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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31,759 people
NameJob titlePay
Williams, Torrence JBridge OperatorChicago Department Of Transportation$78,432
Wiley, Kenneth DFingerprint Technician IIChicago Police Department$78,432
Collins-Mack, GervaiseSenior Office AssistantChicago Police Department$78,432
Kenner, Patricia LDistrict Clerk - AsphaltChicago Department Of Transportation$78,432
Debruce, Annie RBridge OperatorChicago Department Of Transportation$78,432
Arroyo, SusanaSenior Office AssistantChicago Department Of Public Health$78,432
Leonard, Jaret MHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$78,432
Daniel, Stacey LAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Administrative Hearing$78,432
Robinson, Gregory MBridge OperatorChicago Department Of Transportation$78,432
Rogers, Shimeka EAccounting TechnicianChicago Department Of Transportation$78,432
Lindsey, Pearle LDispatch ClerkDepartment Of Finance$78,432
Chen, Tammy TSenior Office AssistantChicago Police Department$78,432
Gaither, La KeshaSenior Office AssistantChicago Police Department$78,432
Calace, Kimberly MDispatch ClerkDepartment Of Finance$78,432
Davis, Audrey CSenior Office AssistantChicago Police Department$78,432
Hernandez, JacquelineAdministrative AssistantChicago Police Department$78,432
Howard, Melanie RSanitation ClerkDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$78,432
Camarena, IsraelBridge OperatorChicago Department Of Transportation$78,432
Montoya, GerardoHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$78,432
Paredes, NancySenior Office AssistantChicago Police Department$78,432
Price, Katrina CSenior Office AssistantChicago Police Department$78,432
Supa, ElizabethReprographics Technician IIIDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$78,432
Harris, Ladonna RFingerprint Technician IIChicago Police Department$78,432
Rowland, Denise CSenior Office AssistantChicago Police Department$78,432
Mei, PeterBudget AnalystOffice Of Budget & Management$78,300
Ang, Thong-ShengFiscal Policy AnalystDepartment Of Finance$78,300
Guerrero, JenniferPerformance AnalystOffice Of Inspector General$78,300
Torres, MarcosPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Perez, William BPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Smith, Malik MPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Hayes, Cory EPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Triplett, Akira TPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Egan, Eileen PPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Pratt-England, Chanita SPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Travis, Jeremy WPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Bailey, Jasmine JPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Martinez, Stefany SPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Lewis, Kaniesha SAviation Communications OperatorChicago Department Of Aviation$77,988
Young, Porscha MPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Perez, Robyn EPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Diggins, Tyesha JPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Elabed, Amal APolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Franco, OmarAviation Communications OperatorChicago Department Of Aviation$77,988
Laboy, ArielPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Barringer, Casey LPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Mendez, Sandra MPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Datro, JenniferPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Luciano, Madelein SPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
Kennedy, Karman PAviation Communications OperatorChicago Department Of Aviation$77,988
Thornton, MarissaPolice Communications Operator IIOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$77,988
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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.