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 28, 2026Source on the data portal
Employees31,75724,848 salaried · 6,909 hourly
Median salary$115,158salaried staff only (24,848)
Average salary$115,977highest $360,504
Median hourly rate$50.23/hrhourly staff only (6,909)

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NameJob titlePay
Schmitz, Matthew MManaging Deputy Budget DirectorOffice Of Budget & Management$194,052
Tantillo, Steven JChief Asst Corporation CounselDepartment Of Law$193,152
Lowe, Monica LAsst Chief Labor NegotiatorDepartment Of Law$193,152
Jenkins, Markeith DCommander-EmtChicago Fire Department$192,180
Covarrubias, Juan FCommander-EmtChicago Fire Department$192,180
Troken, Eric VCommander-EmtChicago Fire Department$192,180
Kreski, Christopher OBattalion Chief - EmtChicago Fire Department$192,180
Clemens, Richard WBattalion Chief - EmtChicago Fire Department$192,180
Talbott, SandraDeputy DirOffice Of Public Safety Administration$191,736
Richardson, Tobara SDeputy Inspector GeneralOffice Of Inspector General$191,736
Alexander, Samuel MManaging Deputy Commissioner - 41Chicago Department Of Transportation$190,344
Gunn, Kenneth AChairperson - Commission On Human RelationsChicago Commission On Human Relations$190,344
Cappello, Susan PExecutive Dir Of Animal Care And ControlChicago Animal Care And Control$190,344
Zhang, AnneManaging Deputy Commissioner - 41Chicago Department Of Transportation$190,344
Kuhn, Derek RDeputy Corporation CounselDepartment Of Law$190,344
Tripplet, Charis DDeputy Commissioner - 42Chicago Department Of Aviation$190,116
Ambe, NebaInformation Security LeadDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$190,116
Billows, Jessica ADeputy Commissioner - 42Department Of Water Management$190,116
Hart III, John WDeputy Commissioner - 42Department Of Water Management$190,116
Logan, Audriana NDeputy Director - 42Chicago Police Department$190,116
Samadi, MaliheDeputy Commissioner - 42Chicago Department Of Transportation$190,116
Rodriguez, ArturoDeputy Commissioner - 42Chicago Department Of Transportation$190,116
Khan, Zeeshan RInformation Security LeadDepartment Of Technology And Innovation$190,116
Schreiber, BrendanDeputy Commissioner - 42Department Of Water Management$190,116
Rivera, CynthiaDeputy Commissioner - 42Chicago Fire Department$190,116
Krueger, Hans KDeputy Commissioner - 42Department Of Water Management$190,116
Nicol, Mary MDeputy Commissioner - 42Chicago Department Of Transportation$190,116
Flores, NoeDeputy Director - 42Chicago Police Department$190,116
Smith, PenquaetDeputy Chief Of StaffOffice Of The Mayor$188,676
Evans, BillyAsst Deputy Chief Of StaffOffice Of The Mayor$188,676
Winiecki, TheresaCaptain-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$187,764
Kean, Brian MCaptain-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$187,764
Davis, James WCaptain-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$187,764
Corter, Mark CCaptain-ParamedicChicago Fire Department$187,764
Garcia, Jose ECommander-EmtChicago Fire Department$186,984
Zilch, MarkCommander-EmtChicago Fire Department$186,984
Moore, Marion CChief Asst Corporation CounselDepartment Of Law$186,804
Wallace, Christopher AChief Asst Corporation CounselDepartment Of Law$186,804
Fehlan, Scott DChief Asst Corporation CounselDepartment Of Law$186,804
Wright, Charles AGeneral CounselCommunity Commission For Public Safety And Accountability$186,792
Trotter, Shannon KLocal Liquor Control CommissionerDepartment Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection$186,792
Almendarez III, FilibertoDeputy ComptrollerDepartment Of Finance$186,792
Webster, Ian MDeputy ComptrollerDepartment Of Finance$186,792
Kasanin, Boban ADeputy ComptrollerDepartment Of Finance$186,792
Escamilla, Justin HDeputy Chief AdministratorCivilian Office Of Police Accountability$186,792
Leak, Leon PDeputy DirOffice Of Public Safety Administration$186,792
Mcdonough, JulianDeputy ComptrollerDepartment Of Finance$186,792
White, Alexis MDeputy Budget DirOffice Of Budget & Management$186,792
Stephens, Cody DDir Of Research And PlanningCommunity Commission For Public Safety And Accountability$186,792
Tate, Dionne ADir Of 311 City ServicesOffice Of Emergency Management And Communications$186,792
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Source: Employee Salaries, City of Chicago open data · city last published Aug 28, 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.