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 9, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,77524,848 salaried · 6,927 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,848)
Average salary$116,102highest $406,536
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,927)

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NameJob titlePay
Allen, Charles JDetention AideChicago Police Department$64,836
Goulas, Konstantine HAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
Payne, Shameka MAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
Escamilla, Rocio KPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$64,836
Gates, Daniel DPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$64,836
Zamanova, MadinaPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$64,836
Hernandez, RosalindaSupervising Traffic Control AideOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$64,836
Donald, Ila LAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
Powe, Donnesha DAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
Miranda, Andrew FAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
Revere, Aimee RAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
Berry, Rebecca LAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
Rodriguez Lugo, Adrian AAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
Phipps, Kelvin LAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
Johnson, Keandra LAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
D Andrea, Giavanni MAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
West, William JAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
Smith, Eve MAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
Voitsekovski, IgorAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
Castillo, Luis AAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
Henderson, DennisAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
Guadarrama, DidierPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$64,836
Bryant, Taylor KAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
Moore, Arthurjameeia MPolice Communications Operator IOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$64,836
Southern, Sherrell YAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
Maysonet, Joe AAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
Hardy, Brayce BDetention AideChicago Police Department$64,836
Draine, Quenton RDetention AideChicago Police Department$64,836
Torres, Edgar LAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
Sandoval, Jose TAviation Security OfficerChicago Department Of Aviation$64,836
Williams, SamuelDetention AideChicago Police Department$64,836
Johnson, Maurice LSupervising Traffic Control AideOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$64,836
Perez-Padilla, GilbertoLegislative AideCity Council$64,548
Rodriguez, Carlos RTimekeeper - CpdOffice Of Public Safety Administration$64,488
Peeler-Ringer, Kimberly RDocumentation Specialist - City ClerkOffice Of City Clerk$64,488
Cheung, Adrian LCommunity Organizer-CapsChicago Police Department$64,488
Hamilton, PeterHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$64,488
Tsilikas, ConstantineCommunity Organizer-CapsChicago Police Department$64,488
Johnson, CynthiaClerk IV - TimekeeperDepartment Of Water Management$64,488
Weston, Mary LSenior Administrative AssistantChicago Department Of Aviation$64,488
Lynn, Alvina DHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$64,488
Jackson, Destinee MSenior Administrative AssistantChicago Department Of Aviation$64,488
Soto, Nilda EAccounting TechnicianChicago Department Of Aviation$64,488
Jose, Merline CAccounting TechnicianChicago Department Of Aviation$64,488
Price, Latoya MClerk IV - TimekeeperDepartment Of Water Management$64,488
Macklin, William AProperty Custodian - Auto PoundDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$64,488
Brown-Miller, MarettaCommunity Organizer-CapsChicago Police Department$64,488
Jackson, Renee HHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$64,488
Alexander, VictoriaSenior Administrative AssistantDepartment Of Water Management$64,488
Parks, Coree LAsst Community Living SpecialistDepartment Of Family And Support Services$64,488
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Sep 9, 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.