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 31, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,75724,845 salaried · 6,912 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,845)
Average salary$115,979highest $360,504
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,912)

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NameJob titlePay
Oden, Mikisha BGrants Research SpecialistChicago Department Of Public Health$107,628
Bhakta, Shanker ALead AccountantDepartment Of Finance$107,628
Palacios, SylviaAuditor IIDepartment Of Finance$107,628
Cortes, RoxanaLanguage Access CoordinatorChicago Police Department$107,628
Brennan, Bridgid CLibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$107,628
Brassil, Bridget NEpidemiologist IIChicago Department Of Public Health$107,628
Nielsen, Peter TEnvironmental Engineer IIIDepartment Of Environment$107,628
Jones, Yasmin YLibrarian IVChicago Public Library$107,628
Barnes, Shanstella YLead AccountantDepartment Of Finance$107,628
Dillon-Duque, ChristianArchitect IIIChicago Department Of Aviation$107,628
Pesantez, Wesley REnvironmental Engineer IIIDepartment Of Environment$107,628
Flax-Hatch, Joel REpidemiologist IIChicago Department Of Public Health$107,628
Ng, Johnfavour LCivil Engineer IVDepartment Of Water Management$107,628
Mitchell, DawnClinical Therapist IIIChicago Department Of Public Health$107,628
Mitchell, GabrielleMental Health Crisis ClinicianChicago Department Of Public Health$107,628
Garross, Jennifer YMental Health Crisis ClinicianChicago Department Of Public Health$107,628
Cain, Edward MSenior Data Base AnalystDepartment Of Housing$107,628
Greenback, Megan MLibrarian IVChicago Public Library$107,628
Garcia-Coy, Elsa ALibrarian IVChicago Public Library$107,628
Singler, JohnEnvironmental Engineer IDepartment Of Environment$107,628
Strazzante, Michelle KPolice Mental Health ClinicianChicago Police Department$107,628
Makhamreh, IssaCivil Engineer IVChicago Department Of Transportation$107,628
Kotniewicz, DawidLead AccountantCity Treasurer'S Office$107,628
Alrubaye, AdamSanitary Engineer IIDepartment Of Water Management$107,628
Stiles Jr, Leon NInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$107,628
Ristau, Andrew JSanitary Engineer IIDepartment Of Water Management$107,628
Martinez, Luis MAuditor IIIDepartment Of Finance$107,628
Li, Linda FEpidemiologist IIChicago Department Of Public Health$107,628
Sprouse, Cassandra DInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$107,628
Ortiz Jr, OrlandoInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$107,628
Luke, StefanCivil Engineer IVChicago Department Of Transportation$107,628
Belay, Haben EWater Chemist IIIDepartment Of Water Management$107,628
Patel, Zuber AProgrammer/AnalystDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$107,628
Lee, LucyAuditor IIIDepartment Of Finance$107,628
Ghunemat, Qusay WStructural EngineerChicago Department Of Aviation$107,628
Lubanski, Antonio CCivil Engineer IVChicago Department Of Transportation$107,628
Kinsey, Roy DLibrarian IVChicago Public Library$107,628
Tomele, Leea NElectronic Resources LibrarianChicago Public Library$107,628
Barlow, Edwina MAuditor IIIChicago Department Of Public Health$107,628
Honda, Elizabeth SAuditor IIIDepartment Of Finance$107,628
Vasquez, AldoLibrarian IVChicago Public Library$107,628
Mckenzie, Kiana ARecovery Team Program MgrDepartment Of Family And Support Services$107,616
Earley, Delaney LRecovery Team Program MgrDepartment Of Family And Support Services$107,616
Bellido, Whitney BPublic Health Nurse IIChicago Department Of Public Health$107,544
Abubaker, NallyvePublic Health Nurse IIChicago Department Of Public Health$107,544
Campos, Tiffany MPublic Health Nurse IIChicago Department Of Public Health$107,544
Ajibola, Atinuke IPublic Health Nurse IIChicago Department Of Public Health$107,544
Lorence, Tayler MMgr Of Emergency Management ServicesChicago Department Of Aviation$107,508
Nevarez, AlitzeContracts CoordChicago Department Of Aviation$107,508
Crockett, MarthaelCriminal Intelligence AnalystChicago Police Department$107,508
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Aug 31, 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.