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
Gagner, Renee MLabor Standards InvestigatorDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$92,940
Najera, ClarissaCertification - Compliance OfficerDepartment Of Procurement Services$92,940
Alvarado, Erika RInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$92,940
Hernandez, Aida LLibrarian IChicago Public Library$92,940
Lindsey, WalterData Base AnalystChicago Department Of Public Health$92,940
Leung, Steven JPortfolio ManagerCity Treasurer'S Office$92,940
Pierce, David LInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$92,940
Patlan, DanielHuman Relations Investigator IIChicago Commission On Human Relations$92,940
Upchurch, Ingrid GHuman Relations Investigator IIChicago Commission On Human Relations$92,940
Tsagaris, Alexandros IAuditor IIIDepartment Of Finance$92,940
Figa, AlenkaLibrarian IChicago Public Library$92,940
Espinoza, TeresaLibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$92,940
Grace, Kristin ALibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$92,940
Suskind, Michael LInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$92,940
Jackson, AmberClinical Therapist IIIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$92,940
Cantu, Alexis ALibrarian IIChicago Public Library$92,940
Frazier, Tawnja LAuditor IIIDepartment Of Finance$92,940
Redinger, Rebecca CLibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$92,940
Alsufy, Asem SCivil Engineer IIDepartment Of Water Management$92,940
Smith, Zena BLibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$92,940
Kelleher, Connell EProgrammer/AnalystChicago Department Of Aviation$92,940
Mckenna, Jordan VLibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$92,940
Aranda, EricaAviation Security SergeantChicago Department Of Aviation$92,892
Quinones, Erendira EAviation Security SergeantChicago Department Of Aviation$92,892
Gomez Jr, Luis MAviation Security SergeantChicago Department Of Aviation$92,892
Ravindran, PoojaLegislative AideCity Council$92,880
Bisenius, Alexander PLegislative Budget AnalystCity Council$92,760
Meng, YutingLegislative Budget AnalystCity Council$92,760
Romero Jr, ArmandoAsst Director - Mayor'S OfficeOffice Of The Mayor$92,748
Pyszka, Patrick LPrincipal PhotographerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$92,700
Winters, AdamAsst To The AldermanCity Council$92,700
Chavez, DavidCultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$92,700
Sirridge, CharlesStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$92,700
Barrios, KennethLegislative AideCity Council$92,700
Luna, Armin CIndex EditorOffice Of City Clerk$92,700
Townsend, Thomas JAsst To The AldermanCity Council$92,700
Luczak, Robert JParking InvestigatorDepartment Of Finance$92,700
Hohenkirk, Shenicka TStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$92,700
Romer, Aaliayah CSr Analyst - Mayor'S OfficeOffice Of The Mayor$92,700
Friel, Susan ACultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$92,700
Mcgrath, Daimhin TLegislative AideCity Council$92,496
Mauer, Zachary MLegislative AideCity Council$92,496
Taylor, Zachery WAsst Corporation Counsel IDepartment Of Law$92,472
Davis, Ariel DAsst Corporation Counsel IDepartment Of Law$92,472
Marshall, AndrewAsst Corporation Counsel IDepartment Of Law$92,472
Martinez, Eduardo GAsst Corporation Counsel IDepartment Of Law$92,472
Coleman, GeorgeLibrary AssociateChicago Public Library$92,316
Moore, Kevin CLibrary AssociateChicago Public Library$92,316
Turner, Phillip JLibrary AssociateChicago Public Library$92,316
Galvez, FernandoLibrary AssociateChicago Public Library$92,316
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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.