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
Webster, Ian MDeputy ComptrollerDepartment Of Finance$186,792
Mcdonough, JulianDeputy ComptrollerDepartment Of Finance$186,792
Shrader, Anna EDeputy DirOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$186,792
Escamilla, Justin HDeputy Chief AdministratorCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$186,792
Mathis, Darrell DDir Of Workers CompensationDepartment Of Finance$186,792
Nelligan, Ryan JDeputy DirOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$186,792
Ho, BenjaminDeputy Procurement OfficerDepartment Of Procurement Services$186,792
White, Alexis MDeputy Budget DirOffice Of Budget & Management$186,792
Almendarez III, FilibertoDeputy ComptrollerDepartment Of Finance$186,792
Tate, Dionne ADir Of 311 City ServicesOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$186,792
Wheeler, Katherine MDeputy DirDepartment Of Finance$186,792
Worthington, Kimberly ADeputy Commissioner- 22Department Of Environment$186,792
James, MicheleDeputy ComptrollerDepartment Of Finance$186,792
Billows II, Charles ADeputy DirDepartment Of Finance$186,792
Villa, Melissa RDeputy Inspector GeneralOffice Of Inspector General$186,792
Plomin, Kalpana SDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Planning And Development$186,792
Hutchinson, Harold LDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Buildings$186,792
Vazquez, KeylaDeputy Inspector GeneralOffice Of Inspector General$186,792
Leak, Leon PDeputy DirOffice Of Public Safety Administration$186,792
Strazzabosco, Peter LDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Planning And Development$186,792
Jones, Darwyn EDeputy Inspector GeneralOffice Of Inspector General$186,792
Vidis, Jennifer DDeputy CommissionerChicago Department Of Public Health$186,792
Smith, Sarontay LDeputy DirOffice Of Public Safety Administration$186,792
Powell, Lewis WDeputy Budget DirOffice Of Budget & Management$186,792
Priyadarshi, Aparna RambhatlaDeputy CommissionerChicago Department Of Public Health$186,792
O Neill, Donald JDir Of Labor RelationsDepartment Of Human Resources$186,792
Jenkins, Lonnie DDeputy DirOffice Of Public Safety Administration$186,792
Stephens, Cody DDir Of Research And PlanningCommunity Commission For Public Safety And Accountability$186,792
Hallihan, RamonaDeputy DirDepartment Of Finance$186,792
Trotter, Shannon KLocal Liquor Control CommissionerDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$186,792
Lauder, George HDeputy Inspector GeneralOffice Of Inspector General$186,792
Hastings, WillmoreDeputy DirDepartment Of Finance$186,792
Arvetis II, John MDeputy DirOffice Of Public Safety Administration$186,792
Cavanaugh, DennisParamedic Field ChiefChicago Fire Department$186,594
Faizi, Tarek JParamedic Field ChiefChicago Fire Department$186,594
Leen, John PParamedic Field ChiefChicago Fire Department$186,594
Limbo, Jose Val AParamedic Field ChiefChicago Fire Department$186,594
Stafen, Kristen HParamedic Field ChiefChicago Fire Department$186,594
Epps, William DCommanderChicago Fire Department$186,594
Hamp, Deborah KParamedic Field ChiefChicago Fire Department$186,594
Wodzisz, John JParamedic Field ChiefChicago Fire Department$186,594
Gomez, Scott AParamedic Field ChiefChicago Fire Department$186,594
Tas, Darcie JParamedic Field ChiefChicago Fire Department$186,594
Ignacio Silvestrini, EdgarParamedic Field ChiefChicago Fire Department$186,594
Sanchez, Renee CParamedic Field ChiefChicago Fire Department$186,594
O Connell, Ryan PBattalion ChiefChicago Fire Department$186,594
Payne, ArlettParamedic Field ChiefChicago Fire Department$186,594
Kelly, Kathleen EParamedic Field ChiefChicago Fire Department$186,594
Roth, MiriamParamedic Field ChiefChicago Fire Department$186,594
Jones, EricParamedic Field ChiefChicago Fire Department$186,594
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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.