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 2, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,75424,842 salaried · 6,912 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,842)
Average salary$116,073highest $360,504
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,912)

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NameJob titlePay
Bragg, KennethDetention AideChicago Police Department$99,708
Cobb, D'Vonna CPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$99,708
Smith, TamikaPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$99,708
Gordon, Adrienne MPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$99,708
Escamilla, ElizabethPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$99,708
Ploski, AngelaPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$99,708
Salone, Lisa MPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$99,708
Enge, Ytonia SPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$99,708
Cappelluti, JosephAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$99,708
Der, HenryDetention AideChicago Police Department$99,708
Washington, Glenn CPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$99,708
Wilson, HelenaPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$99,708
Robinson Mc Collum, Sharliss RPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$99,708
Townsend, Ofelia AAviation Communications OperatorChicago Department Of Aviation$99,708
Silva, GerardoAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$99,708
Gianfrancisco, Alfonso DDetention AideChicago Police Department$99,708
Riley, Douglas LDetention AideChicago Police Department$99,708
Browner, ChiquitaDetention AideChicago Police Department$99,708
Hoy, William PAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$99,708
Reed, KatrinaPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$99,708
Kriss, Courtney MPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$99,708
Angeles, Ronaldo CAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$99,708
Baran, Karen JPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$99,708
Soria, Susan APolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$99,708
Smith, Marsha MPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$99,708
Strong, Matthew PPrincipal Database AdministratorDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$99,480
Pathak, SaurabhPrincipal Database AdministratorDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$99,480
Brooks, Margaret APolice Mental Health ClinicianChicago Police Department$99,408
Torres, Modesty ASr Certification / Compliance OfficerDepartment Of Procurement Services$99,408
Carroll, AubreePolice Mental Health ClinicianChicago Police Department$99,408
Wade, TorrancePolice Mental Health ClinicianChicago Police Department$99,408
Koziel, Mark LElectrical Engineer IVDepartment Of Water Management$99,408
Mustafa, MuhannadCivil Engineer IVDepartment Of Water Management$99,408
Bridges-Reed, Jeffrey CCivil Engineer IVDepartment Of Water Management$99,408
Pacheco, AlbertoBusiness Compliance InvestigatorDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$98,928
San, SoungSupport Services CoordDepartment Of Family And Support Services$98,928
Mui, Victor SReprographics CoordDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$98,928
Matz, Jamey PStaff AsstChicago Department Of Aviation$98,928
Vargas, BereniceSupport Services CoordDepartment Of Family And Support Services$98,928
Holmes, Elizabeth AProject CoordDepartment Of Water Management$98,928
Threatt, Kenika MInformation/Media Retrieval SpecialistChicago Police Department$98,928
Lang, Keith EProject CoordDepartment Of Finance$98,928
Marshall, Carolyn DSenior Administrative AssistantChicago Department Of Aviation$98,928
Shulruff, Audrey GInformation/Media Retrieval SpecialistChicago Police Department$98,928
Salinas, LeonilaAccounting TechnicianDepartment Of Finance$98,928
Nisiewicz, Ryszard PInformation/Media Retrieval SpecialistChicago Police Department$98,928
Klich-Jensen, JanineProject CoordDepartment Of Planning And Development$98,928
Rios, AntonioSenior Help Desk TechnicianDepartment Of Finance$98,928
Suggs, ByronStaff AsstDepartment Of Water Management$98,928
Jiles, Melinda AAccounting TechnicianOffice Of Public Safety Administration$98,928
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Sep 2, 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.