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
Jones, Felisha LSenior Administrative AssistantDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$70,752
Daswani, HashaCommunity Intervention SpecialistDepartment Of Family And Support Services$70,752
Melchor, JulianAccountantDepartment Of Finance$70,752
Hymond, Jamain MWarrant And Extradition AideChicago Police Department$70,752
Gonzalez, JenevieSenior Administrative AssistantDepartment Of Finance$70,752
Zambrano, ConsueloStaff AsstChicago Police Department$70,752
Henry Czopek, Marcia ADocumentation Specialist - City ClerkOffice Of City Clerk$70,752
Amoakon, Jumoke EHelp Desk TechnicianChicago Public Library$70,752
Demin, TheodoreSenior Zoning Plan ExaminerDepartment Of Planning And Development$70,752
Horne-Phillips, Laqunita LCommunity Organizer-CapsChicago Police Department$70,752
Frazier, Brandy ETimekeeper - CpdOffice Of Public Safety Administration$70,752
Chambers, BariVictim SpecialistChicago Police Department$70,752
Osornio, AlejandroAccountantDepartment Of Finance$70,752
Camarena, ElizabethFreedom Of Information Act OfficerOffice Of Public Safety Administration$70,752
Morales-Silverio, DanielAccountantDepartment Of Finance$70,752
Cameron, MilesCommunity Intervention SpecialistDepartment Of Family And Support Services$70,752
Rocha, ChristopherVictim SpecialistChicago Police Department$70,752
Sanchez, LisetteClerk IV - TimekeeperOffice Of Public Safety Administration$70,752
Delgado, Alejandro MCommunity Organizer-CapsChicago Police Department$70,752
Jerezano Maradiaga, GiselleParalegal IIDepartment Of Law$70,752
Barrientos, SaulEmergency Management Communications OfficerOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$70,752
Ruiz, JuliaAccounting TechnicianDepartment Of Finance$70,752
Ruby, Neil ESenior Administrative AssistantDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$70,752
Watkins-Jones, TonyaVictim SpecialistChicago Police Department$70,752
Collins, MarquiseEngineering Technician IVDepartment Of Water Management$70,752
Puentes, AndreaOnboarding SpecialistDepartment Of Human Resources$70,752
Brown, TaquitaSenior Administrative AssistantChicago Department Of Transportation$70,752
Caver, JesseBridge OperatorChicago Department Of Transportation$70,740
Mui, Jaylin AField Service Specialist IIChicago Department Of Transportation$70,740
Smith II, MauriceWater Rate TakerDepartment Of Water Management$70,740
Williams, Jasmere DWater Rate TakerDepartment Of Water Management$70,740
Chacko, AbyWater Rate TakerDepartment Of Water Management$70,740
Rodriguez, Marine MWater Rate TakerDepartment Of Water Management$70,740
White, London JAsst To The City TreasurerCity Treasurer'S Office$70,284
Martinez, SamanthaStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$70,092
Smith, TanyaStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$70,032
Molise, EleanaStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$70,032
Orr, Jesse ZStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$70,032
Wiltz, Vernon EStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$69,936
Peterson, Oscar TSenior Clerk-ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$69,912
Robledo, Amanda SPrincipal Clerk-ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$69,912
Boyd, StevieSenior Clerk-ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$69,912
Tran, Trinh TSenior Clerk-ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$69,912
Johnson, Evann MStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$69,648
Kosterman, MargueriteStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$69,528
Burton, Joseph BLibrary AssociateChicago Public Library$69,396
Garrigus, Ryan PLibrarian IChicago Public Library$69,396
Mendy, Nia TArchival SpecialistChicago Public Library$69,396
Tong, Brianna ELibrary AssociateChicago Public Library$69,396
Menk, RafiyaPublic Health NutritionistChicago Department Of Public Health$69,396
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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.