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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NameJob titlePay
Van Kalker, Payton JInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$92,940
Upchurch, Ingrid GHuman Relations Investigator IIChicago Commission On Human Relations$92,940
Roth, Emily MLibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$92,940
Smith, Zena BLibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$92,940
Johnson II, Darrell AInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$92,940
Fealy, EileenRecruiting CoordinatorDepartment Of Human Resources$92,940
Harris, Marquita VInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$92,940
Mcdonald, Lisa MLabor Standards InvestigatorDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$92,940
Dent, Raynisha EInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$92,940
Alvarado, Erika RInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$92,940
Feeney, Helen ALibrarian IChicago Public Library$92,940
Suskind, Michael LInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$92,940
Holman, Kevin MCivil Engineer IIChicago Department Of Transportation$92,940
Upshaw, Alexis VInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$92,940
Figa, AlenkaLibrarian IChicago Public Library$92,940
Vergara, EulisesInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$92,940
Sullivan, Bruce ALibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$92,940
Driggs, AkeemaEquity OfficerChicago Police Department$92,940
Najera, ClarissaCertification - Compliance OfficerDepartment Of Procurement Services$92,940
Jackson, AmberClinical Therapist IIIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$92,940
Johnson, Kenneth LLibrarian IChicago Public Library$92,940
Mckenna, Jordan VLibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$92,940
Hernandez, Aida LLibrarian IChicago Public Library$92,940
Frazier, Tawnja LAuditor IIIDepartment Of Finance$92,940
Gomez Jr, Luis MAviation Security SergeantChicago Department Of Aviation$92,892
Quinones, Erendira EAviation Security SergeantChicago Department Of Aviation$92,892
Ravindran, PoojaLegislative AideCity Council$92,880
Reuschel, AbigailLegislative Budget AnalystCity Council$92,760
Meng, YutingLegislative Budget AnalystCity Council$92,760
Romero Jr, ArmandoAsst Director - Mayor'S OfficeOffice Of The Mayor$92,748
Townsend, Thomas JAsst To The AldermanCity Council$92,700
Friel, Susan ACultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$92,700
Hohenkirk, Shenicka TStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$92,700
Sirridge, CharlesStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$92,700
Luczak, Robert JParking InvestigatorDepartment Of Finance$92,700
Pyszka, Patrick LPrincipal PhotographerDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$92,700
Barrios, KennethLegislative AideCity Council$92,700
Luna, Armin CIndex EditorOffice Of City Clerk$92,700
Romer, Aaliayah CSr Analyst - Mayor'S OfficeOffice Of The Mayor$92,700
Chavez, DavidCultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$92,700
Winters, AdamAsst To The AldermanCity Council$92,700
Mauer, Zachary MLegislative AideCity Council$92,496
Mcgrath, Daimhin TLegislative AideCity Council$92,496
Taylor, Zachery WAsst Corporation Counsel IDepartment Of Law$92,472
Martinez, Eduardo GAsst Corporation Counsel IDepartment Of Law$92,472
Marshall, AndrewAsst Corporation Counsel IDepartment Of Law$92,472
Davis, Ariel DAsst Corporation Counsel IDepartment Of Law$92,472
Acosta, Martha ALibrary AssociateChicago Public Library$92,316
Jackson, Shante RLibrary AssociateChicago Public Library$92,316
Galvez, FernandoLibrary AssociateChicago Public Library$92,316
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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.