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
Diaz, MaritelyAuditor IIDepartment Of Finance$84,192
Helding, Sarah ACity ForesterDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$84,192
Angeles, VictoriaMicrobiologist IIDepartment Of Water Management$84,192
Waryan, Chloe HLibrarian IIChicago Public Library$84,192
Washington, Deshaunna LSocial Worker IIIDepartment Of Family And Support Services$84,192
Garnier, Jill MLibrarian IIChicago Public Library$84,192
Stovall, AnaAuditor IIDepartment Of Finance$84,192
Saulsberry, Brian JQuality Mgmt Analyst - CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$84,192
Adams, Ebony ARecruiting CoordinatorDepartment Of Human Resources$84,192
Johnson, AleneCommunity Living SpecialistDepartment Of Family And Support Services$84,192
Burgess, Mark BLibrarian IIChicago Public Library$84,192
Preble, Allison NCity ForesterChicago Department Of Transportation$84,192
Lewis, LatoshaInvestigator-CopaCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$84,192
Conley, Kellye ALibrarian IIChicago Public Library$84,192
Barrera, Ashley IWater Chemist IIDepartment Of Water Management$84,192
Pedraza, CorinaLibrary AssociateChicago Public Library$84,192
Benitez, Gladys TCommunity Living SpecialistDepartment Of Family And Support Services$84,192
Lee, JuhwaAuditor IIDepartment Of Finance$84,192
Galvan, LilianaProgrammer/AnalystDepartment Of Water Management$84,192
Fattore-Lazzaroni, Maria IStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$83,820
Diamond, EmeliaFire Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$83,592
Aksdal, JessicaFire Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$83,592
Leahy, SamanthaFire Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$83,592
Hall, EutopiaFire Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$83,592
Hudson, HeatherFire Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$83,592
Fitzsimmons, Katherine GFire Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$83,592
Jacobsen, KirstinFire Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$83,592
Balaskovits, KathrynStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$83,412
Hill, Andrew LDigital Retrieval Specialist - PsaChicago Police Department$83,340
Lee, Steven LInvestigator-Internal AffairsChicago Fire Department$83,340
Mclarty, Patrick MDigital Retrieval Specialist - PsaChicago Police Department$83,340
Walanka, Eryn CTelevision Production SpecDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$83,340
Thomas, Sabrina DTelevision Production SpecDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$83,340
Cooper, Keneitra LAsst Supvsr Of Data Entry OperatorsChicago Public Library$83,340
Groth, Michael JCoord Of Security ServicesDepartment Of Water Management$83,340
Grabowski, Gerard RSenior VideographerDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$83,340
Powell, John CSr Supervisor-ElectionsBoard Of Election Commissioners$83,208
Cal, Yulinda MA/Suprv RedistrictingBoard Of Election Commissioners$83,100
Perkins, Sunday LPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$82,836
Cox, Keiana SPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$82,836
Kimura, RandyPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$82,836
Bellel, Kafi NAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Rodriguez, Julio EAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Gatson, KatrinaAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Collier, Auston DAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Spivery, Quwanna LAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Velez, Efrain JAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Steel, Jeanette LAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Nazar, NihalAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
Bloodson, Collin TAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$82,836
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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.