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 5, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,75424,844 salaried · 6,910 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,844)
Average salary$116,091highest $406,536
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,910)

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31,754 people
NameJob titlePay
Cendejas, ClaudiaCommunications Operator I - 311Office Of Emergency Management And Communications$93,072
Mooney, Ronda EAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Transportation$93,072
Ulloa Lopez, MargiePayment ReconcilerOffice Of City Clerk$93,072
Lee, Bonita AAdministrative AssistantChicago Police Department$93,072
Krettek, Ann MarieAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Buildings$93,072
Smith, Phelisha LAdministrative AssistantChicago Police Department$93,072
Diaz, JacquelineHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Gonzalez, JoseProperty Custodian - Auto PoundDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$93,072
Orange, CamilleHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Przewoznik, ChristineHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Oliveros, LeticiaHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Collins, PonchitaPayment Services RepresentativeOffice Of City Clerk$93,072
Robins, Denise DPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$93,072
Smith, ShirleyAdministrative AssistantChicago Police Department$93,072
Stewart, Elaine MAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Finance$93,072
Vega, Henry RProperty CustodianChicago Police Department$93,072
Sloan, Gracie MAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Buildings$93,072
Rodgers, Darleen FAdministrative AssistantOffice Of Public Safety Administration$93,072
Louie, Jarrnard TProperty CustodianOffice Of Public Safety Administration$93,072
Hernandez, Ofelia EAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Law$93,072
Raya Oehman, YvonnePayment ReconcilerOffice Of City Clerk$93,072
Morales, NoemiAdministrative AssistantChicago Public Library$93,072
Pawlak, Susan AAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Transportation$93,072
Drink, Sharon DPayment Services RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$93,072
Boykin, RonaldAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Buildings$93,072
Colbert, MichelleProperty CustodianChicago Police Department$93,072
Allen, SandraAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Buildings$93,072
Gadison, Karen LPayment ReconcilerDepartment Of Finance$93,072
Bell, Thelma LAdministrative AssistantChicago Fire Department$93,072
Mack, Josephine MAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$93,072
Gibson, RuthieAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Aviation$93,072
Arroyo, HeribertoAdministrative AssistantChicago Public Library$93,072
Zhang, JenniferHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Hearan, Karin DAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Administrative Hearing$93,072
Crowder, Cynthia EAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Transportation$93,072
Sandoval, Linda AAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Transportation$93,072
Arriola, Oscar FHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Crema, Patricia AHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Lane, KennethHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Arevalo, Joan EAdministrative AssistantChicago Public Library$93,072
Khan, Abdul TProperty Custodian - Auto PoundDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$93,072
Baleckaitis, Vida VHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Hinton, Clarissa DAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Transportation$93,072
Williams, Angie RAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Buildings$93,072
Lewis, Donna DProperty CustodianChicago Police Department$93,072
Johnson, Venus MAdministrative AssistantChicago Police Department$93,072
Laura, Edna LHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Richie, Toni JHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Nathan, Kanutrial DReprographics Technician IIIChicago Public Library$93,072
Martinez, HumbertoLicensing Enforcement Aide - City ClerkOffice Of City Clerk$93,072
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Sep 5, 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.