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
Kern, MartinCertification - Compliance OfficerDepartment Of Procurement Services$84,192
Heeringa, Karen ALibrarian IChicago Public Library$84,192
Pedraza, CorinaLibrary AssociateChicago Public Library$84,192
Akinjiyan, Omotayo OFiltration Engineer IIDepartment Of Water Management$84,192
Connie, Alyne ALibrarian IIChicago Public Library$84,192
Lavin, Tyler MAuditor IIDepartment Of Finance$84,192
Thomas, Tahirah ASenior Operations AnalystDepartment Of Housing$84,192
Adams, Ebony ARecruiting CoordinatorDepartment Of Human Resources$84,192
Jorrin, David AInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$84,192
Adeyemo, LatifaRecruiting CoordinatorDepartment Of Human Resources$84,192
Macon, Virginia LRecruiting CoordinatorDepartment Of Human Resources$84,192
Stovall, AnaAuditor IIDepartment Of Finance$84,192
Ramirez, Yazmeen VDisability Services CoordinatorMayors Office For People With Disabilities$84,192
Maino, Dominic MRecruiting CoordinatorDepartment Of Human Resources$84,192
Preble, Allison NCity ForesterChicago Department Of Transportation$84,192
Lechner, JonathanInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$84,192
Benitez, Gladys TCommunity Living SpecialistDepartment Of Family And Support Services$84,192
Garnier, Jill MLibrarian IIChicago Public Library$84,192
Fattore-Lazzaroni, Maria IStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$83,820
Fitzsimmons, Katherine GFire Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$83,592
Hudson, HeatherFire Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$83,592
Aksdal, JessicaFire Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$83,592
Diamond, EmeliaFire Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$83,592
Hall, EutopiaFire Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$83,592
Jacobsen, KirstinFire Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$83,592
Leahy, SamanthaFire Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$83,592
Balaskovits, KathrynStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$83,412
Groth, Michael JCoord Of Security ServicesDepartment Of Water Management$83,340
Lee, Steven LInvestigator-Internal AffairsChicago Fire Department$83,340
Thomas, Sabrina DTelevision Production SpecDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$83,340
Grabowski, Gerard RSenior VideographerDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$83,340
Hill, Andrew LDigital Retrieval Specialist - PsaChicago Police Department$83,340
Cooper, Keneitra LAsst Supvsr Of Data Entry OperatorsChicago Public Library$83,340
Walanka, Eryn CTelevision Production SpecDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$83,340
Mclarty, Patrick MDigital Retrieval Specialist - PsaChicago Police Department$83,340
Powell, John CSr Supervisor-ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$83,208
Cal, Yulinda MA/Suprv RedistrictingBoard Of Election Commissioners$83,100
Moster, Thomas CAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Spivery, Quwanna LAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Clark, Pernell LAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Arroyo, Velarmino CAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Larson, Eric TAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Hurter, Joseph PAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Taylor, Perrin JAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Rosillo Jr, LeonelAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Healy, Amber MPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$82,836
Bloodson, Collin TAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Wilson, Syria SAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Minfield, JuanitaPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$82,836
Lamourt, Joel AAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
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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.