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
Gammicchia, Julie ALicensing Enforcement Aide - City ClerkOffice Of City Clerk$93,072
Sardin, Tommie JProperty Custodian - Auto PoundDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$93,072
Walker, Sheila MAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Buildings$93,072
Hill, PatrickProperty Custodian - Auto PoundDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$93,072
Montgomery, Angela RBehavioral Health AssistantChicago Department Of Public Health$93,072
Quiroz, Christopher DHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Carkovic, EnisaHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Ruchalski, Wayne RProperty Custodian - Auto PoundDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$93,072
Washington, SharhondaHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$93,072
Williams, KenyaAudio-Vision TesterDepartment Of Family And Support Services$93,072
Linton, Patricia AAdministrative AssistantChicago Department Of Aviation$93,072
Porche, RodneyAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Buildings$93,072
Saines, Erfa Lynn RAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$93,072
Logan, Doris FAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Buildings$93,072
Faryjewicz, Pawel JComputer Appl Analyst II-ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$93,048
Foreman, Brittany AEnvironmental Engineer IDepartment Of Environment$92,940
Hernandez, Aida LLibrarian IChicago Public Library$92,940
Otero, RafaelLibrarian IIChicago Public Library$92,940
Peischl, Eric MInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$92,940
Driggs, AkeemaEquity OfficerChicago Police Department$92,940
Johnson, Kenneth LLibrarian IChicago Public Library$92,940
Mielecki, Kathy ALibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$92,940
Smith, Zena BLibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$92,940
Gagner, Renee MLabor Standards InvestigatorDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$92,940
Taylor, Carlotta DInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$92,940
Fealy, EileenRecruiting CoordinatorDepartment Of Human Resources$92,940
Richardson, Morgan RInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$92,940
Mckenna, Jordan VLibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$92,940
Najera, ClarissaCertification - Compliance OfficerDepartment Of Procurement Services$92,940
Talend, Nicole MLead AccountantChicago Department Of Aviation$92,940
Sullivan, Bruce ALibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$92,940
Suskind, Michael LInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$92,940
Holman, Kevin MCivil Engineer IIChicago Department Of Transportation$92,940
Diegelman, Amy NLibrarian IChicago Public Library$92,940
Redinger, Rebecca CLibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$92,940
Roth, Emily MLibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$92,940
So, ChristineEquity OfficerChicago Police Department$92,940
Alvarado, Erika RInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$92,940
Espinoza, TeresaLibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$92,940
Vargas, Yesenia RMicrobiologist IIIDepartment Of Water Management$92,940
Van Kalker, Payton JInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$92,940
Baluch, BehzadMechanical Engineer IIDepartment Of Water Management$92,940
Grace, Kristin ALibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$92,940
Upshaw, Alexis VInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$92,940
Ma, QiwenLead AccountantDepartment Of Finance$92,940
Torrez, Matthew JWater Chemist IIDepartment Of Water Management$92,940
Jackson, AmberClinical Therapist IIIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$92,940
Leung, Steven JPortfolio ManagerCity Treasurer'S Office$92,940
Baig, Muhammad DData Base AnalystChicago Department Of Public Health$92,940
Kelleher, Connell EProgrammer/AnalystChicago Department Of Aviation$92,940
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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.