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
Woods, FrankieSenior Office AssistantChicago Department Of Transportation$84,804
Johnson, Cheryl DSenior Office AssistantChicago Police Department$84,804
Negrillo, M GloriaCertified Medical AsstChicago Department Of Public Health$84,804
Collins, JeanetteSenior Office AssistantChicago Police Department$84,804
Bennett, Deanna LSenior Office AssistantChicago Public Library$84,804
Barbick, PauletteSenior Office AssistantOffice Of Public Safety Administration$84,804
Beyer, Ellen AInquiry Aide IIIChicago Police Department$84,804
Colbert, Mary LSenior Office AssistantChicago Police Department$84,804
Jackson, Jacqueline KSenior Office AssistantChicago Public Library$84,804
Colander, Michael HPrincipal StorekeeperChicago Police Department$84,804
Briseno, Russell HCertified Medical AsstChicago Department Of Public Health$84,804
Martin, BrentSenior Office AssistantChicago Police Department$84,804
Swanson, FredaSenior Office AssistantChicago Police Department$84,804
Sosa, Silvia OSenior Office AssistantChicago Police Department$84,804
Swanson, CynthiaSenior Office AssistantChicago Police Department$84,804
Edwards, Tavares DUnit AsstDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$84,804
Laporte, DianaSenior Office AssistantChicago Department Of Public Health$84,804
Wilson, DarleneLegislative AideCity Council$84,564
Ponder-Bisping, AlexandraAsst To The AldermanCity Council$84,348
Lopez, LorainaAsst Corporation Counsel IIDepartment Of Law$84,276
Turner, Cherie MAsst Corporation Counsel IDepartment Of Law$84,276
Elsayed, NadeenAsst Corporation Counsel IDepartment Of Law$84,276
Mccorkle, JoshuaAsst Corporation Counsel IDepartment Of Law$84,276
Sami, Rahela AAsst Corporation Counsel IIDepartment Of Law$84,276
Bell, Gregory CStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$84,264
Waryan, Chloe HLibrarian IIChicago Public Library$84,192
Buck, Roy JMicrobiologist IIDepartment Of Water Management$84,192
Benitez, Gladys TCommunity Living SpecialistDepartment Of Family And Support Services$84,192
Connie, Alyne ALibrarian IIChicago Public Library$84,192
Diaz, MaritelyAuditor IIDepartment Of Finance$84,192
Lechner, JonathanInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$84,192
Sill, Maureen ELibrarian IIChicago Public Library$84,192
Hoffman, Marjorie AMicrobiologist IIDepartment Of Water Management$84,192
Shaffer, JaredCity ForesterDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$84,192
Stephen, StebiMechanical Engineer IIDepartment Of Water Management$84,192
Salud, Michael HArchitect IIDepartment Of Housing$84,192
Pedraza, CorinaLibrary AssociateChicago Public Library$84,192
Slaughter, DashaunProgrammer/AnalystDepartment Of Water Management$84,192
Thomas, Tahirah ASenior Operations AnalystDepartment Of Housing$84,192
Conley, Kellye ALibrarian IIChicago Public Library$84,192
Heeringa, Karen ALibrarian IChicago Public Library$84,192
Stovall, AnaAuditor IIDepartment Of Finance$84,192
Ramirez, Yazmeen VDisability Services CoordinatorMayors Office For People With Disabilities$84,192
Victa, Remelie MData Base AnalystDepartment Of Family And Support Services$84,192
Washington, Deshaunna LSocial Worker IIIDepartment Of Family And Support Services$84,192
Johnson, AleneCommunity Living SpecialistDepartment Of Family And Support Services$84,192
Lavin, Tyler MAuditor IIDepartment Of Finance$84,192
Lee, JuhwaAuditor IIDepartment Of Finance$84,192
Owens, Tallyn PQuality Mgmt Analyst - CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$84,192
Macon, Virginia LRecruiting CoordinatorDepartment Of Human Resources$84,192
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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.