Cook County, Illinois / Adult Probation Department

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Adult Probation Department

Source file: Cook County, Illinois — Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Adult Probation Department runs the corrections system — operating prisons and jails, supervising people in custody, and managing parole or probation.

In 2018, this agency had 542 employees with median total compensation of $22,023; the highest distinct record was $42,290.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $10.7M
Employees: 542
Median total: $22,023
Highest record: $42,290

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

-$3,722$26,971+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 542 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($22,023) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $19,783 (100%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $0 (0%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$13,593

$15,700

$22,023

$22,420

$24,682

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $24,682 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $13,593. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Adult Probation Officer- Psb

188 · $22,420

Pretrial Officer I- Psb

62 · $22,288

Adult Probation Officer- Psc

52 · $24,669

Adult Probation Officer

45 · $15,700

Supervisor Adult Probation

31 · $24,324

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2016	$11.1M —	647 —	$20,610 —
2017	$10.8M ▼ 2.8%	593 ▼ 8.3%	$21,495 ▲ 4.3%
2018	$10.7M ▼ 0.4%	542 ▼ 8.6%	$22,023 ▲ 2.5%

Record list

Employees

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Nora Johnson

Adult Probation Officer- Psb/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$11,566

Base pay: $11,566
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,566
Hire date: 1992-10-19
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a52ac132-ba41-4c33-89e8-8df7006abf4f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 1567
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512281

Nora Johnson is a Adult Probation Officer- Psb at Adult Probation Department. Their tenure dates to 1992, about 26 years. 2018 total compensation came to $11,566.

Megan Wendt

Clerk V/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$11,438

Base pay: $11,438
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,438
Hire date: 1998-07-27
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 01a2fb70-e175-4fd9-894b-e6084a2ce305
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512125

Megan Wendt holds the role of Clerk V at Adult Probation Department. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 20 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $11,438.

Krystopher Watkins

Adult Probation Officer/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$11,214

Base pay: $11,214
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,214
Hire date: 2014-10-20
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9e9a10c1-4385-4251-9488-42ba00ea4161
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1561
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512855

Krystopher Watkins holds the role of Adult Probation Officer at Adult Probation Department. Hired in 2014, they have about 4 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $11,214.

Sammy Lorenzo

Adult Probation Intensive/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$11,179

Base pay: $11,179
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,179
Hire date: 2015-02-09
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2531981a-5ec7-4aec-ba7e-eb65d3f804da
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1565
Office: 1280
Position Id: 1500295

At Adult Probation Department, Sammy Lorenzo serves as a Adult Probation Intensive. They have served since 2015 (about 3 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $11,179.

Charlene Smith

Clerk V/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$11,168

Base pay: $11,168
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,168
Hire date: 2014-10-20
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: eee3554f-2cad-4ad1-9b48-c24f2bac601f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512134

Charlene Smith works as a Clerk V for Adult Probation Department. They have served since 2014 (about 4 years). Charlene earned $11,168 in 2018.

Carolyn Dornbos

Clerk V/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$11,168

Base pay: $11,168
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,168
Hire date: 2014-10-20
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 4eaa0d88-74d4-49a3-8582-985d4ba1c07e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1280
Position Id: 300095

Carolyn Dornbos works as a Clerk V for Adult Probation Department. They have served since 2014 (about 4 years). Carolyn earned $11,168 in 2018.

Ciera Hamilton

Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$11,168

Base pay: $11,168
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,168
Hire date: 2015-02-09
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 37d697e9-a2d2-4d1d-bb19-9136d8a8fcf5
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6735
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512758

Ciera Hamilton is a Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME at Adult Probation Department. Hired in 2015, they have about 3 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $11,168.

Ryan Holt

Clerk V/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$11,168

Base pay: $11,168
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,168
Hire date: 2015-01-05

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 72d4fe8f-7419-4406-956f-edf75f29b0f9
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512875

Ryan Holt holds the role of Clerk V at Adult Probation Department. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 3 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $11,168.

