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
Samik, EfePrincipal Clerk-ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$45,948
Parker, Robert NLegislative AideCity Council$45,000
Guzman, Melissa MClerk - Bd Of ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$44,820
Perez, Cindy JClerk - Bd Of ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$44,820
Eberhart, Markesa IElection Equipment & Supply Spec IBoard Of Election Commissioners$44,820
Ramirez, AraceliLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$44,496
Thigpen, Stacey YLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$44,496
Ratchford, CarbonOffice AssistantDepartment Of Family And Support Services$44,496
Snow, Cylise FLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$44,496
Timmons, Savion MLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$44,496
Jones, KaylaLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$44,496
Walker, Brianna GLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$44,496
Becerril, ValentinaLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$44,496
Martinez, AdamLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$44,496
Johnson, ArionnaLibrary ClerkChicago Public Library$44,496
Olvera, Michael DTraffic Enforcement TechDepartment Of Finance$44,460
Arroyo, JonathanTraffic Enforcement TechDepartment Of Finance$44,460
Mcclain, Ryan EElection Equipment & Supply Spec IBoard Of Election Commissioners$43,728
Davis, CherylClerk - Bd Of ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$43,728
Garcia, Christopher AClerk - Bd Of ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$42,672
Estes, CassandraElection Equipment & Supply Spec IBoard Of Election Commissioners$42,672
Barker-Droughns, Monique LClerk - Bd Of ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$42,672
Toby Brown, Chiquita SClerk - Bd Of ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$42,672
Pruitt, AkiClerk - Bd Of ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$42,672
Randolph, Shontaa DClerk - Bd Of ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$42,672
Mcintyre, NicholasClerk - Bd Of ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$42,672
Williams, CoreyStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$42,504
Dugas, Taylor JStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$42,492
Godbold, Jayden GTraffic Enforcement TechDepartment Of Finance$42,468
Garcia, Beki MTraffic Enforcement TechDepartment Of Finance$42,468
Skuby, Jessica ETraffic Enforcement TechDepartment Of Finance$42,468
Hoskins, SheirtinaTraffic Enforcement TechDepartment Of Finance$42,468
Sroga, AshleyTraffic Enforcement TechDepartment Of Finance$42,468
Jones, Imani RTraffic Enforcement TechDepartment Of Finance$42,468
Williams, AliciaTraffic Enforcement TechDepartment Of Finance$42,468
Young, Cashara ATraffic Enforcement TechDepartment Of Finance$42,468
Ahmed, Noreen STraffic Enforcement TechDepartment Of Finance$42,468
Hartz, Colin WPolling Place Investigator IIIBoard Of Election Commissioners$41,628
Gladney, Malachi MClerk - Bd Of ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$40,620
Doubrava, Gabriela AClerk - Bd Of ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$40,620
Cameron, Laquantis SClerk - Bd Of ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$40,620
Giles, Tandra JTraffic Enforcement TechDepartment Of Finance$40,560
Baeza, MaribelTraffic Enforcement TechDepartment Of Finance$40,560
Ajao, Joseph ATraffic Enforcement TechDepartment Of Finance$40,560
Bobo, ErickaTraffic Enforcement TechDepartment Of Finance$40,560
Atilano, Juan CTraffic Enforcement TechDepartment Of Finance$40,560
Villalobos, PatriciaTraffic Enforcement TechDepartment Of Finance$40,560
Jones III, Julius ATraffic Enforcement TechDepartment Of Finance$40,560
Williams, Stacie MAsst To The AldermanCity Council$40,008
Jones, PhillipSanitation LaborerDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$49.39/hr
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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.