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
Employees31,76124,849 salaried · 6,912 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,849)
Average salary$116,091highest $406,536
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,912)

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31,761 people
NameJob titlePay
Ward, Melanie APolice OfficerChicago Police Department$100,950
Rodriguez, Thelma EPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$100,950
Richard, Darius DPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$100,950
Carrizales, Vincente APolice OfficerChicago Police Department$100,950
Perez, DianaPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$100,950
Yalda, Steven APolice OfficerChicago Police Department$100,950
Liang, ZiyiPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$100,950
Perkins, Taranique MPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$100,950
Little Jr, Benjamin SPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$100,950
Guerrero, Cindy LPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$100,950
Echeverria, YalilPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$100,950
Holloway, Brandon LPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$100,950
Anderson, Tyrek TPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$100,950
Tacuri, PatricioPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$100,950
Garcia Aguilera, AlfredoPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$100,950
Nunez, JenniferPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$100,950
Jones-Bland, ShakiylaPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$100,950
Rojas Jr, RobertoPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$100,950
Rivera, Jessica RPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$100,950
Castro, Alexander JPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$100,950
Presswood, Jealissa DPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$100,950
Solis, OscarPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$100,950
Gomez, Jesse EPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$100,950
Mijalov, KrstePolice OfficerChicago Police Department$100,950
Santana, YeseniaPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$100,950
Melendez, Nicholas PPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$100,950
Tovar, Jonathan EPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$100,950
Smalarz, Alexis JPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$100,950
Miller, Danielle DPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$100,950
Mclaughlin, Katherine EAsst To The AldermanCity Council$100,884
Thomfohrda, Melissa AProjects AdministratorDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$100,776
Mays, Brittany NProgram DirChicago Department Of Aviation$100,776
Subida, Stacy Mae DSupvsr Of Family Support ProgramsDepartment Of Family And Support Services$100,776
Russo, Victoria LSupvsr Of Family Support ProgramsDepartment Of Family And Support Services$100,776
Fakheema Nazre, Hussain BadriProject ManagerDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$100,776
Nowicki, Steven RLabor Relations SupvsrChicago Department Of Aviation$100,776
Whitehead, RavenAsst Director Of Children ServicesDepartment Of Family And Support Services$100,776
Peacock, Steven JProject ManagerOffice Of City Clerk$100,776
Velez, MiriamLabor Relations SupvsrChicago Department Of Transportation$100,776
Marshall, Frederick GPublic Relations CoordChicago Department Of Aviation$100,776
Adams, Grace VProjects AdministratorChicago Department Of Public Health$100,776
Terry, Yvonne MSupervising InvestigatorOffice Of Public Safety Administration$100,776
Bondie, Richard CAirport Facilities ManagerChicago Department Of Aviation$100,776
Ayala, Logan BAirport Regulatory Compliance ManagerChicago Department Of Aviation$100,776
Ward, Catherine GManager Of Security Communications CenterChicago Department Of Aviation$100,776
Soto, Catherine GAsst Director Of Children ServicesDepartment Of Family And Support Services$100,776
Cherep, John AAdministrative ManagerChicago Police Department$100,776
Cortes, Vicente RAirport Facilities ManagerChicago Department Of Aviation$100,776
Perez, GustavoManager Of Vehicle AdjustmentsDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$100,776
Pernell-Lott, Taneka LProgram ManagerDepartment Of Finance$100,776
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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.