Illinois Public Salaries Database

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Review, explore and compare compensation for over 500,000 public employees throughout Illinois.

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The Illinois Public Salaries Database contains annual base pay and extra pay for over half a million state, municipal, school and many other types of government employees across Illinois. It covers 1,800+ units of government – and counting.


Illinois Public Salaries Database
See how much your elected officials, like Mayor Emanuel, make compared to other public employees

Illinois Public Salaries Database
Advanced search interface to filter by people, departments and municipality

Illinois Public Salaries Database
See how governments like the City of Chicago pay their employees