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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NameJob titlePay
Pena, EuniceStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$72,132
Cosby, Tiara BAsst Cncl Comm SecCity Council$72,108
Battieste, James CStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$72,108
Grace, Elijah DLegislative AideCity Council$72,108
Powell, William TStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$72,108
Thompkins, MichelleStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$72,108
Rodriguez, Sara LStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$72,096
Chavez, UbaldoSupervising Traffic Control AideOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$72,036
Mickles, Stephanie AField Supvsr I - Parking EnforcementDepartment Of Finance$72,036
Tyler, ChassattyField Supvsr I - Parking EnforcementDepartment Of Finance$72,036
Mason, Kamilah ASupervising Traffic Control AideOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$72,036
Woodall, Adrenia IParking Enforcement AideDepartment Of Finance$72,036
Epperson, Kevin EDigital Retrieval Specialist - PsaChicago Police Department$71,772
Ramirez-Smith, BriannaCultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$71,772
Costello-Labedz, MaryInvestigator-Internal AffairsChicago Police Department$71,772
Eames-Bryant, Latonia CProgram SpecialistDepartment Of Administrative Hearing$71,772
Atkinson, LisaCultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$71,772
Maheia, Khayin AFinancial AnalystChicago Department Of Aviation$71,772
Patrick, Kimberly MInvestigator-Internal AffairsChicago Police Department$71,772
Davis, Eric PPhotographic Specialist-Public SafetyChicago Police Department$71,772
Stennis, Tippi MInvestigator-Internal AffairsChicago Police Department$71,772
Alvarado, Nelson JShift Supvsr Of Airport Ground TransportationChicago Department Of Aviation$71,772
Mcdermott, Kevin JAdministrative Asst To Deputy Corporation CounselDepartment Of Law$71,772
Bahow, Anna CCultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$71,772
Brown, Suzan AInvestigator-Internal AffairsChicago Police Department$71,772
Socha, Rebecca AProject Coord-ExcludedChicago Animal Care And Control$71,772
Moreno-Rivera, MarisolDigital Retrieval Specialist - PsaChicago Police Department$71,772
Lira, Jose EDigital Retrieval Specialist - PsaChicago Police Department$71,772
Conley, JavianiaDigital Retrieval Specialist - PsaChicago Police Department$71,772
Matthis, Taylor JDigital Retrieval Specialist - PsaChicago Police Department$71,772
Tirado, CristianDigital Retrieval Specialist - PsaChicago Police Department$71,772
Carroccio, James PDigital Retrieval Specialist - PsaChicago Police Department$71,772
Reyes, JasonDigital Retrieval Specialist - PsaChicago Police Department$71,772
Spriggs, Adam TDigital Retrieval Specialist - PsaChicago Police Department$71,772
Brady, Ashley MProgram SpecialistDepartment Of Administrative Hearing$71,772
Moreno, CrystalCase AnalystDepartment Of Law$71,772
Lovelace, TammyShift Supvsr Of Airport Ground TransportationChicago Department Of Aviation$71,772
Washington-Hayes, Donna JInvestigator-Internal AffairsChicago Police Department$71,772
Chatha, Ajay SProject Coord-ExcludedBoard Of Ethics$71,772
Brown Schneck, Leah RProgram SpecialistOffice Of City Clerk$71,772
Carrasca, Patricia AInvestigator-Internal AffairsChicago Police Department$71,772
Pollock, Scott JAsst To The Exec DirBoard Of Election Commissioners$71,700
Galuszka, Monika KCommunity Services Rep - B Of EBoard Of Election Commissioners$71,652
Mehta, KimicoCommunity Services Rep - B Of EBoard Of Election Commissioners$71,652
Walsh, Margaret SStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$71,616
Bonet, Shirley AStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$71,580
Zepeda, Alondra MStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$71,520
Corya, Isabella MStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$71,460
Lozano, Cynthia RPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$71,436
Triggleth, LekishaPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$71,436
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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.