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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NameJob titlePay
Benson, Victoria RDeputy Corporation CounselDepartment Of Law$205,260
Morgan, Julie LDeputy Corporation CounselDepartment Of Law$205,260
Javorka, JohnDeputy Commissioner - 42Chicago Fire Department$205,260
Spears, Scott DGeneral Counsel-42Chicago Police Department$205,260
Haim, Evan JGeneral Counsel-42Chicago Fire Department$205,260
Kasper, MyriamDeputy Corporation CounselDepartment Of Law$205,260
Sobo, Robert SDir Of Professional Counseling ServicesChicago Police Department$205,260
La Coco Jr, Michael ADeputy Commissioner - 42Department Of Streets And Sanitation$205,260
Casey, Margaret MDeputy Corporation CounselDepartment Of Law$205,260
Tamrat, Hillina TDeputy Corporation CounselDepartment Of Law$205,260
Hake, Christine TCity ProsecutorDepartment Of Law$205,260
Milstein, Michael DDeputy Director - 42Chicago Police Department$205,260
Genova Mannion, Elizabeth ADeputy Corporation CounselDepartment Of Law$205,260
Ahmed, NafeesDeputy Commissioner - 42Chicago Department Of Aviation$205,260
Warren, Roderick DHead Of DeliveryDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$205,260
Burke, Fiona ADeputy Corporation CounselDepartment Of Law$205,260
Kinnerk, Charles JBattalion Chief-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$205,248
Halleran, Martin TBattalion Chief-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$205,248
Dilger, Michael WBattalion Chief-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$205,248
Mc Ardle, Brian TBattalion Chief-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$205,248
Novotny, DavidBattalion Chief-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$205,248
Nechvatal, Christopher RBattalion Chief-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$205,248
Beauregard, Steven JBattalion Chief-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$205,248
Meziere, Thomas JBattalion Chief-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$205,248
Markham, Timothy JBattalion Chief-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$205,248
Vazquez, Angel LBattalion Chief-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$205,248
Taylor, Todd SBattalion Chief-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$205,248
Peace, JasonBattalion Chief-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$205,248
Rhodes, AdamChief Helicopter Pilot-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$205,248
Bedi, Sheila ASenior Advisor To The MayorOffice Of The Mayor$203,940
Capifali, Ivan JCommissioner Of Bus Afairs And Consumer ProtDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$203,760
Bartley, KennedyFirst Deputy Chief Of StaffOffice Of The Mayor$203,688
Baughman, Zachary JManaging Deputy Commissioner - 41Chicago Department Of Aviation$202,644
Mckenzie, Casey SManaging Deputy Director - 41Chicago Police Department$202,644
Gallagher, John EManaging Deputy Commissioner - 41Department Of Water Management$202,644
Grillo Jr, Michael JManaging Deputy Commissioner - 41Department Of Water Management$202,644
Budovitch, Max MDeputy MayorOffice Of The Mayor$200,856
Pagan, Militza MDeputy MayorOffice Of The Mayor$200,856
Connelly, Erin MCommunications DirectorOffice Of The Mayor$200,856
Merritt, Kenya KCommissioner Of Cultural Affairs/Spec EventsDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$200,856
Kupe, Carla MDeputy Chief Of StaffOffice Of The Mayor$200,856
Andre, EmmanuelDeputy MayorOffice Of The Mayor$200,856
Carrillo, ArturoDeputy MayorOffice Of The Mayor$200,856
Humphries, Matthew RDeputy MayorOffice Of The Mayor$200,856
Lee, JasonSenior Advisor To The MayorOffice Of The Mayor$200,856
Ponce De Leon, BeatrizDeputy MayorOffice Of The Mayor$200,772
Williams, Tenaya NManaging Deputy DirOffice Of Public Safety Administration$200,532
Herman, Elaine CManaging Deputy DirDepartment Of Finance$200,532
Collins, TamraManaging Deputy CommissionerDepartment Of Housing$200,532
Deane, Kathleen DFirst Deputy CommissionerDepartment Of Human Resources$200,532
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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.