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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31,755 people
NameJob titlePay
Nash, Sherry LAsst ComptrollerDepartment Of Finance$163,260
Ramey, William QDir Of Information SystemsOffice Of Public Safety Administration$163,260
Bryant, Cynthia LChief Investigator (Ig)Office Of Inspector General$163,260
Cupples, CynthiaGeneral Foreman Of LinemenOffice Of Public Safety Administration$163,218
Quinlan, Christopher MGeneral Foreman Of LinemenChicago Department Of Transportation$163,218
Maguire, Peter JGeneral Foreman Of LinemenChicago Department Of Transportation$163,218
Canning Jr, William MCoordinating Fire Communications OperatorOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$163,218
De Brizzo, Michael JGeneral Foreman Of LinemenChicago Department Of Transportation$163,218
Rose, Robert JCoordinating Fire Communications OperatorOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$163,218
Bell, Kenya DPublic Health Administrator IIIChicago Department Of Public Health$162,444
Almazan Izaguirre, CeciliaPublic Health Administrator IIIChicago Department Of Public Health$162,444
Deweese, Gregory AData Services AdministratorDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$162,444
Green, Evelyn YPublic Health Administrator IIIChicago Department Of Public Health$162,444
Sakai, Steven YContracts CoordDepartment Of Finance$162,444
Gonzalez, Jose GSenior Emergency Management CoordChicago Department Of Public Health$162,444
Kelley, Alec EAsst Budget DirOffice Of Budget & Management$162,048
Stern, Matthew CDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Housing$162,048
Archilla, Iris GDeputy DirOffice Of Public Safety Administration$162,048
Bhairavabhotla, RavikiranDeputy CommissionerChicago Department Of Public Health$162,048
Snell, Angela MDeputy Chief AdministratorCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$162,048
Purdiman, Bria PDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$162,048
Andrews, Khari DDeputy Procurement OfficerDepartment Of Procurement Services$162,048
Harbin, JamesDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Planning And Development$162,048
Maggio, Anthony MDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$162,048
Lewis, Joseph MDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Housing$162,048
Medina, DavidDeputy DirDepartment Of Finance$162,048
Hayes, Shannon BDeputy Chief AdministratorCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$162,048
Olguin, Natasha PDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$162,048
Hughes, Tiara LDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Planning And Development$162,048
Hreno, Steffany LDeputy Chief AdministratorCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$162,048
Lewis, Frayne TDeputy CommissionerDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$162,048
Dicola, MichelleDeputy DirOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$162,048
Chin, Stephen ODeputy ComptrollerDepartment Of Finance$162,048
Ward, Kevin WLieutenant-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$161,970
Pilafas, Scott TLieutenant-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$161,970
Abdellatif, Aref RLieutenant-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$161,970
Griswold, Eric JLieutenant-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$161,970
Cardenas, KennethLieutenant-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$161,970
Florczak, Richard ELieutenant-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$161,970
Skalski, Robert ALieutenant-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$161,970
Dyckman, Robert LAsst General Supt Of Streets And SanitationDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$161,928
Jiricek, Bernard ADir Of Maintenance OperationsDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$161,928
Gonzalez, ManuelGeneral Supt Of Streets And SanitationDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$161,928
Oreskovich Jr, JohnDir Of Maintenance OperationsDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$161,928
Repel, Michael RGen Supt Of Water ManagementDepartment Of Water Management$161,928
Sanchez, SantaAsst General Supt Of Streets And SanitationDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$161,928
Valenzuela, NoelGeneral Supt Of Streets And SanitationDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$161,928
Gonzalez, Juan JGeneral Supt Of Streets And SanitationDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$161,928
Kostrzeski, Tom CDivision SuperintendentDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$161,928
Phillips, Rey AAsst Corporation Counsel SeniorDepartment Of Law$161,352
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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.