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
Anderson, Michelle RVeterinary AsstChicago Animal Care And Control$64,488
Gray, Mariah LSanitation ClerkDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$64,440
Hu, JianyunSanitation ClerkDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$64,440
Gonzalez Sr, JulioBridge OperatorChicago Department Of Transportation$64,440
Holmes, Kevin DBridge OperatorChicago Department Of Transportation$64,440
Parks, AshleyLegislative AideCity Council$64,080
Thompson, Zachary HLegislative AideCity Council$64,008
Moreno, SantosStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$63,996
Ortiz, EnriqueAviation Surveillance SpecialistChicago Department Of Aviation$63,852
Foerstel, Matthew TAviation Surveillance SpecialistChicago Department Of Aviation$63,852
Sandifer, Tony BAsst To The AldermanCity Council$63,852
Austin, Linda JLegislative AideCity Council$63,660
Ford, Tina LLegislative AideCity Council$63,660
Villanueva, JenniferStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$63,660
Beronski, BarbaraStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$63,660
Rosson, Edward SPress Aide IOffice Of The Mayor$63,660
Ferraro, GeorgeLegislative AideCity Council$63,660
Brown, Arion JStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$63,660
Garcia, DeniseAsst To The AldermanCity Council$63,660
Franklin, Lendale TPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$63,636
Martinez, RafaelPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$63,636
Cisneros, YariczaPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$63,636
Brabec, ShawnPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$63,636
Tejeda, Martin APolice OfficerChicago Police Department$63,636
Young, FeliciaPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$63,636
Love-Jones, Leland KPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$63,636
Fischer, WyattPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$63,636
Anguh, Belamine NPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$63,636
Crisantos, MauricioPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$63,636
Simpson, Antwon MPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$63,636
Martinez, EsmeraldaPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$63,636
Williams, QuintenPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$63,636
Williams, Andrew LPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$63,636
Diaz, AlejandroPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$63,636
Hughey, Roshaun PPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$63,636
Rojas, SylviaPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$63,636
Thomas, AmandaPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$63,636
Navarro, IsraelPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$63,636
Salgado, MichellePolice OfficerChicago Police Department$63,636
Chiapakdee, AndrewPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$63,636
Moore, MarshawnPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$63,636
Quiter, JamesPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$63,636
Castillo, LeobardoPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$63,636
Hanlon, Kevin MPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$63,636
Hundley, ShanaePolice OfficerChicago Police Department$63,636
Hernandez, FernandoPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$63,636
Villasana Jr, Marco APolice OfficerChicago Police Department$63,636
Dickens, TylerPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$63,636
Mulhern, LiamPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$63,636
Woodson, CourtezPolice OfficerChicago Police Department$63,636
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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.