City of Chicago: jobs, salaries and hiring
Hiring now
11
open professional roles
18
opened in the last 90 days
18 in the last 12 months
0%
of roles are remote
1
state hiring
Illinois
What it hires for: Engineering (5), Operations (2), Administration (1), Finance (1), Marketing (1). By level: early career (5), senior ic (5), director (4), mid level (2), entry level (1).
Where: Chicago, IL (17), Chicago, Illinois, United States (1).
City of Chicago hiring at a glance
- We have tracked City of Chicago's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 27 professional roles in that time.
- 7 of City of Chicago's 19 open roles (37%) are entry-level or early-career.
- 72% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 25% for government employers.
- 7 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 8 days ago.
- By open professional roles, City of Chicago ranks #30 of 816 government employers we track.
What City of Chicago asks for
Skills named most often in open roles
- excel 2
- python 2
- litigation 1
- vba 1
How City of Chicago compares with government employers
| Measure | City of Chicago | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 19 | 5 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 72% | 25% |
Median across 816 government employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
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What City of Chicago pays
Across 13 postings with a posted range, pay is below the market range for the same roles. 72% of its roles post a salary range.
| Level | Function | Typical posted range | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| IC | Various | $75,340–$75,340 | 2 |
Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.
Common questions
- Is City of Chicago hiring?
- City of Chicago has 11 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 18 opened in the last 90 days and 18 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.
- How well does City of Chicago pay?
- Across 13 postings with a posted salary range, City of Chicago's pay is below the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.
- Does City of Chicago hire entry-level candidates?
- Yes. 7 of City of Chicago's 19 open roles (37%) are entry-level or early-career. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.
- What skills does City of Chicago ask for?
- Across its open roles the skills named most often are excel (2), python (2), litigation (1), vba (1).
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