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
Clarke, John ADeputy DirOffice Of Public Safety Administration$173,004
Walker, Valerie LDeputy Procurement OfficerDepartment Of Procurement Services$173,004
Graham, David SDir Of Envir Health & Safety ComplianceDepartment Of Environment$173,004
Baig, TahiraDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$173,004
Crosley, LoriDeputy Procurement OfficerDepartment Of Procurement Services$173,004
Castaneda, DanielDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Family And Support Services$173,004
Clifford, John PDeputy DirOffice Of Budget & Management$173,004
Mcneal, MeidaDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$173,004
Garcia, Diana SDeputy Procurement OfficerDepartment Of Procurement Services$173,004
Pettineo, Christopher MDeputy DirOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$173,004
Vaughn, Latoya MDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Buildings$173,004
Rizzo, Margaret ADeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$173,004
Sheppard, April MDeputy DirOffice Of Budget & Management$173,004
Dawson, JerelDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$173,004
Santiago, VictoriaDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$173,004
Smith, Christopher SDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Housing$173,004
Ciezczak, MahitaDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Family And Support Services$173,004
Pando, MarkDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Human Resources$173,004
Martinez, JudithDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Human Resources$173,004
Belczak, Chloe EDeputy Budget DirOffice Of Budget & Management$173,004
Czekalska, JustynaRisk ManagerDepartment Of Finance$173,004
Lee, Aaron JDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$173,004
Isaacs, Charles JDeputy DirCommunity Commission For Public Safety And Accountability$173,004
Sledzinska, Elisa BDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$173,004
Robinson, Mary RDeputy CommissionerChicago Public Library$173,004
Washington, Chenetra LDeputy DirOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$173,004
Neely, Elgie RenaAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Johnson, Russell LAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Higgins, William MAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Transportation$172,728
Wytaniec, JeffreyAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Mullane, William EAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Gaspar, RicardoDir Of Facilities ManagementChicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Lam, MaiAssistant Commissioner -43Department Of Water Management$172,728
Nickerson, Natasha TAssistant Commissioner -43Department Of Water Management$172,728
Roche, Nicole LContracts Administrator-43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Garascia, Dominic JAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Gillespie, Adella GContracts AdministratorChicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Liu, LixiaAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Dunn, ReneAssistant Director-43Chicago Police Department$172,728
Mueller, Brian EAssistant Commissioner -43Department Of Water Management$172,728
Jaupi, ArianaAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Mcgleam, Matthew MAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
James, Sheetal CProject DirChicago Department Of Transportation$172,728
Sonaike, Adedunke DDirector Of FinanceChicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Pundavela, Christine NAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Serb, Joseph AAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Redington, Justin LContracts Administrator-43Department Of Water Management$172,728
Miller, David PAsst Chief EngineerChicago Department Of Transportation$172,728
Ranne, Raimond HAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
Limon, FrankAssistant Commissioner -43Chicago Department Of Aviation$172,728
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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.