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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 4, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,76124,849 salaried · 6,912 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,849)
Average salary$116,091highest $406,536
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,912)

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headcount · average salaried pay

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All employees

31,761 people
NameJob titlePay
Neal-Williams, Janell ERefuse Collection CoordDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$81,276
Hunter, Trina ASafety Specialist - Water MgmtDepartment Of Water Management$81,276
Clark, Tianna MWater Meter AssessorDepartment Of Water Management$81,276
Matias, Bryant IWater Rate TakerDepartment Of Water Management$81,276
Manriquez, JaimeAsst To The City TreasurerCity Treasurer'S Office$81,036
Gallegos, MaricelaStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$80,916
Lopez, Jose IStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$80,916
Pavur, Emily SAsst Corporation Counsel IDepartment Of Law$80,448
Valdez, NaulAsst Corporation Counsel IDepartment Of Law$80,448
Lazzaro, Madison MAsst Corporation Counsel IDepartment Of Law$80,448
Wilright, Brizjon DAsst Corporation Counsel IDepartment Of Law$80,448
Broussard, Cameron EAsst Corporation Counsel IDepartment Of Law$80,448
Mccoy, SharronStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$80,448
Shamsi, SarahAsst Corporation Counsel IDepartment Of Law$80,448
Palla, David SAsst Corporation Counsel IDepartment Of Law$80,448
Vallone, JamesAsst Corporation Counsel IDepartment Of Law$80,448
Coleman, TiericaAsst Corporation Counsel IDepartment Of Law$80,448
Gaston, ArielleAsst Corporation Counsel IDepartment Of Law$80,448
Olortegui, AndreaAsst Corporation Counsel IDepartment Of Law$80,448
Zovko, ErikaAdministrative AsstOffice Of The Mayor$80,304
Hinton, CydniLibrarian IIChicago Public Library$80,196
Johnson, ShaneWater Chemist IIDepartment Of Water Management$80,196
Urquhart, PierreLibrarian IChicago Public Library$80,196
Swan, JenniferCommunity Living SpecialistDepartment Of Family And Support Services$80,196
Amaro, Noel AWater Chemist IIDepartment Of Water Management$80,196
Chiang, StevenWater Chemist IIDepartment Of Water Management$80,196
Bustamante, MariaLibrarian IIChicago Public Library$80,196
Johnson, Tareai DLibrarian IChicago Public Library$80,196
Brown, TaylorLibrarian IIChicago Public Library$80,196
Wheeler, Adam SLibrarian IChicago Public Library$80,196
Andrews, Rishaunda MLibrarian IChicago Public Library$80,196
Pegues, Janetta SLibrarian IChicago Public Library$80,196
Moore, Danielle ALibrarian IIChicago Public Library$80,196
Pollard-Jones, StatiaHr Generalist - DhrDepartment Of Human Resources$80,196
Norris, Margaret SLibrarian IChicago Public Library$80,196
Harrison, Ashanta NLibrarian IChicago Public Library$80,196
Houser, Ashley NSupervising Public Health NutritionistChicago Department Of Public Health$80,196
Jauch, MarissaLibrarian IIChicago Public Library$80,196
Ciaglia, Kali ESupervising Public Health NutritionistChicago Department Of Public Health$80,196
Becks, CourtneyLibrarian IIChicago Public Library$80,196
Payne, Meredith LLibrarian IChicago Public Library$80,196
Williams, AntoniaLibrarian IIChicago Public Library$80,196
Jones, ArielLibrarian IChicago Public Library$80,196
Bowen, Amelia OLibrarian IChicago Public Library$80,196
Messbarger, Matthew PArchival SpecialistOffice Of City Clerk$80,196
Lash, Christian LLibrarian IChicago Public Library$80,196
Cabrera, MauricioElder Protective Investigator IDepartment Of Family And Support Services$80,196
Thivel, JeffreyLibrarian IChicago Public Library$80,196
Phillips, BriaLibrarian IChicago Public Library$80,196
Borrero, EsmeraldaStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$80,100
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Sep 4, 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.