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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31,761 people
NameJob titlePay
Johnson, Shavon AAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Transportation$78,432
Gomez, Victor MBridge OperatorChicago Department Of Transportation$78,432
Gordon, Deborah RAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Family And Support Services$78,432
Phillip, Toria IPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$78,432
Robinson, Gregory MBridge OperatorChicago Department Of Transportation$78,432
Harris, Ladonna RFingerprint Technician IIChicago Police Department$78,432
Calace, Kimberly MDispatch ClerkDepartment Of Finance$78,432
Brown, Sonja LPayment Services RepresentativeOffice Of City Clerk$78,432
Burwell, Kacy RSenior Office AssistantChicago Police Department$78,432
Wembley, RoyBridge OperatorChicago Department Of Transportation$78,432
Williams, Torrence JBridge OperatorChicago Department Of Transportation$78,432
Curnew, Graham ALicensing Enforcement Aide - City ClerkOffice Of City Clerk$78,432
Lindsey, Pearle LDispatch ClerkDepartment Of Finance$78,432
Hernandez, JacquelineAdministrative AssistantChicago Police Department$78,432
Winston, T'Zara IPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$78,432
Wilson, Lawanda RSenior Office AssistantChicago Police Department$78,432
Debruce, Annie RBridge OperatorChicago Department Of Transportation$78,432
Johnson, Gloria YSenior Office AssistantChicago Police Department$78,432
Howard, Melanie RSanitation ClerkDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$78,432
Sprangler, BrooksSenior Office AssistantChicago Police Department$78,432
Mei, PeterBudget AnalystOffice Of Budget & Management$78,300
Ang, Thong-ShengFiscal Policy AnalystDepartment Of Finance$78,300
Guerrero, JenniferPerformance AnalystOffice Of Inspector General$78,300
Smith, Malik MPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Huerta, MelissaPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Martinez, Stefany SPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Franco, OmarAviation Communications OperatorChicago Department Of Aviation$77,988
Hayes, Cory EPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Pet III, Zenon JAviation Communications OperatorChicago Department Of Aviation$77,988
Travis, Jeremy WPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Abonce, Miguel AAviation Communications OperatorChicago Department Of Aviation$77,988
Ziesemer, Anne MPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Mendez, Sandra MPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Thornton, MarissaPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Young, Porscha MPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Kennedy, Karman PAviation Communications OperatorChicago Department Of Aviation$77,988
Gioia, Emily CPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Adams, Shian CPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Luciano, Madelein SPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Mitchell, Jaquaina KAviation Communications OperatorChicago Department Of Aviation$77,988
Lewis, Kaniesha SAviation Communications OperatorChicago Department Of Aviation$77,988
Bertucci, Brittney CPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Diggins, Tyesha JPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Cuellar, Carissa LPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Bailey, Jasmine JPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Brown, MakyahPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Triplett, Akira TPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Pratt-England, Chanita SPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Torres, MarcosPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Perez, Robyn EPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
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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.