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 5, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,75424,844 salaried · 6,910 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,844)
Average salary$116,091highest $406,536
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,910)

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31,754 people
NameJob titlePay
Guen-Murray, Ian TLibrarian IChicago Public Library$76,464
Othic, Christopher RLibrarian IChicago Public Library$76,464
Cochran, Shardae DWater Chemist IIDepartment Of Water Management$76,464
Hernandez, Cassandra MLibrarian IChicago Public Library$76,464
Baker, ChakishaLibrarian IChicago Public Library$76,464
Chambers, Jonathan KLibrarian IChicago Public Library$76,464
Williams, Gloria MLibrary AssociateChicago Public Library$76,464
Nesbitt, Nicole CSupervising Public Health NutritionistChicago Department Of Public Health$76,464
Reed, Sara MLibrarian IChicago Public Library$76,464
Fox, Andrew MLibrarian IChicago Public Library$76,464
Colon, Eric JLibrary AssociateChicago Public Library$76,464
Browder, MelissaElder Protective Investigator IDepartment Of Family And Support Services$76,464
Ortwein, Orton RLibrarian IChicago Public Library$76,464
Jordan, ChristopherLibrarian IChicago Public Library$76,464
Camara, Taylor SLibrarian IChicago Public Library$76,464
Fraser, Stuart WLibrarian IChicago Public Library$76,464
Lee, MaryLibrary AssociateChicago Public Library$76,464
Olsen, Margaret SLegislative AideCity Council$76,380
Sweeney, Kelly AStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$76,380
Chan, Agnes KStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$76,380
Simpson, ShaunSupvr Of Mailroom OperationsBoard Of Election Commissioners$76,284
Roberts, Marilyn DAdministrative Asst II - ExcludedDepartment Of Finance$75,936
Harris, Tameka DStaff Assistant - ExcludedDepartment Of Family And Support Services$75,936
Proutsos, Athanasia MAnimal Placement CoordChicago Animal Care And Control$75,936
Walker, PatrickParking InvestigatorDepartment Of Finance$75,936
Paul-Emile, Jeoneva NStaff Assistant - ExcludedChicago Department Of Transportation$75,936
Mcginn, Kathryn EStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$75,852
Chiavola, Maureen HStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$75,852
Parra-Hughes, Gina PLegislative AideCity Council$75,708
Nolter, James JAirport Operations Center CoordChicago Department Of Aviation$75,600
Jackson Harris, Javon TAirport Operations Center CoordChicago Department Of Aviation$75,600
White, Jolanda RAirport Operations Center CoordChicago Department Of Aviation$75,600
Redmond, Mikail AAsst To The AldermanCity Council$75,504
Howze, Jacqueline NParking Enforcement AideDepartment Of Finance$75,444
Parriett, Jeremiah WParking Enforcement AideDepartment Of Finance$75,444
Speller, Janeea LSupervising Traffic Control AideOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$75,444
Finley, Shaya DParking Enforcement AideDepartment Of Finance$75,444
Coleman, D Niquea LTraffic Control AideOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$75,444
Byrd, Bobbie JTraffic Control AideOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$75,444
Shaffer, Johnnie MDetention AideChicago Police Department$75,444
Burkhead, Antoinette LParking Enforcement AideDepartment Of Finance$75,444
Acevedo, EdwinDetention AideChicago Police Department$75,444
Bright, NormanDetention AideChicago Police Department$75,444
Torres, Angel LDetention AideChicago Police Department$75,444
Thomas, Jeffrey DDetention AideChicago Police Department$75,444
Parvin, Timothy PDetention AideChicago Police Department$75,444
Robinson, Drake EField Supvsr I - Parking EnforcementDepartment Of Finance$75,444
Murphy, Alison PLegislative AideCity Council$75,432
Watson, Byron DLegislative AideCity Council$75,396
Garcia, JavierTraining OfficerChicago Police Department$75,336
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Sep 5, 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.