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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31,775 people
NameJob titlePay
Brown, Mary AAnimal Care Aide IChicago Animal Care And Control$58,764
Johnson, Venus ACommunications Operator I - 311Office Of Emergency Management And Communications$58,764
Spann, Isiah DAnimal Care Aide IChicago Animal Care And Control$58,764
Lambova, Irina HAirport Information AmbassadorChicago Department Of Aviation$58,764
Posey, TimothyTimekeeper - CpdOffice Of Public Safety Administration$58,764
Olivo, ElizabethTimekeeper - CpdOffice Of Public Safety Administration$58,764
Wade, Davita OPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$58,764
Woods, Shannon NBehavioral Health AssistantChicago Department Of Public Health$58,764
Thomas, Evangela DPayment Services RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$58,764
Paz Dominguez, ArmandoAccounting TechnicianDepartment Of Finance$58,764
Baeza, NancyPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$58,764
Pettis, VictoriaAccounting TechnicianDepartment Of Finance$58,764
Marchan, NormaCollections RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$58,764
Nelson, ConitaPayment Services RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$58,764
Rodia, LuisDocumentation Specialist - City ClerkOffice Of City Clerk$58,764
Sneed, ZacharyAsst Community Living SpecialistDepartment Of Family And Support Services$58,764
Lee, Tomanik TAccounting TechnicianDepartment Of Finance$58,764
Hawkins, DeannaAccounting TechnicianDepartment Of Law$58,764
Collins, NakitaBehavioral Health AssistantChicago Department Of Public Health$58,764
Jenkins, Erica JPolice Administrative ClerkChicago Police Department$58,764
Howard Dillard, Eric DAccounting TechnicianDepartment Of Finance$58,764
Boffman, Markita MPayment Services RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$58,764
Matthews III, Earl LTimekeeper - CpdOffice Of Public Safety Administration$58,764
Le, Thanh Thao TTimekeeper - CpdOffice Of Public Safety Administration$58,764
Young, Tierra CCommunications Operator I - 311Office Of Emergency Management And Communications$58,764
James, Terrance TAnimal Care Aide IChicago Animal Care And Control$58,764
Botica, SamanthaClerk IV - TimekeeperDepartment Of Water Management$58,764
Harper, BrandiPayment Services RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$58,764
Marban, MabelAsst Community Living SpecialistDepartment Of Family And Support Services$58,764
Perez, Briana NAnimal Care Aide IChicago Animal Care And Control$58,764
Dansby, Lesley SPayment Services RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$58,764
Sims, AntionetteTimekeeper - CpdOffice Of Public Safety Administration$58,764
Wright, RabashiaTimekeeper - CpdOffice Of Public Safety Administration$58,764
Nunez, GuadalupeClerk IV - TimekeeperDepartment Of Water Management$58,764
Kerner, Alex RHead Library ClerkChicago Public Library$58,764
Parrales, Alex EProperty CustodianChicago Police Department$58,764
Sotelo, ShaniaAdministrative AssistantDepartment Of Planning And Development$58,764
Taylor-Gilbert, Tiffany RPayment Services RepresentativeDepartment Of Finance$58,764
Williams, Evon DBridge OperatorChicago Department Of Transportation$58,728
Garza, OliviaDistrict ClerkDepartment Of Water Management$58,728
Claybrooks, DebraBridge OperatorChicago Department Of Transportation$58,728
Guzman, RicardoBridge OperatorChicago Department Of Transportation$58,728
Jenkins, Ashley SSanitation ClerkDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$58,728
Cassidy, GloriaSanitation ClerkDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$58,728
Dean, Vanessa EStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$58,716
Olague, Martha PStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$58,716
Caldwell, KarsonLegislative AideCity Council$58,368
Barraza-Sandoval, Marissa RStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$58,368
Mckinney, AlbertStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$58,368
Bahena, Idalis IStaff Asst To The AldermanCity Council$58,368
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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.