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 6, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,75924,849 salaried · 6,910 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,849)
Average salary$116,092highest $406,536
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,910)

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31,759 people
NameJob titlePay
Nava, KarlaPayment Services RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$61,548
Mohidekar, Sneha ADocumentation Specialist - City ClerkOffice Of City Clerk$61,548
Murchison, CarryzanCommunications Operator I - 311Office Of Emergency Management And Communications$61,548
Smith, Jerryce JAccounting TechnicianDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$61,548
Jankowski, Kaitlyn MAsst Community Living SpecialistDepartment Of Family And Support Services$61,548
Torres-Aceves, NefertitiAccounting TechnicianDepartment Of Water Management$61,548
Li, Ada YGraphic Artist IIChicago Public Library$61,548
Johnson, Kenitha AAsst Community Living SpecialistDepartment Of Family And Support Services$61,548
Contreras, MagalyLaboratory Technician IIIChicago Department Of Public Health$61,548
Leatherman, Kristi AClerk IV - TimekeeperOffice Of Public Safety Administration$61,548
Williams, Erika DCommunications Operator II - 311Office Of Emergency Management And Communications$61,548
Mcneal Jr, John WProperty Custodian - Auto PoundDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$61,548
Pargo, Danielle NClerk IV - TimekeeperOffice Of Public Safety Administration$61,548
Almanza, Julio CAccounting TechnicianDepartment Of Water Management$61,548
Johnson, LataishaAsst Community Living SpecialistDepartment Of Family And Support Services$61,548
Mitchell, Amelia CAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Aviation$61,548
Weatherspoon, Charnette LAccounting TechnicianDepartment Of Water Management$61,548
Banks, DevynAsst Community Living SpecialistDepartment Of Family And Support Services$61,548
Matos, Mercedes RPayment Services RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$61,548
Pettis-Cook, JaniqueAsst Community Living SpecialistDepartment Of Family And Support Services$61,548
Gilbertson, Julie LAccounting TechnicianDepartment Of Finance$61,548
Teneyuque, Lynda LTimekeeper - CpdOffice Of Public Safety Administration$61,548
Moreno, Emanuel FProperty CustodianOffice Of Public Safety Administration$61,548
Robinson, NathanielAccounting TechnicianChicago Department Of Transportation$61,548
Morris, TevinAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Transportation$61,548
Garza III, LionelAdministrative AssistantChicago Public Library$61,548
Lorenzana, OswaldoTimekeeper - CpdOffice Of Public Safety Administration$61,548
Martinez, SydneyAccounting TechnicianDepartment Of Water Management$61,548
Taylor, MikaylaTimekeeper - CpdOffice Of Public Safety Administration$61,548
Chen, EmmyAccounting TechnicianDepartment Of Finance$61,548
Blue, Mya AAccounting TechnicianDepartment Of Finance$61,548
Adegbayi, LelarDispatch ClerkDepartment Of Finance$61,548
Espino, AbrahamAsst To The AldermanCity Council$61,536
Wesby, JanellSanitation ClerkDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$61,524
Williams, Shantel MSanitation ClerkDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$61,524
Rodriguez Diaz, GabrielaSanitation ClerkDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$61,524
Williams, Adrian MSanitation ClerkDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$61,524
Rios, Ashley MSanitation ClerkDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$61,524
Karabatsos, Nicholas CBridge OperatorChicago Department Of Transportation$61,524
Hurtado, Maria ESanitation ClerkDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$61,524
Mcnulty, LeeBridge OperatorChicago Department Of Transportation$61,524
Slaughter, Cheryl MSanitation ClerkDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$61,524
Tominello-Yarus, Jennifer MDistrict Clerk - AsphaltChicago Department Of Transportation$61,524
Billingsley, Ramone SSanitation ClerkDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$61,524
Payton, DawnSanitation ClerkDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$61,524
Brandon, Brianna NDistrict Clerk - AsphaltChicago Department Of Transportation$61,524
Thomas, Edward JDistrict ClerkDepartment Of Water Management$61,524
White, Shavon JSanitation ClerkDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$61,524
Brown, Jajuan TSanitation ClerkDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$61,524
Brandy, Krystal JSanitation ClerkDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$61,524
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Sep 6, 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.