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
Krogstad, David BFirefighterChicago Fire Department$128,892
Foley, Timothy WFirefighterChicago Fire Department$128,892
Lemke, Barbara AParamedicChicago Fire Department$128,892
White Jr, John HSupervising Police Communications OperatorOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$128,892
Devine, Sean EFirefighterChicago Fire Department$128,892
Wojt, WaldemarFire MarshalChicago Fire Department$128,892
Strachan, Michael GFirefighterChicago Fire Department$128,892
Murphy Jr, James AFirefighterChicago Fire Department$128,892
Tempel, Kenneth EFirefighterChicago Fire Department$128,892
Patterson Clark, Natasha ESupervising Police Communications OperatorOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$128,892
O Neill, Robert PFirefighterChicago Fire Department$128,892
Diaz, Rocco DFirefighterChicago Fire Department$128,892
Rosas, Juan CParamedicChicago Fire Department$128,892
Di Salvo, Jo AnnParamedicChicago Fire Department$128,892
Cruz, Sarah MParamedicChicago Fire Department$128,892
Chessare, Anthony JFirefighterChicago Fire Department$128,892
Cudar, Joseph AFirefighterChicago Fire Department$128,892
Carone, Frank JFirefighterChicago Fire Department$128,892
Wallace, Neil PFirefighterChicago Fire Department$128,892
Farrell, Patrick JFirefighterChicago Fire Department$128,892
Mccraw, CarolineUser Experience And Accessibility LeadDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$128,772
Hoehn, VeronicaStrategic Planning ManagerDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$128,772
Davis, Otisa JDirector - Mayor'S OfficeOffice Of The Mayor$128,772
Gogola, Deborah GSenior Administrative Law OfficerDepartment Of Administrative Hearing$128,592
Childs, Sharita VAsst City TreasurerCity Treasurer'S Office$128,592
Husband, DanitaDirector Of FinanceCity Treasurer'S Office$128,592
Washington, AntonioDirector Of FinanceMayors Office For People With Disabilities$128,592
Martin, Zachary AAsst City TreasurerCity Treasurer'S Office$128,592
Durns, AntonioCoord Of Street PermitsChicago Department Of Transportation$128,316
Reynoso, Benjamin JProjects AdministratorChicago Department Of Transportation$128,316
Baluczynski, VictorManager Of Vehicle MaintenanceDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$128,316
Ivanovic, RadeSupvr Of Business Compliance InvestigationsDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$128,316
Erving, Wilgenia BHuman Resources Business Partner-ExcldDepartment Of Administrative Hearing$128,316
Bonds, Latoya SSupvsr Of Personnel AdministrationDepartment Of Family And Support Services$128,316
Heard, GeniseBusiness Relationship ManagerDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$128,316
Calderon, Ana BCompensation SpecialistOffice Of Budget & Management$128,316
Shane, Elizabeth LProject ManagerChicago Department Of Public Health$128,316
Bowens, DarrenMajor Case Specialist-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$128,316
Hendell, Garri BSupervising Investigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$128,316
Ruiz, Luis CSupvr Of Business Compliance InvestigationsDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$128,316
Vieu, Anthony SElectrical Engineer IVChicago Department Of Transportation$128,316
Sullivan, James BLabor Relations SupvsrChicago Fire Department$128,316
Gowans, TedellaTraining DirectorDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$128,316
White, Norman SHate Crime Victim AdvocateChicago Commission On Human Relations$128,316
Malakpour, SousanData ScientistDepartment Of Planning And Development$128,316
Berhe, Berhane GSenior Data Base AnalystDepartment Of Family And Support Services$128,316
Garvey, Colin PElectrical Engineer IVChicago Department Of Aviation$128,316
Tsakopoulos-Campanella, MariaProject ManagerChicago Department Of Aviation$128,316
Ward, Millicent DCoord Of Special ProjectsOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$128,316
Burciaga, Sandra NStructural EngineerChicago Department Of Aviation$128,316
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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.