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 Aug 29, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,75524,845 salaried · 6,910 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,845)
Average salary$115,983highest $360,504
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,910)

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NameJob titlePay
Vidis, Megan GDir Of Public AffairsDepartment Of Water Management$148,200
Molloy, Patrick WDir Of Public AffairsChicago Public Library$148,200
Merritt, Larry LAsst Dir Of News AffairsChicago Fire Department$148,200
Ahern, Thomas JAsst Dir Of News AffairsChicago Police Department$148,200
Paluch Jr, Michael FEngineering Technician ViDepartment Of Water Management$148,056
Parker, Letitia MAdministrative Services Officer IIOffice Of Public Safety Administration$148,056
Powell, KamariaChief Contract ExpediterChicago Department Of Aviation$148,056
Lockhart, Tammara DAdministrative Services Officer IIDepartment Of Buildings$148,056
Miles, Marshall SAdministrative Services Officer IIOffice Of Public Safety Administration$148,056
Garcia, AntonietteAdministrative Services Officer IIDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$148,056
Tiger Williams, La Vesha NYouth Services CoordChicago Police Department$148,056
Garza, CesarYouth Services CoordDepartment Of Family And Support Services$148,056
Aluise, Leonard VEngineering Technician ViChicago Department Of Transportation$148,056
Duplessis, SharnezAdministrative Services Officer IIOffice Of Public Safety Administration$148,056
Ihenacho, Augustine ASenior Telecommunications SpecialistOffice Of Public Safety Administration$148,056
Gapinski, Frank JSenior Infrastructure AdministratorDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$148,056
Orzech, Jerome JEngineering Technician ViChicago Department Of Transportation$148,056
Smith, Stephanie LAdministrative Services Officer IIOffice Of Public Safety Administration$148,056
Miller, LorettaRegional Communicable Disease InvestigatorChicago Department Of Public Health$148,056
Valdez, Maribel EChief Contract ExpediterChicago Department Of Public Health$148,056
Morales, MarioInfrastructure And Operations LeadDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$148,020
Fisher, Luchrisha DSupervising Public Health NurseChicago Department Of Public Health$147,672
Esquivel, Anna BSupervising Public Health NurseChicago Department Of Public Health$147,672
Glaub, Tien HManager Of Adminstrative AdjudicationDepartment Of Administrative Hearing$147,648
Amdemichael, Bahlebby WDeputy Managing Editor Council JournalOffice Of City Clerk$147,648
Potter, James ESenior Administrative Law OfficerDepartment Of Administrative Hearing$147,648
Holzman, Randi ASenior Administrative Law OfficerDepartment Of Administrative Hearing$147,648
Weinert, Darci NSenior Administrative Law OfficerDepartment Of Administrative Hearing$147,648
Remiasz, Joseph FDir Of License IssuanceOffice Of City Clerk$147,648
Tolbert, DavidAsst Chief Plumbing InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$147,611
Norton, Jonathan WStation ManagerDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$147,528
Cope, Owen MAsst General Supt Of Streets And SanitationDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$147,528
Garrett, Sylvia JProject Manager-DtiDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$147,528
Hammond, Keyanna LMgr Of Human Resources-Public SafetyOffice Of Public Safety Administration$147,528
Navarro, David AManager Of Vehicle MaintenanceDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$147,528
Cacciottolo, Albert CDivision SuperintendentDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$147,528
Zavala, Michael DManager Of Vehicle MaintenanceDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$147,528
Richards, Arthur FGeneral Manager Of Airport OperationsChicago Department Of Aviation$147,528
Lin, Kenny ZBusiness Relationship ManagerDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$147,528
Beham, Rachel EProjects AdministratorChicago Department Of Public Health$147,528
Nobriga, Mark DProgram ManagerMayors Office For People With Disabilities$147,528
Bailey, Dalina DProgram ManagerBoard Of Ethics$147,528
Smith, Emilie MProject ManagerChicago Department Of Public Health$147,528
Davis, Erica BProgram ManagerChicago Department Of Public Health$147,528
Thomas, TerrenceChief Airport Operations SupvsrChicago Department Of Aviation$147,528
Ali Kelley, Yasmine MManager Of Police PayrollsOffice Of Public Safety Administration$147,528
Cervantes, EstrellaProjects AdministratorChicago Department Of Public Health$147,528
Kruger, Karl DSergeantChicago Police Department$147,252
Fenton, Timothy SSergeantChicago Police Department$147,252
Hall, Clifford SSergeantChicago Police Department$147,252
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Aug 29, 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.