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
Pacheco, JoannVeterinarianChicago Animal Care And Control$146,448
Seidner, Loren ASupervising Investigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$146,448
Yung, TimothySupvsr Of AuditingDepartment Of Finance$146,448
Rachowicz, Robert SSupvsr Of AuditingDepartment Of Finance$146,448
Rabanales, Kenny JSupvsr Of AuditingDepartment Of Finance$146,448
Pekic, MarkSupvsr Of AuditingDepartment Of Finance$146,448
Shobowale, OluwafemiData ScientistChicago Police Department$146,448
Miller, JacobData ScientistChicago Police Department$146,448
Reichart, Daniel SSupvsr Of AuditingDepartment Of Finance$146,448
Thomas, Yuyue CData ScientistChicago Police Department$146,448
Pfeifer, Adam SSupervising Investigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$146,448
Kielar, Michael ASupvsr Of AuditingDepartment Of Finance$146,448
Lopez, Lauren MData ScientistChicago Police Department$146,448
Godinez-Nogueda, KeniaData ScientistChicago Police Department$146,448
Adams, Tanera CCivil Engineer IVChicago Department Of Transportation$146,160
Oshana, Robert PSenior Data Base AnalystDepartment Of Buildings$146,160
Bassett, Derek JArchitect IVDepartment Of Buildings$146,160
Diaz, GladysRecruiterDepartment Of Human Resources$146,160
Mitchell, Browning WProject Manager - BuildingsDepartment Of Buildings$146,160
Opel, ElizabethRecruiterDepartment Of Human Resources$146,160
Griffin, Kali RCivil Engineer IVChicago Department Of Transportation$146,160
Walker, Pamela JArchitect IVDepartment Of Buildings$146,160
Sulkes, Sheila APsychologistChicago Department Of Public Health$146,160
Johnson, Maria CSenior Programmer/AnalystChicago Police Department$146,160
Mitchell, Suzanne KSenior Data Base AnalystOffice Of Public Safety Administration$146,160
Shapira, Sam DCivil Engineer IVDepartment Of Water Management$146,160
Cairns, JeffreyElectrical Engineer IVOffice Of Public Safety Administration$146,160
Martinez, Victor MProject Manager - BuildingsDepartment Of Buildings$146,160
Mann, Charles MCivil Engineer IVDepartment Of Water Management$146,160
Al Hajje, Mohamad HFiltration Engineer IVDepartment Of Water Management$146,160
Hussaini, Syed MProject Manager - BuildingsDepartment Of Buildings$146,160
Mc Leary, Craig TArchitect IVDepartment Of Buildings$146,160
Yesufu, Stephanie ACivil Engineer IVChicago Department Of Transportation$146,160
Banna, Fedaa NElectrical Engineer IVChicago Department Of Aviation$146,160
Torres Castro, FelipeArchitect IVDepartment Of Buildings$146,160
Reilly, Eamon JEnvironmental Engineer IIIDepartment Of Environment$146,160
Audiffred, Oscar FArchitect IVDepartment Of Buildings$146,160
Wang, ShengSenior Programmer/AnalystDepartment Of Finance$146,160
Adesanya, Emmanuel SEnvironmental Engineer IIIDepartment Of Environment$146,160
Mayes, Anthony NSenior Programmer/AnalystOffice Of Public Safety Administration$146,160
Castilla, FernandoCivil Engineer IVChicago Department Of Transportation$146,160
Zotta, SandinoMechanical Engineer IVDepartment Of Water Management$146,160
Errera, John SCivil Engineer IVChicago Department Of Transportation$146,160
Rodriguez, HeribertoFiltration Engineer IVDepartment Of Water Management$146,160
Hendricks, Ramona TMajor Case Specialist-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$146,160
Alexander, Wendy RRecruiterDepartment Of Human Resources$146,160
Merritt, Theresa AMajor Case Specialist-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$146,160
Sanchez, JessicaMajor Case Specialist-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$146,160
Rubin, Sarah BEnvironmental Engineer IIIDepartment Of Environment$146,160
Cassell, JacqlynRecruiterDepartment Of Human Resources$146,160
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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.