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
Downing, Vivian AFingerprint Technician IIChicago Police Department$102,144
Blue, Regina PAccounting TechnicianDepartment Of Finance$102,144
Mosley, LelandAudio-Visual SpecialistChicago Public Library$102,144
Cato, CynthiaClerk IV - TimekeeperDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$102,144
Coopwood, Aline MCommunications Operator II - 311Office Of Emergency Management And Communications$102,144
Rayburn, Roxie VAccounting TechnicianDepartment Of Finance$102,144
Melman, Mitchell HAsst Community Living SpecialistDepartment Of Family And Support Services$102,144
Haggerty, Geralyn MAsst Community Living SpecialistDepartment Of Family And Support Services$102,144
Rodriguez, Maria GAccounting TechnicianDepartment Of Finance$102,144
Reyes, Claudia PClerk IV - TimekeeperDepartment Of Water Management$102,144
Guzman, FranciscaAccounting TechnicianDepartment Of Finance$102,144
Hernandez, ElizabethCase Manager AsstChicago Department Of Public Health$102,144
Patel, Bharat DAccounting TechnicianChicago Public Library$102,144
Griffith, Tiffany LAccounting TechnicianChicago Public Library$102,144
Gavin, Maurita EStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$102,000
Sanchez, ErikaAviation Security SergeantChicago Department Of Aviation$101,892
Birchlove, Jenelle MPolicy AnalystDepartment Of Family And Support Services$101,796
Campinose, John JPolicy AnalystDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$101,796
Vera, Jessica CExec Administrative Asst IIOffice Of Budget & Management$101,796
Lizak, Jennifer MCoord Of Special ProjectsChicago Public Library$101,796
Brooks, John HCoord Of Street PermitsChicago Department Of Transportation$101,796
Rigley, Jacqueline DPolicy Analyst-Mayor'S OfficeOffice Of The Mayor$101,796
Strong, Rachel EManager - Aviation Id Badging OperationsChicago Department Of Aviation$101,796
Howard, Carlisa OExec Administrative Asst IIChicago Fire Department$101,796
Young, Falon APolicy AnalystDepartment Of Housing$101,796
Lockwood, Sheila AExec Administrative Asst IIDepartment Of Law$101,796
Perez, Hector MCoord Of Studio OperationsDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$101,796
Dempsey, Glenn RAdministrative Asst To Deputy Corporation CounselDepartment Of Law$101,796
Stott, Lauren TPolicy AnalystDepartment Of Housing$101,796
Young, Sarah LProgram SpecialistChicago Fire Department$101,796
Takata, Nancy MExec Administrative Asst IIDepartment Of Administrative Hearing$101,796
Corrales Carrasco, Cynthia EPolicy AnalystDepartment Of Family And Support Services$101,796
Moore, Jon PTesting AdministratorDepartment Of Human Resources$101,664
Vanicelli, Maddelyn MLibrarian IChicago Public Library$101,664
Perry, Susan ECity Planner IIDepartment Of Planning And Development$101,664
Berger, RossLibrarian IChicago Public Library$101,664
Parks, Barbara JTesting AdministratorDepartment Of Human Resources$101,664
Anderson, Eric MLibrarian IChicago Public Library$101,664
Stewart, Carolyn MLibrarian IChicago Public Library$101,664
Jones, SharonElder Protective Investigator IDepartment Of Family And Support Services$101,664
Hoffman, Susan GLibrarian IChicago Public Library$101,664
Aimonovitch, AmyLibrarian IChicago Public Library$101,664
Ballard, Jamie LLibrarian IChicago Public Library$101,664
Domashevsky, VasylLibrarian IChicago Public Library$101,664
Bradley, Melissa JLibrarian IChicago Public Library$101,664
Warner, Mara RLibrarian IChicago Public Library$101,664
Watson, William KLibrarian IChicago Public Library$101,664
Yu, Wan FangLibrarian IChicago Public Library$101,664
Reiter, Denise ELibrarian IChicago Public Library$101,664
Xia, Chun MLibrarian IChicago Public Library$101,664
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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.