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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 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
Avila, Ionie SAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$67,884
Reynoso, JenniferPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$67,884
Wisniewski, Deanna MPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$67,884
Latham, Sequan MPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$67,884
Seabloom, Caralyn FAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$67,884
Roy, Clinton RAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$67,884
Clayton, JulianAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$67,884
Salach, DanielaSenior Administrative AssistantDepartment Of Law$67,608
Johnson, Elizabeth DAccounting TechnicianDepartment Of Finance$67,608
Wade-Houston, JacquelineLegal SecretaryDepartment Of Law$67,608
Mason, Angela MSenior Administrative AssistantDepartment Of Water Management$67,608
Riordan, Kevin CPrepress TechnicianDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$67,608
Wrice, ImaniSenior Administrative AssistantChicago Department Of Transportation$67,608
Arango, Julian AEmergency Management Communications OfficerOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$67,608
Oliver, Barbara LVehicle Registration CoordDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$67,608
Hutcherson, Karen SLaboratory Technician IIIChicago Police Department$67,608
Stevens, Jaloni KSenior Administrative AssistantOffice Of City Clerk$67,608
Jackson, Jasmine NSenior Administrative AssistantChicago Department Of Public Health$67,608
Lagreco, Kara ACommunications Operator II - 311Office Of Emergency Management And Communications$67,608
Sorin, Riley VAudio-Visual SpecialistChicago Department Of Public Health$67,608
Vasquez, Aubrey ESenior Administrative AssistantDepartment Of Finance$67,608
O'Donohue, Bridget MDocumentation Specialist - City ClerkOffice Of City Clerk$67,608
Escobedo, Hector ALaboratory Technician IIIChicago Police Department$67,608
Lofton, MonicaSenior Administrative AssistantDepartment Of Finance$67,608
Carter, Kevin APublic Health Administrator IChicago Department Of Public Health$67,608
Duprey, SilkenSenior Administrative AssistantOffice Of Public Safety Administration$67,608
Brown, Tony AHelp Desk TechnicianChicago Public Library$67,608
Rodriguez, JessicaSenior Administrative AssistantDepartment Of Finance$67,608
Jaime, Luis ALegal SecretaryDepartment Of Law$67,608
Naples, Alexandra LSenior Administrative AssistantChicago Public Library$67,608
Laslie, AkyvaSenior Administrative AssistantOffice Of Public Safety Administration$67,608
Calderon, Cassandra CSenior Administrative AssistantChicago Department Of Public Health$67,608
Miller, Kimberly OOnboarding SpecialistDepartment Of Human Resources$67,608
Galvan, ValerieSenior Administrative AssistantDepartment Of Environment$67,608
Carter, Chaquita MSenior Administrative AssistantDepartment Of Finance$67,608
Johnson, TiffanyCommunity Organizer-CapsChicago Police Department$67,608
Williams, Yolanda TSenior Administrative AssistantDepartment Of Human Resources$67,608
Torres, HectorSenior Administrative AssistantDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$67,608
Gahan, Virginia MTimekeeper - CpdOffice Of Public Safety Administration$67,608
Braggs, Alyssa YLegal SecretaryDepartment Of Law$67,608
Jackson, David LCommunity Organizer-CapsChicago Police Department$67,608
Aguayo, ValeriaAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Transportation$67,608
Haynes, Razell MOnboarding SpecialistDepartment Of Human Resources$67,608
Jones, Ashea CSenior Administrative AssistantDepartment Of Administrative Hearing$67,608
Alcock, Luise EBudget AnalystOffice Of Budget & Management$67,584
Herrera, Daniel JBudget AnalystOffice Of Budget & Management$67,584
Melton, MeshachBudget AnalystOffice Of Budget & Management$67,584
Patel, ShivaniBudget AnalystOffice Of Budget & Management$67,584
Tucker, Melvin MBridge OperatorChicago Department Of Transportation$67,572
Swarn, KimAdministrative Services Officer IChicago Department Of Transportation$67,572
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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.