🏙️ Chicago's 2024 City Budget: $16.6 Billion powering services citywide ⚡ 💼 Corporate Fund for daily operations totals $5.7 Billion this year ⚡ 💰 City payroll surpasses $4.2 Billion covering 32,000 workers ⚡ 🕒 Citywide overtime spending hit $680 Million in the latest fiscal year ⚡ 🚓 Police Department payroll alone reaches $1.58 Billion ⚡ 🚒 Fire Department payroll dedicates $720 Million to frontline crews ⚡ 💧 Water Management payroll invests $380 Million in infrastructure ⚡ 🚦 Transportation Department payroll holds steady at $265 Million ⚡ 📚 Chicago Public Library payroll totals $190 Million for librarians & staff ⚡ 🛡️ Police overtime cost the city $280 Million last year ⚡ 🔥 Fire Department overtime totaled $190 Million ⚡ 💦 Water Management overtime added $58 Million ⚡ 🧹 Streets & Sanitation overtime reached $42 Million ⚡ ✈️ Aviation overtime spending hit $36 Million ⚡ 👮 Police Department headcount funded for 13,800 positions ⚡ 🚌 Chicago Public Schools citywide roles counted 9,800 positions ⚡ 🚒 Fire Department staffing budget covers 5,100 firefighters & medics ⚡ ✈️ Aviation Department employs 3,000 workers citywide ⚡ 💧 Water Management keeps 2,800 specialists on payroll ⚡ ⚡ BREAKING: 873 Chicago City Employees Make Over $200,000 Per Year ⚡ 📊 Police Superintendent Salary: $300,044 Including Overtime ⚡ 💰 Top 100 City Employees Collected $42M in Overtime Pay ⚡ 🚨 Fire Department's Highest Earner: $287,000 Total Compensation ⚡ 📈 Average Chicago City Worker Salary: $87,384 in 2024 ⚡ 🏛️ Mayor's Office Budget: $31.7 Million Annually ⚡ 👮 2,107 Police Officers Earned Over $150,000 Last Year ⚡ 💵 City CFO Total Compensation: $215,000 Base Salary ⚡ ⚠️ 47 City Employees Made More Than The Governor ⚡ 📉 Pension Obligations: $2.8 Billion Due This Year ⚡ 🏗️ Streets & Sanitation Commissioner: $169,992 Annual Salary ⚡ 🎯 Water Department's Top Earner: $242,000 With Benefits ⚡ 📍 Chicago Has 14th Highest Municipal Salaries in USA ⚡ 🔍 Search Any City Employee's Salary FREE on ChicagosMoney.com ⚡ 🏙️ Chicago's 2024 City Budget: $16.6 Billion powering services citywide ⚡ 💼 Corporate Fund for daily operations totals $5.7 Billion this year ⚡ 💰 City payroll surpasses $4.2 Billion covering 32,000 workers ⚡ 🕒 Citywide overtime spending hit $680 Million in the latest fiscal year ⚡ 🚓 Police Department payroll alone reaches $1.58 Billion ⚡ 🚒 Fire Department payroll dedicates $720 Million to frontline crews ⚡ 💧 Water Management payroll invests $380 Million in infrastructure ⚡ 🚦 Transportation Department payroll holds steady at $265 Million ⚡ 📚 Chicago Public Library payroll totals $190 Million for librarians & staff ⚡ 🛡️ Police overtime cost the city $280 Million last year ⚡ 🔥 Fire Department overtime totaled $190 Million ⚡ 💦 Water Management overtime added $58 Million ⚡ 🧹 Streets & Sanitation overtime reached $42 Million ⚡ ✈️ Aviation overtime spending hit $36 Million ⚡ 👮 Police Department headcount funded for 13,800 positions ⚡ 🚌 Chicago Public Schools citywide roles counted 9,800 positions ⚡ 🚒 Fire Department staffing budget covers 5,100 firefighters & medics ⚡ ✈️ Aviation Department employs 3,000 workers citywide ⚡ 💧 Water Management keeps 2,800 specialists on payroll ⚡ ⚡ BREAKING: 873 Chicago City Employees Make Over $200,000 Per Year ⚡ 📊 Police Superintendent Salary: $300,044 Including Overtime ⚡ 💰 Top 100 City Employees Collected $42M in Overtime Pay ⚡ 🚨 Fire Department's Highest Earner: $287,000 Total Compensation ⚡ 📈 Average Chicago City Worker Salary: $87,384 in 2024 ⚡ 🏛️ Mayor's Office Budget: $31.7 Million Annually ⚡ 👮 2,107 Police Officers Earned Over $150,000 Last Year ⚡ 💵 City CFO Total Compensation: $215,000 Base Salary ⚡ ⚠️ 47 City Employees Made More Than The Governor ⚡ 📉 Pension Obligations: $2.8 Billion Due This Year ⚡ 🏗️ Streets & Sanitation Commissioner: $169,992 Annual Salary ⚡ 🎯 Water Department's Top Earner: $242,000 With Benefits ⚡ 📍 Chicago Has 14th Highest Municipal Salaries in USA ⚡ 🔍 Search Any City Employee's Salary FREE on ChicagosMoney.com ⚡
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