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
Cipres, Michelle AHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$58,764
Collins, NakitaBehavioral Health AssistantChicago Department Of Public Health$58,764
Sneed, ZacharyAsst Community Living SpecialistDepartment Of Family And Support Services$58,764
Munoz, Tierra AAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Aviation$58,764
Nieves, BrendaAccounting TechnicianDepartment Of Finance$58,764
Bogris, BillPayment Services RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$58,764
Johnson, Venus ACommunications Operator I - 311Office Of Emergency Management And Communications$58,764
Parra, ChelseaPayment Services RepresentativeOffice Of City Clerk$58,764
Gass, Nathan RHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$58,764
Harper, BrandiPayment Services RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$58,764
Brown, Mary AAnimal Care Aide IChicago Animal Care And Control$58,764
Lambova, Irina HAirport Information AmbassadorChicago Department Of Aviation$58,764
Lindsey, Teneshia CTimekeeper - CpdOffice Of Public Safety Administration$58,764
White, Rashawn MAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Family And Support Services$58,764
Robinson, Gregory PAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$58,764
Boffman, Markita MPayment Services RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$58,764
Hoskin, Thandokuhle VAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Aviation$58,764
Crocroft, Juton MProperty Custodian - Auto PoundDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$58,764
Gonzalez, Eva MAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Transportation$58,764
Marchan, NormaCollections RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$58,764
Walker, Taishia NAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Water Management$58,764
Woods, Shannon NBehavioral Health AssistantChicago Department Of Public Health$58,764
Phillips, D'Eona SHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$58,764
Kerner, Alex RHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$58,764
Garrett, Valencia ACollections RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$58,764
Nelson, ConitaPayment Services RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$58,764
Olivo, ElizabethTimekeeper - CpdOffice Of Public Safety Administration$58,764
Ramos, GeannaClerk IV - TimekeeperDepartment Of Water Management$58,764
Derbigny-Henderson, GloriaAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Administrative Hearing$58,764
Spann, Isiah DAnimal Care Aide IChicago Animal Care And Control$58,764
Steele, Kennysha ZAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Aviation$58,764
James, Terrance TAnimal Care Aide IChicago Animal Care And Control$58,764
Taylor-Gilbert, Tiffany RPayment Services RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$58,764
Lopez, GloriaAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Aviation$58,764
Perez, Briana NAnimal Care Aide IChicago Animal Care And Control$58,764
Shamon, Destiny SAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Aviation$58,764
Bell, Challis RAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Public Health$58,764
Nunez, GuadalupeClerk IV - TimekeeperDepartment Of Water Management$58,764
Dansby, Lesley SPayment Services RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$58,764
Botica, SamanthaClerk IV - TimekeeperDepartment Of Water Management$58,764
Matthews III, Earl LTimekeeper - CpdOffice Of Public Safety Administration$58,764
Emanuel, Maureen EClerk IV - TimekeeperDepartment Of Water Management$58,764
Sotelo, ShaniaAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Planning And Development$58,764
Hawkins, DeannaAccounting TechnicianDepartment Of Law$58,764
Stageberg, BenLaboratory Technician IIIDepartment Of Water Management$58,764
Montgomery, KedraCustomer Account RepresentativeOffice Of City Clerk$58,764
Howard Dillard, Eric DAccounting TechnicianDepartment Of Finance$58,764
Smith, LacreasiaTimekeeper - CpdOffice Of Public Safety Administration$58,764
Rupert, Ariel CAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Administrative Hearing$58,764
Wilson, Katherine CAccounting TechnicianDepartment Of Finance$58,764
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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.