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
Morales, JesseAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Aviation$51,936
Livingston, LeesaHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$51,936
Holzem, Lily GAnimal Care Aide IChicago Animal Care And Control$51,936
Stoxstell, ZoePayment Services RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$51,936
Davis, Derrion EAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Aviation$51,936
Carr, JolitaPayment Services RepresentativeOffice Of City Clerk$51,936
Andrews Jr, Andre LProperty Custodian - Auto PoundDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$51,936
Woodland, Dawn MAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Aviation$51,936
Sanchez, Joseph RAnimal Care Aide IChicago Animal Care And Control$51,936
Pena, ElizabethPayment Services RepresentativeOffice Of City Clerk$51,936
Markovic, Kristina LAnimal Care ClerkChicago Animal Care And Control$51,936
Tellez, Maria LHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$51,936
Harmon, Kenyatta CPayment Services RepresentativeOffice Of City Clerk$51,936
Blue, James IProperty Custodian - Auto PoundDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$51,936
Arias, Jocelyn VAnimal Care ClerkChicago Animal Care And Control$51,936
Alvarez, Andres VHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$51,936
Eiland, MichelleHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$51,936
Kim, Steve SAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Aviation$51,936
Hogan Jr, OndraCommunications Operator I - 311Office Of Emergency Management And Communications$51,936
Muse, MichaelStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$51,492
Jauregui, Alfred VParking Enforcement AideDepartment Of Finance$51,348
Oquendo, TomasTraffic Control AideOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$51,348
Farrell, Christopher JParking Enforcement AideDepartment Of Finance$51,348
Lugo Jr, ArmandoAnimal Control OfficerChicago Animal Care And Control$51,348
Sandefur, Katie NAnimal Control OfficerChicago Animal Care And Control$51,348
Villafranca, Adrian AAnimal Control OfficerChicago Animal Care And Control$51,348
Abero, AaronParking Enforcement AideDepartment Of Finance$51,348
Rodriguez, Theresa MTraffic Control AideOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$51,348
Rushlow, Spencer CTraffic Control AideOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$51,348
Zamora, RobertoParking Enforcement AideDepartment Of Finance$51,348
Taylor, Laurie ATraffic Control AideOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$51,348
Bey, MontezTraffic Control AideOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$51,348
Nesbit, Kevin AParking Enforcement AideDepartment Of Finance$51,348
Alfred, Jerrell JParking Enforcement AideDepartment Of Finance$51,348
Harvey, Lyman BParking Enforcement AideDepartment Of Finance$51,348
Buckner, Darien AParking Enforcement AideDepartment Of Finance$51,348
Bautista, MonicaParking Enforcement AideDepartment Of Finance$51,348
Ingram, Rodney TAnimal Control OfficerChicago Animal Care And Control$51,348
Sharda, Sally TLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$51,108
Agredano, SalenaInquiry Aide IIIChicago Police Department$51,108
Reece, ChristineSenior Office AssistantDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$51,108
Alvarado, Fanny DSenior Office AssistantChicago Department Of Public Health$51,108
Brown, Satomi TSenior Office AssistantDepartment Of Family And Support Services$51,108
Hurtado, SamanthaCertified Medical AsstChicago Department Of Public Health$51,108
Haslam, Cynthia SSenior Office AssistantChicago Department Of Aviation$51,108
Anderson, Toyriana KSenior Office AssistantChicago Department Of Public Health$51,108
Armstrong, Ria JSenior Office AssistantChicago Public Library$51,108
Billinger, Marjorie RSenior Office AssistantDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$51,108
Valencia, JesusLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$51,108
Brown, AsiaSenior Office AssistantChicago Department Of Public Health$51,108
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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.