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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31,754 people
NameJob titlePay
Herron, Nicole RPayment Services RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$93,072
Lee, Bonita AAdministrative AssistantChicago Police Department$93,072
Duran, MildredAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Water Management$93,072
Espinoza, SergioHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Spencer, Ronnie RProperty Custodian - Auto PoundDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$93,072
Thomas, Darryl AHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Cendejas, ClaudiaCommunications Operator I - 311Office Of Emergency Management And Communications$93,072
Jackson, Ezell SHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Guzman, ShirleyPayment Services RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$93,072
Mack, Josephine MAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$93,072
Baleckaitis, Vida VHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Lane, KennethHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Sandoval, Linda AAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Transportation$93,072
Echevarria, GeraldAdministrative AssistantChicago Public Library$93,072
Camargo, CristinaAdministrative AssistantChicago Public Library$93,072
Hearan, Karin DAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Administrative Hearing$93,072
Garcia, Blanca LAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Family And Support Services$93,072
Taylor, AudreyAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Buildings$93,072
Sutton, Ruthie LProperty CustodianChicago Police Department$93,072
Austin, Bonita VAdministrative AssistantOffice Of Public Safety Administration$93,072
Richie, Toni JHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Dea, SandyAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Family And Support Services$93,072
Cornell, Lynette CAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Administrative Hearing$93,072
Thomas, Cionna BAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Family And Support Services$93,072
Nathan, Kanutrial DReprographics Technician IIIChicago Public Library$93,072
Mack, Devron DHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Bryant, AltonHead StorekeeperDepartment Of Water Management$93,072
Mooney, Ronda EAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Transportation$93,072
Sumler, PennyAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Law$93,072
Arriola, Oscar FHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Lewis, Donna DProperty CustodianChicago Police Department$93,072
Boykin, RonaldAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Buildings$93,072
Burch, Thomas BHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Davis, Annette AAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Water Management$93,072
Tiggs, Lakeisha SBehavioral Health AssistantChicago Department Of Public Health$93,072
Vega, Henry RProperty CustodianChicago Police Department$93,072
Orange, CamilleHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Calvino, Carrie APayment Services RepresentativeOffice Of City Clerk$93,072
Collins, Felicia LAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Family And Support Services$93,072
Logan, Doris FAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Buildings$93,072
Hill, PatrickProperty Custodian - Auto PoundDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$93,072
Pearson, Andrea CAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Water Management$93,072
Washington, SharhondaHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Gadison, Karen LPayment ReconcilerDepartment Of Finance$93,072
Johnson, Venus MAdministrative AssistantChicago Police Department$93,072
Louie, Jarrnard TProperty CustodianOffice Of Public Safety Administration$93,072
Laura, Edna LHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Hernandez, Ofelia EAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Law$93,072
Guerrero, MiriamAdministrative AssistantChicago Public Library$93,072
Arevalo, Joan EAdministrative AssistantChicago Public Library$93,072
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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.