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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 3, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,75324,841 salaried · 6,912 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,841)
Average salary$116,094highest $406,536
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,912)

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31,753 people
NameJob titlePay
Cortes III, EdwardDetention AideChicago Police Department$86,772
Dineen, Kelsey LPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Bryant, BrittanyAviation Communications OperatorChicago Department Of Aviation$86,772
Dixon, Kimberly LAviation Communications OperatorChicago Department Of Aviation$86,772
Diaz-Lindsey, CarlosDetention AideChicago Police Department$86,772
Fletcher, Shamara LPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Simpkin, Alexander DPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Evans-Siler, Dominique APolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Cardona, Walter HDetention AideChicago Police Department$86,772
Rayford, Helen MPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Martinez, BeatrizPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Allen, Debra APolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Lappo, Gianfranco VSupervising Traffic Control AideOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Delvalle Lopez, Angel LAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$86,772
Baker, Keyonna KPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Delgado, JenniferPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Watkins, Terry EPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Morales, Jennifer RPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Birkenstock, George DAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$86,772
Garner, Chernise MAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$86,772
Sampogna, Lauren APolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Williams, Brianna TAviation Communications OperatorChicago Department Of Aviation$86,772
Phillips, DevonnaPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Romero, CitlalliPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Vazquez, RolandoAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$86,772
Diaz, Dolores MPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Mcguire, Andrew CDetention AideChicago Police Department$86,772
Stojiljkovic, Bridget AAviation Communications OperatorChicago Department Of Aviation$86,772
Lewis, Chante LAviation Communications OperatorChicago Department Of Aviation$86,772
Grays, Erica JAviation Communications OperatorChicago Department Of Aviation$86,772
Smith, Talia LPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Clay III, Harold MDetention AideChicago Police Department$86,772
Smith, Angel DPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Odoms, Laquice JPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Lackey, LesliePolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Bell, Sana KPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Hall, Jonetta LPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Sampler, Dacara SPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Mitchell, Tiffany SPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Martin, Nakesha SPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Valadez, KarlaPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Bonnie, MariamaPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Logan, Carey DAnimal Control OfficerChicago Animal Care And Control$86,772
Ray, RomelSupervising Traffic Control AideOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Espinoza, MagdalenaPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Sanders, KimberlyPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Smith, Dayna MDetention AideChicago Police Department$86,772
Oliva, ChristinaPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Wiacek, Richard CPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
Ontiveros, GriceldaPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$86,772
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Sep 3, 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.