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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
Forberg, Brian PCriminal Intelligence Research SpecChicago Police Department$89,244
Reed, Candis JAdministrative Services Officer IIChicago Department Of Aviation$89,244
Sese, Rizza MBusiness Compliance InvestigatorDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$89,244
Sebaseva, AleksandraBusiness Compliance InvestigatorDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$89,244
Almaraz, Ramiro IDigital Forensic Analyst - CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$89,244
Price, Corrionte ASanitarian IIChicago Department Of Public Health$89,244
Coleman, Tatyana MSanitarian IIChicago Department Of Public Health$89,244
Carey, Michael PSafety Specialist - Water MgmtDepartment Of Water Management$89,244
Mendez, VanessaInformation CoordChicago Department Of Aviation$89,244
Cruz, Juan AProject CoordDepartment Of Family And Support Services$89,244
Pietryla, Madeline KProject CoordDepartment Of Family And Support Services$89,244
Leffelman, ElianaChief Contract ExpediterChicago Department Of Aviation$89,244
Sweeney, Eileen PProject CoordDepartment Of Planning And Development$89,244
Atwater, Regina RPublic Health Administrator IIChicago Department Of Public Health$89,244
Lockwood, Candace RSupvsr Of 311 OperationsOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$89,244
Fisher, Dorian DBusiness Compliance InvestigatorDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$89,244
Arrington, AlaynaInformation CoordChicago Public Library$89,244
Freeman-Lambert, Kiesha AAdministrative Services Officer IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$89,244
Saldon, Madeleine JPublic Health Administrator IIChicago Department Of Public Health$89,244
Hester, Latoya RProject CoordDepartment Of Family And Support Services$89,244
Bryant, Erick MDigital Forensic Analyst - CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$89,244
Hereford, Mishawn JAirport Operations Supvsr IIChicago Department Of Aviation$89,232
Villalpando, Ana LAuto Pound SupvsrDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$89,232
Linnartz, Jack CAirport Operations Supvsr IIChicago Department Of Aviation$89,232
Hussein, Ahmad SAirport Operations Supvsr IChicago Department Of Aviation$89,232
Flores, Rosa IAirport Operations Supvsr IChicago Department Of Aviation$89,232
Clarke, Ryan PSenior Air Mask TechnicianChicago Fire Department$89,232
Bondy, Jeffrey TAirport Operations Supvsr IChicago Department Of Aviation$89,232
Garcia, Erick GAirport Operations Supvsr IChicago Department Of Aviation$89,232
Gieowarsingh, JonathanAirport Operations Supvsr IIChicago Department Of Aviation$89,232
Guzzardo, Samuel CAirport Operations Supvsr IChicago Department Of Aviation$89,232
Lally, Karanjot SAirport Operations Supvsr IIChicago Department Of Aviation$89,232
Carrillo Botello, PabloAirport Operations Supvsr IChicago Department Of Aviation$89,232
Wax, Benjamin DAsst To The City TreasurerCity Treasurer'S Office$89,112
Solski, JenniferAsst To The AldermanCity Council$88,872
King, Tonnika NStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$88,740
Joiner, Cora MLabor Relations SpecialistChicago Fire Department$88,668
Quiroz, Ryne SParking InvestigatorDepartment Of Finance$88,560
Butler, Nikki SCultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$88,560
Fitzpatrick, Kimberly MAdministrative Asst To Deputy Corporation CounselDepartment Of Law$88,560
Solis, JoseLandside Operation ManagerChicago Department Of Aviation$88,560
Long, TomekaWorkers Compensation Claims CoordDepartment Of Finance$88,560
Rivera, EncarnasionSenior VideographerDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$88,560
Goebel, Joanna LCultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$88,560
Mota, MelissaProgram SpecialistDepartment Of Finance$88,560
Cross, LavineSupvsr Of Payment CenterDepartment Of Finance$88,560
Brown, Jennifer LCultural Affairs Coord IIDepartment Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$88,560
Wilson, JefferySupervising ClerkDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$88,560
O Dowd, Tracy EClinical Therapist IIChicago Department Of Public Health$88,524
Martinez, VictoriaLibrarian IIIChicago Public Library$88,524
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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.