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 Aug 29, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,75524,845 salaried · 6,910 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,845)
Average salary$115,983highest $360,504
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,910)

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NameJob titlePay
Duran, AlejandroForeman Of Traffic Signal RepairmenChicago Department Of Transportation$153,358
Canning, Michael JSupervising Fire Communications OperatorOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$153,358
Lee, Martin AForeman Of Street Light RepairmenChicago Department Of Transportation$153,358
Barzola, DanielForeman Of LinemenOffice Of Public Safety Administration$153,358
Kramer, Timothy WSupervising Fire Communications OperatorOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$153,358
Parker, CarlitaSupervising Fire Communications OperatorOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$153,358
Heffernan, Patrick JForeman Of LinemenOffice Of Public Safety Administration$153,358
Gallagher, Kevin JForeman Of LinemenOffice Of Public Safety Administration$153,358
Shugrue, Michael OSupervising Fire Communications OperatorOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$153,358
Mahoney, Michael PForeman Of LinemenOffice Of Public Safety Administration$153,358
Shevlin, Daniel TSupervising Fire Communications OperatorOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$153,358
Miller, Andre SSupervising Fire Communications OperatorOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$153,358
Aguirre, Robert JForeman Of Street Light RepairmenChicago Department Of Transportation$153,358
Joyce, Bridget PSupervising Fire Communications OperatorOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$153,358
Graf, Steven PForeman Of Street Light RepairmenChicago Department Of Transportation$153,358
Doyle, Sean MForeman Of Street Light RepairmenChicago Department Of Transportation$153,358
Mc Carthy, Danielle MForeman Of Street Light RepairmenChicago Department Of Transportation$153,358
Drey Johnson, Joanne MSupervising Fire Communications OperatorOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$153,358
Burke, Christopher PSupervising Fire Communications OperatorOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$153,358
Li, QingweiChief Systems ProgrammerOffice Of Public Safety Administration$153,228
Degnan, Robert PGeneral Foreman Of Hoisting EngineersChicago Department Of Transportation$152,984
Feeney, Patrick JGeneral Foreman Of Hoisting EngineersDepartment Of Water Management$152,984
Aikens, Clora MSupervising Public Health NurseChicago Department Of Public Health$152,472
Logan, Chandra DSupervising Public Health NurseChicago Department Of Public Health$152,472
Mc Gee, Willie MChief Vent And Mechanical Equipment InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$152,248
Del Toro, JesusAsst Deputy MayorOffice Of The Mayor$152,172
Okeefe, Brian PLieutenant-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$152,154
Darbro, Michelle CLieutenant-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$152,154
Anderson, JonahAsst Deputy MayorOffice Of The Mayor$152,076
Tyler, Brian AAsst Deputy MayorOffice Of The Mayor$152,076
Szubert, Louis KSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Sullivan, Mark ALieutenantChicago Fire Department$152,010
Brannigan, Michael JSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Fischer, RobertSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Sullivan, Michael PLieutenantChicago Fire Department$152,010
Fields, Ryan CSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Mahaffey Jr, Louis DSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Mc Kenna, Michael OSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Brown, Cornelius RSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Alvarado, JaimeSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Scott, Lester TSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Robinson III, Alfred ASergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Savage, Matthew JSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Sweeney, William EExplosives Technician IChicago Police Department$152,010
Romero, Miguel ASergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Maraffino, Christopher JSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Salazar, Juan SSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Neris, LourdesSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Taylor, Cedric FSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
Jenkins, Shantella JSergeantChicago Police Department$152,010
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Aug 29, 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.