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
Powell, Erika SAsst Press SecretaryOffice Of The Mayor$91,308
Sharp, CatherineAsst To The AldermanCity Council$90,996
Castro, Jovany FDetention AideChicago Police Department$90,876
Ashe, Colleen EDetention AideChicago Police Department$90,876
Wray, Hilberto FAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$90,876
Fenner, RaashodAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$90,876
Rodgers, David EDetention AideChicago Police Department$90,876
Brown, Theia CPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$90,876
Martinez, Jose LDetention AideChicago Police Department$90,876
Marley, Albert JPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$90,876
Pawlak, James SDetention AideChicago Police Department$90,876
Prevard, GionDetention AideChicago Police Department$90,876
Torres, JeanPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$90,876
Roach, Daphne LDetention AideChicago Police Department$90,876
Gradilla, IvonSupervising Traffic Control AideOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$90,876
Boston, Tamara SDetention AideChicago Police Department$90,876
Reed, Sherri GSupervising Traffic Control AideOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$90,876
Selders, Lorane LDetention AideChicago Police Department$90,876
Jordan, Ronnie TDetention AideChicago Police Department$90,876
Morgan, Diandra DPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$90,876
Bounds, PatriciaPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$90,876
Rivera, EvetteField Supvsr I - Parking EnforcementDepartment Of Finance$90,876
Carey, MichaelAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$90,876
Salas, PedroAviation Security Officer-TrainerChicago Department Of Aviation$90,876
Burton, Jerard JSupervising Traffic Control AideOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$90,876
Hardy, Ranard LDetention AideChicago Police Department$90,876
Zanko, Jesse AAviation Security Officer-TrainerChicago Department Of Aviation$90,876
Ash, Candace EAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$90,876
Santiago, AleksandraPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$90,876
Ennis, Charlotte ASupervising Traffic Control AideOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$90,876
Johnson, CrystalPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$90,876
Sauseda, Paul MDetention AideChicago Police Department$90,876
Wheatley, Iesha CDetention AideChicago Police Department$90,876
Reno, ChristianaAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$90,876
Washington, EmilyPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$90,876
Malone, Shemeka ODetention AideChicago Police Department$90,876
Loza, ErnestoAnimal Control OfficerChicago Animal Care And Control$90,876
Wallace, Sonya RPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$90,876
Collins, Lisa MDetention AideChicago Police Department$90,876
Renta, Angel LAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$90,876
Williams, PelauraDetention AideChicago Police Department$90,876
Brewer, Tambora SDetention AideChicago Police Department$90,876
Willaby, Henry DDetention AideChicago Police Department$90,876
Gougis, Ronald DDetention AideChicago Police Department$90,876
Silva, Jimmy LSupervising Traffic Control AideOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$90,876
Ochoa, ErnestoAviation Communications OperatorChicago Department Of Aviation$90,876
Matthews, JohnnyPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$90,876
Rodriguez, Caroline FAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$90,876
Houston, Dion MDetention AideChicago Police Department$90,876
Stroud, Darius TDetention AideChicago Police Department$90,876
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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.