City of Chicago / Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection / Assistant Commissioner
Job-title file
Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.
8 employees hold this title in Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection. Median total compensation for the role is $150,096, above the department median of $98,928.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 8 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.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, the median wage for Chief Executives — about 3,610 people — is $344,960. Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection pays a median base salary of $150,096 for this role, 56% below that figure — about the 12th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Chief Executives across every employer in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Chief Executives — about 204,350 people — is $213,990. Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection’s median base salary is 30% below that national figure, about the 31st percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection is $150,096, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Assistant Commissioner is held in 12 City of Chicago departments. In Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, the median of $150,096 ranks #7 of 12.
Median total compensation for the Assistant Commissioner 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 2 jurisdictions. In City of Chicago, the median of $153,384 ranks #1 of 2. See Assistant Commissioner across all of City of Chicago →
Median total compensation for comparable Assistant 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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Assistant Commissioner/Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection
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Christopher Jessup is a Assistant Commissioner at Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $153,384.
Assistant Commissioner/Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection
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At Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, Michael Tibbs serves as a Assistant Commissioner. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $153,384.
Assistant Commissioner/Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection
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Amanda Weiland works as a Assistant Commissioner for Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection. Their status is full-time. Amanda earned $153,384 in 2026.
Assistant Commissioner/Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection
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David Frueh is a Assistant Commissioner at Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $153,384.
Assistant Commissioner/Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection
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Adam Weller is a Assistant Commissioner at Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $146,808.
Assistant Commissioner/Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection
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Linda Ruelas is a Assistant Commissioner at Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $146,808.
Assistant Commissioner/Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection
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James Harris holds the role of Assistant Commissioner at Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $137,532.
Assistant Commissioner/Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection
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Larissa Kaye works as a Assistant Commissioner for Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection. Their status is full-time. Larissa earned $121,668 in 2026.