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 30, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,75524,844 salaried · 6,911 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,844)
Average salary$115,978highest $360,504
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,911)

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NameJob titlePay
Rodriguez Jr, Luis EFirefighter-EmtChicago Fire Department$117,996
Carter, JennaFirefighter-EmtChicago Fire Department$117,996
Rowland, Luteckeler AFire Marshal-EmtChicago Fire Department$117,996
Mcnicholas, Kevin PFirefighter-EmtChicago Fire Department$117,996
Martinez, Alfredo AFirefighter-EmtChicago Fire Department$117,996
Tabor, Michael VFirefighter-EmtChicago Fire Department$117,996
Perez, CarlosFirefighter-EmtChicago Fire Department$117,996
Bernicky, Jake DFirefighter-EmtChicago Fire Department$117,996
Calderon, George HFirefighter-EmtChicago Fire Department$117,996
Sandoval, LuisFirefighter-EmtChicago Fire Department$117,996
Fortuna, Justin BFirefighter-EmtChicago Fire Department$117,996
Jaramillo, Christopher LFirefighter-EmtChicago Fire Department$117,996
Ramos, SaturnoFirefighter-EmtChicago Fire Department$117,996
Rutiaga, Marcos DFirefighter-EmtChicago Fire Department$117,996
Gillespie, Daniel TFirefighter-EmtChicago Fire Department$117,996
Sampra, Stephanie MEnvironmental Engineer IIIChicago Department Of Aviation$117,636
Malik, Sandra SRecruiterDepartment Of Human Resources$117,636
Tighe III, Francis PAttorneyChicago Police Department$117,636
Mc Carthy, Jacqueline FLibrarian IVChicago Public Library$117,636
Vardian, ForoughFiltration Engineer IVDepartment Of Water Management$117,636
Hernandez, MarleneAuditor IIIChicago Police Department$117,636
Novak, Shana MLibrarian IVChicago Public Library$117,636
Jamali, BabakCivil Engineer IVChicago Department Of Transportation$117,636
Flores, EdwinCivil Engineer IVChicago Department Of Transportation$117,636
Harris, Shanta DLibrarian IVChicago Public Library$117,636
Jemison, Dax JPolice Mental Health ClinicianChicago Police Department$117,636
Holly, Taylor MEpidemiologist IIIChicago Department Of Public Health$117,636
Cunningham, MichaelSanitary Engineer IIIDepartment Of Water Management$117,636
Dombrowski, David JPolice Mental Health ClinicianChicago Police Department$117,636
Holt, Aaron AChief Operations AnalystChicago Police Department$117,636
Robles, Juan DEnvironmental Engineer IIIChicago Department Of Aviation$117,636
Mcclinton-Jackson, Vanessa DMajor Case Specialist-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$117,636
Fleury, MichaelMajor Case Specialist-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$117,636
Meneghetti, Ralph JSupervising Investigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$117,636
Lukatch, NataliaAuditor IIIDepartment Of Finance$117,636
Antonio, Emmanuel QAuditor IIIDepartment Of Finance$117,636
Leung, JessicaSupvsr Of AuditingDepartment Of Finance$117,636
Bounouader, HamzaCivil Engineer IVDepartment Of Water Management$117,636
Muldoon, Teresa JSanitary Engineer IVDepartment Of Water Management$117,636
Oviedo, LorenaClinical Therapist IIIChicago Department Of Public Health$117,636
Chavez, AlbertoSenior Programmer/AnalystDepartment Of Family And Support Services$117,636
Williams, Charles LRecruiterDepartment Of Human Resources$117,636
Jones, Nina TSanitary Engineer IVDepartment Of Water Management$117,636
Svinkunas, AgnesPolice Mental Health ClinicianChicago Police Department$117,636
Goldfield, Sandra ELibrarian IVChicago Public Library$117,636
Truong, Minh QCivil Engineer IVDepartment Of Water Management$117,636
Kohs, Madilyn AMajor Case Specialist-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$117,636
Gillespie, Miriam INurse PractitionerChicago Department Of Public Health$117,528
Golingan, Roger John FNurse PractitionerChicago Department Of Public Health$117,528
Varela, Rocio ILegislative AideCity Council$117,000
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Aug 30, 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.