Tracy Hill

Clerk V/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$11,168

Base pay: $11,168
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,168
Hire date: 2014-10-20

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6df9c30b-14ac-4538-9d3b-03fc40db056b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512200

Tracy Hill holds the role of Clerk V at Adult Probation Department. They have served since 2014 (about 4 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $11,168.

Lisa Fenneman

Clerk V/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$11,162

Base pay: $11,162
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,162
Hire date: 2014-10-20
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 943b3620-8272-492b-bef4-676f36ffc6e0
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512136

Lisa Fenneman is a Clerk V at Adult Probation Department. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 4 years. 2018 total compensation came to $11,162.

Kimberly Higgins

Adult Probation Officer- Psb/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$10,747

Base pay: $10,747
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,747
Hire date: 1995-09-25
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 4e391af8-5228-4c74-8751-812a0c9179aa
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1567
Office: 1280
Position Id: 300098

Kimberly Higgins works as a Adult Probation Officer- Psb for Adult Probation Department. Hired in 1995, they have about 23 years of service. Kimberly earned $10,747 in 2018.

Jasmine Davis

Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$10,713

Base pay: $10,713
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,713
Hire date: 2015-02-09
Middle name: Simone

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 22581617-794d-4001-aaa1-cf9042981b28
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6735
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512203

Jasmine Davis works as a Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME for Adult Probation Department. Hired in 2015, they have about 3 years of service. Jasmine earned $10,713 in 2018.

Ashley Woodard

Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$10,713

Base pay: $10,713
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,713
Hire date: 2015-02-09

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0cc1519f-1505-432d-81ad-9fec7194cd28
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6735
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512127

Ashley Woodard works as a Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME for Adult Probation Department. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 3 years. Ashley earned $10,713 in 2018.

Eileen Conway

Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$10,713

Base pay: $10,713
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,713
Hire date: 2015-02-09
Middle name: Josphine

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b7a06038-47a8-47ca-8210-c2814fe811fa
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6735
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512190

Eileen Conway is a Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME at Adult Probation Department. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 3 years. 2018 total compensation came to $10,713.

Richard Martin

Adult Probation Weapons Supervisor/Adult Probation Department

2016 total comp

$10,561

Base pay: $10,561
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,561
Hire date: 1989-12-01
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 71bf3aea-14ad-4858-a3fc-8a7ae5120711
Fiscal Period: 2016Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 5785
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512679

Richard Martin holds the role of Adult Probation Weapons Supervisor at Adult Probation Department. They have served since 1989 (about 27 years). In 2016, their total compensation was $10,561.

Melissa Rosa

Adult Probation Intensive/Adult Probation Department

2016 total comp

$10,534

Base pay: $10,534
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,534
Hire date: 2015-02-09

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 4924e44b-1292-49e9-9a1e-99cbdfbc230b
Fiscal Period: 2016Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1565
Office: 1280
Position Id: 1400250

At Adult Probation Department, Melissa Rosa serves as a Adult Probation Intensive. They have served since 2015 (about a year). Their 2016 pay totaled $10,534.

Frank Willis Jr

Adult Probation Officer- Psb/Adult Probation Department

2017 total comp

$10,507

Base pay: $10,507
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,507
Hire date: 1997-02-03
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 4c33e8f5-84b5-4b1c-88f6-e46e22969e04
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 1567
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512437

Frank Willis Jr holds the role of Adult Probation Officer- Psb at Adult Probation Department. They have served since 1997 (about 20 years). In 2017, their total compensation was $10,507.

Lakisha Brown

Clerk V/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$10,498

Base pay: $10,498
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,498
Hire date: 2000-03-27
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: dfd754f9-ee50-4258-90ad-24a4fb6fe92f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512128

Lakisha Brown works as a Clerk V for Adult Probation Department. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 18 years. Lakisha earned $10,498 in 2018.