDepartment Of Planning And Development$126,228
Wayne, Dinah AFinancial Planning Analyst - ExcldDepartment Of Housing$126,228
Gallaway, Nathan DInvestigator III - IgOffice Of Inspector General$126,228
Booth, Anna MFinancial Planning Analyst - ExcldDepartment Of Housing$126,228
Pruitt, James LSr Programmer/Analyst - ExcldDepartment Of Human Resources$126,228
Lynch, John PFinancial Planning Analyst - ExcldDepartment Of Planning And Development$126,228
Villegas, GilbertAlderman - 36th WardCity Council$126,000
Mc Mahon, Donald JMason InspectorDepartment Of Water Management$125,403
Vassallo, AntoninoMason InspectorDepartment Of Water Management$125,403
Perkovich, Mark LMason InspectorDepartment Of Water Management$125,403
Valicento, AnthonyMason InspectorDepartment Of Water Management$125,403
Pater, Daniel TMason InspectorDepartment Of Water Management$125,403
Pavela, BillMason InspectorDepartment Of Water Management$125,403
Ostrowski, Craig PMason InspectorDepartment Of Water Management$125,403
Cape Jr, Will EMason InspectorDepartment Of Water Management$125,403
Porter, Charles GMason InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$125,403
Mendez Jr., VictorMason InspectorDepartment Of Water Management$125,403
Lally, ThomasMason InspectorDepartment Of Water Management$125,403
Solis, RodolfoMason InspectorDepartment Of Water Management$125,403
Larsen, JessicaAsst CommissionerChicago Department Of Public Health$125,316
Avila Palomares, Paula DAsst Budget DirOffice Of Budget & Management$125,316
Tabatabaee Zavareh, Hamid RDirector Of FinanceChicago Department Of Public Health$125,316
Gray, ShannonAsst Procurement OfficerDepartment Of Procurement Services$125,316
Muir, Meredith LAsst CommissionerDepartment Of Housing$125,316
Gayles, LamarProgram Dir - Cultural AffairsDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$125,316
Williams, JoaquinAsst CommissionerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$125,316
Schwimer, Joshua TContracts AdministratorOffice Of Public Safety Administration$125,316
Zaroff, Nolan RAsst CommissionerDepartment Of Planning And Development$125,316
Dziemian, SylviaDir Of Program Operations X33Chicago Department Of Public Health$125,316
Mcmichael, MarioSenior Director Of Family Support ProgramsDepartment Of Family And Support Services$125,316
Zamarriego, ChristianDir Of Program Operations X33Chicago Department Of Public Health$125,316
Woolford, Gregory MAsst CommissionerDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$125,316
Lomeli, JoaquinAsst ComptrollerDepartment Of Finance$125,316
Kaye, LarissaAsst CommissionerDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$125,316
Freeman, Peter FDir Of Program Operations X33Chicago Department Of Public Health$125,316
Mcdonough, Edwin JChief Programmer/Analyst ExcludedDepartment Of Human Resources$125,316
Moore, Norkeisha TCommunications Operations ManagerOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$125,316
Fallon, JohnDirector Of PolicyDepartment Of Family And Support Services$125,316
Ruiz, Selena MSenior Director Of Family Support ProgramsDepartment Of Family And Support Services$125,316
Reid, Jenille MSenior Director Of Family Support ProgramsDepartment Of Family And Support Services$125,316
Rivera Facundo, CynthiaSenior Director Of Family Support ProgramsDepartment Of Family And Support Services$125,316
Winger, Melissa NDirector Of PolicyDepartment Of Human Resources$125,316
Ellis, MichelleSupervising Police Communications OperatorOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$125,208
Smith, Aeriel SSupervising Police Communications OperatorOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$125,208
Taylor, Dejanee DSupervising Police Communications OperatorOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$125,208
Hurley, Cheryl LPolice Officer (Assigned As Canine Handler)Chicago Police Department$125,112
Evans, Todd BPolice Officer/Explsv Detect K9 HndlrChicago Police Department$125,112
Boylan, Chad APolice Officer/Explsv Detect K9 HndlrChicago Police Department$125,112
Mc Fadden Jr, Gardner EPolice TechnicianChicago Police Department$125,112
Raimondi, Vito PPolice Officer/Explsv Detect K9 HndlrChicago Police Department$125,112
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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.