This dataset is a listing of all active City of Chicago employees, complete with full names, departments, positions, employment status (part-time or full-time), frequency of hourly employee –where applicable—and annual salaries or hourly rate. Please note that "active" has a specific meaning for Human Resources purposes and will sometimes exclude employees on certain types of temporary leave. For hourly employees, the City is providing the hourly rate and frequency of hourly employees (40, 35, 20 and 10) to allow dataset users to estimate annual wages for hourly employees. Please note that annual wages will vary by employee, depending on number of hours worked and seasonal status. For information on the positions and related salaries detailed in the annual budgets, see https://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/obm.html

Data Disclosure Exemptions: Information disclosed in this dataset is subject to FOIA Exemption Act, 5 ILCS 140/7 (Link:https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/documents/000501400K7.htm)

Current Employee Names, Salaries, and Position Titles records where Full or Part-Time is F.

The Annual Appropriation Ordinance is the final City operating budget as approved by the City Council. It reflects the City’s operating budget at the beginning of the fiscal year on January 1, 2024.

This dataset displays the positions and related salaries detailed in the budget as of January 1. It is extracted from the personnel portion of the Appropriation Ordinance. The dataset presents the position titles (without names) and salaries described in the budget, but does not provide a reflection of the current city workforce with full names and salaries.

Disclaimer: the “Total Budgeted Units” column displays either A) the number of employees AND vacancies associated with a given position, or B) the number of budgeted units (ie. hours/months) for that position. “Position Control” determines whether Total Budgeted Units column will count employees and vacancies or hours/months. If a Position Control is 1, then employees and vacancies are displayed; if a Position Control is 0, then the total number of hours/months recorded is displayed.

For more information about the budget process, visit http://www.chicago.gov/budget.

For information on the current city workforce, with names, positions and salaries, visit the "Current Employee Names, Salaries, and Position Titles" dataset: https://data.cityofchicago.org/d/xzkq-xp2w.

This dataset includes recommended positions and salaries for 2015 by title (without names) and salary. The dataset is excerpted from the 2015 Budget Recommendations, which is the line-item budget proposed by the Mayor to the City Council for approval. Disclaimer: the “Total Budgeted Unit” column displays either A) the number of employees AND vacancies associated with a given position, or B) the number of budgeted units (ie. hours/months) for that position. “Position Control” determines whether Total Budgeted Units column will count employees and vacancies or hours/months. If a Position Control is 1, then employees and vacancies are displayed; if a Position Control is 0, then the total number of hours/months recorded is displayed. Owner: Budget and Management. Frequency: Data are updated annually. For more information about the budget process, visit the Budget Documents page: http://j.mp/lPotWf.

Current Employee Names, Salaries, and Position Titles records where Salary or Hourly is HOURLY.

This dataset includes recommended positions and salaries for 2020 by title (without names) and salary. The dataset is excerpted from the 2020 Budget Recommendations, which is the line-item budget proposed by the Mayor to the City Council for approval. Disclaimer: the “Total Budgeted Unit” column displays either A) the number of employees AND vacancies associated with a given position, or B) the number of budgeted units (ie. hours/months) for that position. “Position Control” determines whether Total Budgeted Units column will count employees and vacancies or hours/months. If a Position Control is 1, then employees and vacancies are displayed; if a Position Control is 0, then the total number of hours/months recorded is displayed.

This dataset follows the format of the equivalent datasets from past years except that Division Code, Section Code, Subsection Code, and Position Control have changed from Number to Text (not all in the same year) in order to accommodate non-numeric values.

For more information about the budget process, visit the Budget Documents page: http://j.mp/lPotWf.

This dataset is a listing of all current City of Chicago employees, complete with full names, departments, positions, and annual salaries. For hourly employees the annual salary is estimated. Data Owner: Human Resources. Frequency: Data is updated quarterly. For information on the positions and related salaries detailed in the annual budgets, see https://data.cityofchicago.org/browse?limitTo=datasets&q="Budget+Ordinance+-+Positions+and+Salaries"&sortBy=newest&tags=budget.

This dataset is a listing of all current City of Chicago employees, complete with full names, departments, positions, and annual salaries. For hourly employees the annual salary is estimated. Data Owner: Human Resources. Frequency: Data is updated quarterly. For information on the positions and related salaries detailed in the budget as of January 1, 2013, visit the "Budget - 2013 Budget Ordinance - Positions and Salaries" dataset: https://data.cityofchicago.org/d/78az-bt2s.

Note, 7/1/2025: Please see this article for information on a change to the EMPLOYEE DATASET ID column.

Welcome to the official source for Employee Payroll Costing data for the City of Chicago. This dataset offers a clean, comprehensive view of the City's payroll information by employee.

About the Dataset: This has been extracted from the City of Chicago's Financial Management and Purchasing System (FMPS).
FMPS is the system used to process all financial transactions made by the City of Chicago, ensuring accuracy and transparency in fiscal operations.

This dataset includes useful details like employee name, pay element, pay period, fund, appropriation, department, and job title.

Data Disclaimer: The following data disclaimer governs your use of the dataset extracted from the Payroll Costing module of the City of Chicago's Financial Management and Purchasing System (FMPS) or (FMPS Payroll Costing).

Point-in-Time Extract: The dataset provided herein, represents a point-in-time extract from the FMPS Payroll Costing module and may not reflect real-time or up-to-date data.

