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 6, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,75924,849 salaried · 6,910 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,849)
Average salary$116,092highest $406,536
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,910)

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NameJob titlePay
Jauch, MarissaLibrarian IIChicago Public Library$80,196
Urquhart, PierreLibrarian IChicago Public Library$80,196
Brown, TaylorLibrarian IIChicago Public Library$80,196
Pegues, Janetta SLibrarian IChicago Public Library$80,196
Messbarger, Matthew PArchival SpecialistOffice Of City Clerk$80,196
Borrero, EsmeraldaStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$80,100
Brown, CrescentStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$79,992
Lach, Erin EStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$79,992
Liechty, Jason TStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$79,572
Armenta, WendyStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$79,332
Esposito, Nicholas RAda Compliance Officer - B Of EBoard Of Election Commissioners$79,176
Turner, Christopher RA/Suprv RedistrictingBoard Of Election Commissioners$79,092
Jones, Andrea MPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$79,056
Hill, JamesSupervising Traffic Control AideOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$79,056
Kuchyt, Richard HDetention AideChicago Police Department$79,056
Moreno, OrlandoPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$79,056
Yonushatis, Nikki APolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$79,056
Wilkerson, QuinyaDetention AideChicago Police Department$79,056
Stephens, James BAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$79,056
Silva, Gerardo EAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$79,056
Lewis, Bruce DParking Enforcement AideDepartment Of Finance$79,056
Hines, Juanessa LDetention AideChicago Police Department$79,056
Minor, AnthonyDetention AideChicago Police Department$79,056
Williams, Lavince EAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$79,056
Arias Jr, EpigmenioDetention AideChicago Police Department$79,056
Dunlap, Theodore QParking Enforcement AideDepartment Of Finance$79,056
Bazal, Joseph FAnimal Control InspectorChicago Animal Care And Control$79,056
Flores, Moises AAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$79,056
Doumbia, KassoumDetention AideChicago Police Department$79,056
Shugrue, Kelly APolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$79,056
Arens, Marcus AAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$79,056
Coffee, Mercedes MPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$79,056
Nasir, Nicole MPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$79,056
Bray-Keefer, Natalie AField Supvsr II - Parking EnforcementDepartment Of Finance$79,056
Jenkins, ChristopherDetention AideChicago Police Department$79,056
Martin, Arlethia APolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$79,056
Miller, Karyn DDetention AideChicago Police Department$79,056
Edwards, SandraDetention AideChicago Police Department$79,056
Richardson, Emoni DDetention AideChicago Police Department$79,056
Moses, TowandaDetention AideChicago Police Department$79,056
Guzman, CarmenDetention AideChicago Police Department$79,056
Glidewell, Bertrand AAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$79,056
Gaujean, RositaPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$79,056
Smith, GenevaPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$79,056
Garr Pfeifer, Kelly APolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$79,056
Johnson, VanessaAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$79,056
Moore, MaureenAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$79,056
Nunally, Andre LAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$79,056
Zapata, MargieTraffic Control AideOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$79,056
Griffin, Jerome LDetention AideChicago Police Department$79,056
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Sep 6, 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.