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 Sep 3, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,75324,841 salaried · 6,912 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,841)
Average salary$116,094highest $406,536
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,912)

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31,753 people
NameJob titlePay
Smith, Carla LWarrant And Extradition AideChicago Police Department$103,608
Tapia, Jose DVeterinary AsstChicago Animal Care And Control$103,608
Ivy, Taniko LBusiness Compliance InvestigatorDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$103,608
Eichelberger, Eric LSenior Administrative AssistantChicago Public Library$103,608
Burage, Lorrie AStaff AsstDepartment Of Administrative Hearing$103,608
Spain, Jerves LWarrant And Extradition AideChicago Police Department$103,608
Overall, Ladonna SWarrant And Extradition AideChicago Police Department$103,608
Michaels, JamesSenior Land Disposition OfficerDepartment Of Planning And Development$103,608
Ortiz, Alma GSenior Administrative AssistantChicago Department Of Aviation$103,608
Elder, Marshell NSenior Administrative AssistantDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$103,608
Daley, Evelyn DChief Voucher ExpediterOffice Of Public Safety Administration$103,608
Salgado, HildaContracts Review Specialist IIDepartment Of Family And Support Services$103,608
Woods, Susan LCommunicable Disease Control Investigator IIChicago Department Of Public Health$103,608
Castaneda, Amanda MMedical Services Coord - CpdOffice Of Public Safety Administration$103,608
Taylor, Deborah AAccountantChicago Police Department$103,608
Johnson, GlindaInformation/Media Retrieval SpecialistChicago Police Department$103,608
Hill, NatoyaAsst Payroll AdministratorOffice Of Public Safety Administration$103,608
Kostrzewa, Mariusz AAirport Operations Supvsr IChicago Department Of Aviation$103,572
Davis, Howard CField Service Specialist IIIChicago Department Of Transportation$103,572
Flores, ArchibaldoSafety Specialist - Water MgmtDepartment Of Water Management$103,572
Munoz, Judy LWater Meter AssessorDepartment Of Water Management$103,572
Owens, Tyra CStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$103,572
Robledo, GinaSupervising Bridge OperatorChicago Department Of Transportation$103,572
Roman, Victor BAuto Pound SupvsrDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$103,572
Noonan, Kevin MService WriterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$103,572
Mathews, AntonioAirport Operations Supvsr IChicago Department Of Aviation$103,572
Taylor, Shaunese LRefuse Collection CoordDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$103,572
Pindozzo, AnthonyField Service Specialist IIIChicago Department Of Transportation$103,572
Wade, JeremyStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$103,572
Shew, James DField Sanitation InvestigatorDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$103,572
Mcgrew, JeremyRefuse Collection CoordDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$103,572
Brown Jr, ExcellSupvsr Of Field Vehicle InvestigatorsDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$103,572
Jaramillo, AndresService WriterDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$103,572
Garcia, AnthonySupvsr Of Field Vehicle InvestigatorsDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$103,572
Angarone, Joanna MAsst To The AldermanCity Council$103,512
Tucker, Rashida NDirector - Mayor'S OfficeOffice Of The Mayor$103,488
Gomez, Bernardo DSr Project Mgr - Mayor'S OfficeOffice Of The Mayor$103,476
Goodwin, Pierrerasha YSr Analyst - Mayor'S OfficeOffice Of The Mayor$103,476
Peacock, Sylvia DAsst To The City TreasurerCity Treasurer'S Office$103,116
Navarra, Lusia ALegislative AideCity Council$103,008
Glover, Carla DAsst To The AldermanCity Council$103,008
Appah, Doite FAsst Manager - Bd Of ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$102,984
Prado, CelsoDetention AideChicago Police Department$102,948
Radcliffe, FrancineDetention AideChicago Police Department$102,948
Henry, Laura ADetention AideChicago Police Department$102,948
Hartfield, Dave EDetention AideChicago Police Department$102,948
Zaremba, William MDetention AideChicago Police Department$102,948
Baez, GerardoDetention AideChicago Police Department$102,948
Taylor, Glen MDetention AideChicago Police Department$102,948
Ashe, Patrick LDetention AideChicago Police Department$102,948
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Sep 3, 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.