City of Chicago / Department of Family and Support Services / Deputy Commissioner
Job-title file
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
9 employees hold this title in Department of Family and Support Services. Median total compensation for the role is $175,512, above the department median of $76,464.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 9 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.
Compare departments
Deputy Commissioner is held in 11 City of Chicago departments. In Department of Family and Support Services, the median of $175,512 ranks #2 of 11.
Median total compensation for the Deputy 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 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/Department of Family and Support Services
Source-specific fields
At Department of Family and Support Services, Kathleen Cullick serves as a Deputy Commissioner. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $139,140.