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 Sep 1, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,75224,839 salaried · 6,913 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,839)
Average salary$115,991highest $360,504
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,913)

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31,752 people
NameJob titlePay
Haggerty, Geralyn MAsst Community Living SpecialistDepartment Of Family And Support Services$102,144
Marin, Anna MAccounting TechnicianDepartment Of Finance$102,144
Mosley, LelandAudio-Visual SpecialistChicago Public Library$102,144
Duncan, LavernTimekeeper - CpdOffice Of Public Safety Administration$102,144
Stapleton, PamelaFingerprint Technician IIChicago Police Department$102,144
Griffith, Tiffany LAccounting TechnicianChicago Public Library$102,144
Watson, Frances ADispatch ClerkChicago Animal Care And Control$102,144
Swann, Pamela BAccounting TechnicianChicago Department Of Aviation$102,144
Blue, Regina PAccounting TechnicianDepartment Of Finance$102,144
Coopwood, Aline MCommunications Operator II - 311Office Of Emergency Management And Communications$102,144
Ocasio, MadelineAccounting TechnicianChicago Department Of Transportation$102,144
Gavin, Maurita EStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$102,000
Sanchez, ErikaAviation Security SergeantChicago Department Of Aviation$101,892
Brooks, John HCoord Of Street PermitsChicago Department Of Transportation$101,796
Young, Falon APolicy AnalystDepartment Of Housing$101,796
Takata, Nancy MExec Administrative Asst IIDepartment Of Administrative Hearing$101,796
Young, Sarah LProgram SpecialistChicago Fire Department$101,796
Lockwood, Sheila AExec Administrative Asst IIDepartment Of Law$101,796
Corrales Carrasco, Cynthia EPolicy AnalystDepartment Of Family And Support Services$101,796
Strong, Rachel EManager - Aviation Id Badging OperationsChicago Department Of Aviation$101,796
Stott, Lauren TPolicy AnalystDepartment Of Housing$101,796
Howard, Carlisa OExec Administrative Asst IIChicago Fire Department$101,796
Dempsey, Glenn RAdministrative Asst To Deputy Corporation CounselDepartment Of Law$101,796
Perez, Hector MCoord Of Studio OperationsDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$101,796
Rigley, Jacqueline DPolicy Analyst-Mayor'S OfficeOffice Of The Mayor$101,796
Lizak, Jennifer MCoord Of Special ProjectsChicago Public Library$101,796
Birchlove, Jenelle MPolicy AnalystDepartment Of Family And Support Services$101,796
Vera, Jessica CExec Administrative Asst IIOffice Of Budget & Management$101,796
Campinose, John JPolicy AnalystDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$101,796
Cerritos, RogelioCultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$101,796
Berger, RossLibrarian IChicago Public Library$101,664
O Connor, Michael TLibrarian IChicago Public Library$101,664
Anderson, Eric MLibrarian IChicago Public Library$101,664
Gissy, Sharon MLibrarian IChicago Public Library$101,664
Perry, Susan ECity Planner IIDepartment Of Planning And Development$101,664
Gomez, PaulaTesting AdministratorDepartment Of Human Resources$101,664
Watson, William KLibrarian IChicago Public Library$101,664
Ballard, Jamie LLibrarian IChicago Public Library$101,664
Jiang, WeiLibrarian IChicago Public Library$101,664
Escutia, Sandra LLibrarian IChicago Public Library$101,664
Bahena, Blanca ELibrarian IChicago Public Library$101,664
Schroader, Patricia LLibrarian IChicago Public Library$101,664
Bradley, Melissa JLibrarian IChicago Public Library$101,664
Parks, Barbara JTesting AdministratorDepartment Of Human Resources$101,664
Brand, ClaudiaLibrarian IChicago Public Library$101,664
Xia, Chun MLibrarian IChicago Public Library$101,664
Aharanwa, Alexander ELibrarian IChicago Public Library$101,664
Bruins, Barbara ELibrarian IChicago Public Library$101,664
Johnson, Kathleen GElder Protective Investigator IDepartment Of Family And Support Services$101,664
Crotwell, ChristopherLibrarian IChicago Public Library$101,664
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Sep 1, 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.