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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 31, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,75724,845 salaried · 6,912 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,845)
Average salary$115,979highest $360,504
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,912)

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31,757 people
NameJob titlePay
Wadley, Ashanta RPolice Officer / Fld Trng OfficerChicago Police Department$120,564
Zhao, De FPolice Officer / Fld Trng OfficerChicago Police Department$120,564
Johnson, MatthewPolice Officer (Assigned As (Swat)Chicago Police Department$120,564
Ledesma Gonzalez, MiguelPolice Officer / Fld Trng OfficerChicago Police Department$120,564
Jasniuk, Michal MPolice Officer / Fld Trng OfficerChicago Police Department$120,564
Rodriguez Ortega, AnthonyPolice Officer / Fld Trng OfficerChicago Police Department$120,564
Rinaldi, Nicole JPolice Officer / Fld Trng OfficerChicago Police Department$120,564
Nieves II, MiguelPolice Officer / Fld Trng OfficerChicago Police Department$120,564
Fanuke, StevenPolice Officer / Fld Trng OfficerChicago Police Department$120,564
Amofa, DouglasPolice Officer / Fld Trng OfficerChicago Police Department$120,564
Deng, Andrew YPolice Officer / Fld Trng OfficerChicago Police Department$120,564
Towns, Camillea GPolice Officer / Fld Trng OfficerChicago Police Department$120,564
Steinman, Joshua HPolice Officer / Fld Trng OfficerChicago Police Department$120,564
Reyes, Leonardo APolice Officer / Fld Trng OfficerChicago Police Department$120,564
Washington, JamalPolice Officer / Fld Trng OfficerChicago Police Department$120,564
Faraj, Mouhamad APolice Officer / Fld Trng OfficerChicago Police Department$120,564
Maxinez, GiovanniPolice Officer / Fld Trng OfficerChicago Police Department$120,564
Fandl, Christian PPolice Officer / Fld Trng OfficerChicago Police Department$120,564
Horner, Ashley LParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$120,300
Dospoy, Christopher SParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$120,300
Charles, John JParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$120,300
Stachura, Klaudia AParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$120,300
Perales, KennethParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$120,300
Tesch, Timothy AParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$120,300
Chiappetta, Martha AParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$120,300
Evans, Brandon MParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$120,300
Gutierrez, MiguelParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$120,300
Edmonds, Jarod GParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$120,300
Harris, JoshuaParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$120,300
Bargiel, AgnesParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$120,300
Peraino, Brian JParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$120,300
Brown, Melvin HParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$120,300
Hernandez Reyes, AldoParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$120,300
Dremon, George FParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$120,300
Ramirez, Eric AParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$120,300
Cappello, Vincent EParamedic I/CChicago Fire Department$120,300
Adkins, Anton PDirector - Mayor'S OfficeOffice Of The Mayor$120,216
Cook-Bey, Monique JAsst To The City TreasurerCity Treasurer'S Office$120,084
Galom, KimberlyPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$120,024
Gray, Melanie RAviation Communications OperatorChicago Department Of Aviation$120,024
Young, Crystal VAviation Communications Operator - TrainerChicago Department Of Aviation$120,024
Zims, Nateesha AAviation Communications OperatorChicago Department Of Aviation$120,024
Young, Dana APolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$120,024
Maxey, LatricePolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$120,024
Martorano, Amy BPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$120,024
Rivera, RosalindaPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$120,024
Espinosa, LauraPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$120,024
Oliveri, Vito FAviation Communications OperatorChicago Department Of Aviation$120,024
Holifield, Brenda RPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$120,024
Mcrae-Dennis, JaimePolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$120,024
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Aug 31, 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.