Chicago 2026 Budget Ordinance Positions and Salary Allocations

Position titles and budgeted salary allocations for the City of Chicago's 2026 fiscal year. The data originates from the personnel section of the Annual Appropriation Ordinance approved by the Chicago City Council. It reflects the planned operating budget as of January 1, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze salary distribution by DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION and TITLE DESCRIPTION across different city departments.
• Compare budgeted compensation levels by BARGAINING UNIT and SCHEDULE/GRADE for labor cost analysis.
• Associate budgeted personnel costs with specific city functions using DIVISION DESCRIPTION and ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION fields.
• Examine the allocation of personnel resources (TOTAL BUDGETED UNIT) against FUND TYPE and FUND DESCRIPTION for budget accountability.

Strengths

• Contains 22 detailed columns covering organizational hierarchy, funding, and compensation.
• Data is sourced directly from the official city budget ordinance, providing authoritative budget figures.

Limitations

• Does not reflect actual filled positions or named employees, only budgeted allocations.
• The TOTAL BUDGETED UNIT column interpretation depends on the POSITION CONTROL flag, requiring careful parsing.
• Sample data and total row count are unavailable, preventing assessment of dataset size and completeness.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofchicago.org, the official City of Chicago data portal.

Collection Method

Extracted from the personnel portion of the city's Annual Appropriation Ordinance.

Time Range

Fiscal year 2026 budget, effective January 1, 2026.

Freshness

Data reflects the budget ordinance for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2026.

Geography

City of Chicago, Illinois, USA.