City of Chicago / Chicago Department of Aviation / Deputy Commissioner - 42
Job-title file
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
12 employees hold this title in Chicago Department of Aviation. Median total compensation for the role is $192,852, above the department median of $101,358.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 12 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
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Deputy Commissioner - 42 is held in 5 City of Chicago departments. In Chicago Department of Aviation, the median of $192,852 ranks #1 of 5.
Median total compensation for the Deputy Commissioner - 42 role in other City of Chicagodepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 8 jurisdictions. In City of Chicago, the median of $175,512 ranks #4 of 8. See Deputy Commissioner across all of City of Chicago →
Median total compensation for comparable Deputy Commissionerroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Deputy Commissioner - 42/Chicago Department of Aviation
Source-specific fields
Nafees Ahmed works as a Deputy Commissioner - 42 for Chicago Department of Aviation. Their status is full-time. Nafees earned $199,284 in 2026.