Financial Statement Disclaimer – Timeframe and Limitations: This dataset is provided without audit. It is essential to note that this dataset is not a component of the City's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR). As such, it remains preliminary and is subject to the end-of-year reconciliation process inherent to the City's annual financial procedures outlined in the ACFR.

Note on Pay Elements: All pay elements available in the FMPS Payroll Costing module have been included in this dataset. Previously published datasets, such as "Employee Overtime and Supplemental Earnings," contained only a subset of these pay elements.

Payroll Period: The dataset's timeframe is organized into 24 payroll periods. It is important to understand that these periods may or may not directly correspond to specific earnings periods.

Aggregating Data: The CIty of Chicago often has employees with the same name (including middle initials). It is vital to use the unique employee identifier code (EMPLOYEE DATASET ID) when aggregating at the employee level to avoid duplication.

Data Subject to Change: This dataset is subject to updates and modifications due to the course of business, including activities such as canceling, adjusting, and reissuing checks.

Data Disclosure Exemptions: Information disclosed in this dataset is subject to FOIA Exemption Act, 5 ILCS 140/7 (Link:https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/documents/000501400K7.htm)

This dataset includes recommended positions and salaries for 2025 by title (without names) and salary. The dataset is excerpted from the 2025 Budget Recommendations, which is the line-item budget proposed by the Mayor to the City Council for approval. Disclaimer: the “Total Budgeted Unit” column displays either A) the number of employees AND vacancies associated with a given position, or B) the number of budgeted units (ie. hours/months) for that position. “Position Control” determines whether Total Budgeted Units column will count employees and vacancies or hours/months. If a Position Control is 1, then employees and vacancies are displayed; if a Position Control is 0, then the total number of hours/months recorded is displayed.

This dataset follows the format of the equivalent datasets from past years except that Division Code, Section Code, Subsection Code, and Position Control have changed from Number to Text (not all in the same year) in order to accommodate non-numeric values.

For more information about the budget process, visit the Budget Documents page: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/obm/provdrs/budget.html.

This dataset is a listing of all current City of Chicago employees, complete with full names, departments, positions, and annual salaries. For hourly employees the annual salary is estimated. Data Owner: Human Resources. Frequency: Data is updated quarterly. For information on the positions and related salaries detailed in the budget as of January 1, 2012, visit the "Budget - Positions and Salaries in 2012 Appropriation Ordinance" dataset: http://bit.ly/twq5oO

This dataset is a listing of all current City of Chicago employees, complete with full names, departments, positions, and annual salaries. For hourly employees the annual salary is estimated. Data Owner: Human Resources. Frequency: Data is updated quarterly. For information on the positions and related salaries detailed in the budget as of January 1, 2013, visit the "Budget - 2013 Budget Ordinance - Positions and Salaries" dataset: https://data.cityofchicago.org/d/78az-bt2s.

This dataset is a listing of all current City of Chicago employees, complete with full names, departments, positions, and annual salaries. For hourly employees the annual salary is estimated. Data Owner: Human Resources. Frequency: Data is updated quarterly. Last Updated: January 17, 2012. For information on the positions and related salaries detailed in the budget as of January 1, 2012, visit the "Budget - Positions and Salaries in 2012 Appropriation Ordinance" dataset: http://bit.ly/twq5oO

This dataset is a listing of all current City of Chicago employees, complete with full names, departments, positions, and annual salaries. For hourly employees the annual salary is estimated. Data Owner: Human Resources. Frequency: Data is updated quarterly. Last Updated: January 17, 2012. For information on the positions and related salaries detailed in the budget as of January 1, 2012, visit the "Budget - Positions and Salaries in 2012 Appropriation Ordinance" dataset: http://bit.ly/twq5oO

This dataset is a listing of all current City of Chicago employees, complete with full names, departments, positions, and annual salaries. For hourly employees the annual salary is estimated. Data Owner: Human Resources. Frequency: Data is updated quarterly. For information on the positions and related salaries detailed in the budget as of January 1, 2012, visit the "Budget - Positions and Salaries in 2012 Appropriation Ordinance" dataset: http://bit.ly/twq5oO

This dataset is a listing of all current City of Chicago employees, complete with full names, departments, positions, and annual salaries. For hourly employees the annual salary is estimated. Data Owner: Human Resources. Frequency: Data is updated quarterly. For information on the positions and related salaries detailed in the budget as of January 1, 2012, visit the "Budget - Positions and Salaries in 2012 Appropriation Ordinance" dataset: http://bit.ly/twq5oO

Starting with 2023 data, this series of annual datasets has been replaced with the Employee Payroll Data (FMPS Payroll Costing) dataset.

Employee overtime and supplemental earnings by month and year-to-date.

This dataset is a listing of all current City of Chicago employees, complete with full names, departments, positions, and annual salaries. For hourly employees the annual salary is estimated. Data Owner: Human Resources. Frequency: Data is updated quarterly. Last Updated: September, 2011. For information on the positions and related salaries detailed in the budget as of January 1, 2011, visit the "Budget - Positions and Salaries in 2011 Appropriation Ordinance" dataset: http://j.mp/mC2VLO

This dataset is a listing of all current City of Chicago employees, complete with full names, departments, positions, and annual salaries. For hourly employees the annual salary is estimated. Data Owner: Human Resources. Frequency: Data is updated quarterly. Last Updated: April 19, 2012. For information on the positions and related salaries detailed in the budget as of January 1, 2012, visit the "Budget - Positions and Salaries in 2012 Appropriation Ordinance" dataset: http://bit.ly/twq5oO

Employee overtime and supplemental earnings by month and year-to-date.