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 Aug 29, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,75524,845 salaried · 6,910 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,845)
Average salary$115,983highest $360,504
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,910)

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NameJob titlePay
Brantley Kirby, Bronz NDir Of Classification And CompensationDepartment Of Human Resources$151,212
Rodriguez, Alejandro LContracts AdministratorChicago Department Of Public Health$151,212
Wordlaw, Belinda KAsst CommissionerDepartment Of Environment$151,212
Martinez, RicardoDir Of SecurityDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$151,212
Baustert, Kristen VDir Of Administrative ServicesDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$151,212
Zaran, Emily RDir Of Planning Research And DevelopmentChicago Department Of Public Health$151,212
White, Detricia WCommunications Operations ManagerOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$151,212
Anderson, David CAsst CommissionerDepartment Of Buildings$151,212
Vanek, Tallett ADir Of NutritionChicago Department Of Public Health$151,212
Ruelas, Linda OAsst CommissionerDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$151,212
Obrochta, Julie BAsst CommissionerChicago Public Library$151,212
Roback, Bradley GDir Of Planning Research And DevelopmentDepartment Of Planning And Development$151,212
Karamustafa, AylaAsst CommissionerChicago Department Of Public Health$151,212
Magana Nunez, AlejandraSenior Director Of Family Support ProgramsDepartment Of Family And Support Services$151,212
Chang, Yung LinDir Of Program Operations X33Chicago Department Of Public Health$151,212
Tracy, Michael JGeneral Foreman Of Electrical MechanicsChicago Department Of Transportation$151,055
Donnelly, Michael JGeneral Foreman Of Electrical MechanicsChicago Department Of Aviation$151,055
Iniguez Jr., RobertoGeneral Foreman Of Electrical MechanicsDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$151,055
Ortiz, John MGeneral Foreman Of Electrical MechanicsDepartment Of Water Management$151,055
Turner, Alvin EGeneral Foreman Of Electrical MechanicsDepartment Of Water Management$151,055
Vari, Patrick MGeneral Foreman Of Electrical MechanicsDepartment Of Fleet And Facility Management$151,055
Senteno, Miguel AGeneral Foreman Of Electrical MechanicsDepartment Of Water Management$151,055
Barszcz, KevinDirector - Mayor'S OfficeOffice Of The Mayor$150,936
Evans, ColemanAsst Deputy Chief Of StaffOffice Of The Mayor$150,936
Mapp, Joseph LDirector - Mayor'S OfficeOffice Of The Mayor$150,936
Anderson, Hannah LPublic Health Administrator IIIChicago Department Of Public Health$150,240
Howell, Richard ACoordinator Special Projects/BldgDepartment Of Buildings$150,240
Sriver, Nikki KNetwork AdministratorDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$150,240
Childress, Alvin RSenior Emergency Management CoordOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$150,240
Mihajlovich, MarkoCoordinator Special Projects/BldgDepartment Of Buildings$150,240
Kelleher, John FBuilding/Construction InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$150,180
Burmistrz, Tony HSuprvng Building/Contruct InspectorChicago Department Of Public Health$150,180
Trejo, DavidSuprvng Building/Contruct InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$150,180
Ethredge, Lisa BBuilding/Construction InspectorDepartment Of Buildings$150,180
Banks, Timothy MDistrict Supvsr - Graffiti Removal ServicesDepartment Of Streets And Sanitation$150,180
Knight, GregoryDistrict Superintendent Of Water DistributionDepartment Of Water Management$150,180
Lawson, Bennett RAlderman - 44th WardCity Council$149,520
Fitzgerald, Michael JCoordinating Engineer IDepartment Of Water Management$149,100
Guzman, MiguelChief Filtration EngineerDepartment Of Water Management$149,100
Djavid, NeddaCoordinating Engineer IIDepartment Of Water Management$149,100
Maiellaro, Anthony RCoordinating Engineer IIDepartment Of Water Management$149,100
Olukeye, ModupePsychiatric Nurse PractionerChicago Department Of Public Health$149,100
Alvarez, David VPsychiatric Nurse PractionerChicago Department Of Public Health$149,100
Adindu, NgoziPsychiatric Nurse PractionerChicago Department Of Public Health$149,100
Garcia, AurelioAttorney - ExcludedChicago Department Of Aviation$149,100
Adefeso, Modupe OPsychiatric Nurse PractionerChicago Department Of Public Health$149,100
Gipson, Stephen PSupvsr Of Electrical InspectorsDepartment Of Buildings$149,063
Cumpian, Oscar ASupvsr Of Electrical InspectorsDepartment Of Buildings$149,063
Sanford, Jason WAsst Deputy MayorOffice Of The Mayor$148,992
Allison, Allyson MAsst To The AldermanCity Council$148,836
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Aug 29, 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.