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 28, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,75724,848 salaried · 6,909 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,848)
Average salary$115,977highest $360,504
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,909)

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31,757 people
NameJob titlePay
Castaneda, LissetteCommissioner Of HousingDepartment Of Housing$213,840
Satriano, Jason RDistrict ChiefChicago Fire Department$211,728
Sullivan, Jamar LDistrict ChiefChicago Fire Department$211,728
Shawaluk, Scott PDistrict ChiefChicago Fire Department$211,728
Ortiz, BettyDistrict ChiefChicago Fire Department$211,728
Stinnett, GregoryDistrict ChiefChicago Fire Department$211,728
Divita, Michael JDistrict ChiefChicago Fire Department$211,728
Crowley, Douglas WDistrict ChiefChicago Fire Department$211,728
Krishnamurthy, Vignesh KManaging Deputy Commissioner - 41Chicago Department Of Transportation$211,356
Turner, Craig TFirst Deputy Commissioner - 41Chicago Department Of Transportation$211,356
Rodriguez, Robert HManaging Deputy Commissioner - 41Chicago Department Of Aviation$211,356
Kirby, Kevin MHead Of SupportDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$210,648
Clark, Melissa MHead Of PlanningDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$210,648
Thompson, Jackie LDeputy Corporation CounselDepartment Of Law$210,648
Brooks, GlenDir Of CapsChicago Police Department$210,648
Waller, Fred LDeputy Director - 42Chicago Police Department$210,648
Hopkins, MarleneCommissioner Of BuildingsDepartment Of Buildings$210,552
Ernst, Jonathan FFirst Deputy Budget DirOffice Of Budget & Management$210,252
Ritger, Kathleen AMedical DirChicago Department Of Public Health$210,252
Dropkin, Eric CFirst Deputy DirOffice Of Public Safety Administration$210,252
Kerins, Janna LMedical DirChicago Department Of Public Health$210,252
Casey, DanielManaging Deputy DirOffice Of Public Safety Administration$210,252
Funk, Michelle MMedical DirChicago Department Of Public Health$210,252
Gutierrez, NatalieManaging Deputy DirOffice Of Public Safety Administration$210,252
Black, Stephanie RMedical DirChicago Department Of Public Health$210,252
White, Lakenya NChief AdministratorCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$209,640
Baier, James MDeputy ChiefChicago Police Department$207,084
Johnson, Karla EDeputy ChiefChicago Police Department$207,084
Walker, Traci LDeputy ChiefChicago Police Department$207,084
Quarterman, Evelynna TDeputy ChiefChicago Police Department$207,084
Chung, Stephen CDeputy ChiefChicago Police Department$207,084
Stevens, Jill MDeputy ChiefChicago Police Department$207,084
Kinnane, Brian JDeputy ChiefChicago Police Department$207,084
Rivera, RickyDeputy ChiefChicago Police Department$207,084
O Connor, Daniel JDeputy ChiefChicago Police Department$207,084
Shemash, Gabriella NDeputy ChiefChicago Police Department$207,084
Watson, Arleseuia NDeputy ChiefChicago Police Department$207,084
Branch, Melvin WDeputy ChiefChicago Police Department$207,084
Parham, AndreDeputy ChiefChicago Police Department$207,084
Blanton, Dachae LDeputy ChiefChicago Police Department$207,084
Altamirano, LazaroDeputy ChiefChicago Police Department$207,084
Glockner, David AInspector GeneralOffice Of Inspector General$206,916
Hua, Miao JMedical DirChicago Department Of Public Health$205,800
Sloboda, Alexander HMedical DirChicago Department Of Public Health$205,800
Messner, Mary EllenFirst Deputy CommissionerChicago Public Library$205,800
Flores, JoelFirst Deputy DirDepartment Of Finance$205,800
Wagaw, Fikirte TFirst Deputy CommissionerChicago Department Of Public Health$205,800
Murphey, Thomas PFirst Deputy CommissionerDepartment Of Planning And Development$205,800
Burke, Fiona ADeputy Corporation CounselDepartment Of Law$205,260
Genova Mannion, Elizabeth ADeputy Corporation CounselDepartment Of Law$205,260
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Aug 28, 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.