Chicago 2011 City Budget: Positions and Salaries by Department

The 2011 fiscal year budget ordinance for the City of Chicago, approved by the City Council and effective January 1, 2011. This dataset details budgeted positions, salaries, and units across city departments, extracted from the personnel portion of the Annual Appropriation Ordinance. It is provided by the Budget and Management department and was last updated on the data portal in October 2012.

Use Cases

• Analyze departmental salary allocation using DEPARTMENT NAME, FUND NAME, and TOTAL BUDGETED AMOUNT (from 21 available columns).
• Compare budgeted pay rates across job titles using TITLE DESCRIPTION and BUDGETED PAY RATE (from 21 available columns).
• Map organizational structure using DEPARTMENT CODE, DIVISION CODE, and SECTION CODE (from 21 available columns).
• Interpret budgeted staffing levels using TOTAL BUDGETED UNITS and POSITION CONTROL flags (from 21 available columns).

Strengths

• Provides a detailed, official snapshot of the city's 2011 operating budget for personnel.
• Includes 21 columns covering organizational hierarchy, funding sources, position titles, and financial amounts.
• Data is structured with clear codes (e.g., FUND CODE, TITLE CODE) for consistent categorization.

Limitations

• Last updated 2012-10-10 17:26:07; freshness should be verified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• As noted in the description, it reflects budgeted positions, not the actual city workforce with employee names.

Provenance

Source

Budget and Management department, City of Chicago.

Collection Method

Extracted from the personnel portion of the 2011 Annual Appropriation Ordinance.

Time Range

2011 fiscal year, effective January 1, 2011.

Freshness

Data is updated annually, but this specific snapshot is from the 2011 budget.

Geography

City of Chicago, Illinois, USA.