Cook County, Illinois / Adult Probation Department

Agency file

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

Page 1

Tracy Edwards

Adult Probation Officer- Psb/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$19,240

Base pay: $19,240
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,240
Hire date: 1990-09-24
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 74781dc7-f1e2-4635-9f0b-429a0584435a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1567
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512280

At Adult Probation Department, Tracy Edwards serves as a Adult Probation Officer- Psb. Their tenure dates to 1990, about 28 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $19,240.

James Farrelly

Adult Probation Officer- Psb/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$19,011

Base pay: $19,011
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,011
Hire date: 1991-07-29
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 69201fed-f780-46c9-85de-702e37904651
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1567
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512573

James Farrelly is a Adult Probation Officer- Psb at Adult Probation Department. Their tenure dates to 1991, about 27 years. 2018 total compensation came to $19,011.

Elizabeth Hannon Stepps

Business Manager I/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$18,928

Base pay: $18,928
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,928
Hire date: 1994-01-18

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b2221e24-9dc1-4b9b-a659-d2db8716d1b7
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 251
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512708

Elizabeth Hannon Stepps holds the role of Business Manager I at Adult Probation Department. They have served since 1994 (about 24 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $18,928.

Jennifer Yanahan

Adult Probation Officer- Psb/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$18,897

Base pay: $18,897
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,897
Hire date: 1994-09-26
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1b6604d5-f49b-436c-a718-af71b4a5d851
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1567
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512567

Jennifer Yanahan is a Adult Probation Officer- Psb at Adult Probation Department. Their tenure dates to 1994, about 24 years. 2018 total compensation came to $18,897.

Loren Reedy

Pretrial Officer I- Psb/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$18,769

Base pay: $18,769
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,769
Hire date: 2008-09-29
Middle name: T.

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e96d38fd-e456-426e-b009-0f40dc4b7c74
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 672
Office: 1280
Position Id: 1300084

Loren Reedy holds the role of Pretrial Officer I- Psb at Adult Probation Department. They have served since 2008 (about 10 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $18,769.

Allison Gresely

Adult Probation Officer- Psb/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$18,769

Base pay: $18,769
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,769
Hire date: 2009-06-22
Middle name: V.

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 7818f148-ddd7-49f6-aeaa-d3c992e0f410
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1567
Office: 1280
Position Id: 1300096

Allison Gresely works as a Adult Probation Officer- Psb for Adult Probation Department. Hired in 2009, they have about 9 years of service. Allison earned $18,769 in 2018.

Erin Delaney

Adult Probation Officer- Psb/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$18,749

Base pay: $18,749
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,749
Hire date: 2008-09-29
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5ebcb4f0-deb1-4b23-84d2-2891861d30dc
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1567
Office: 1280
Position Id: 1300083

Erin Delaney is a Adult Probation Officer- Psb at Adult Probation Department. They have served since 2008 (about 10 years). 2018 total compensation came to $18,749.

Christine Case

Pretrial Officer I- Psb/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$18,745

Base pay: $18,745
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,745
Hire date: 2008-12-08

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 7ed5677e-ee12-4443-bbb2-6419ab796350
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 672
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512478

Christine Case works as a Pretrial Officer I- Psb for Adult Probation Department. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 10 years. Christine earned $18,745 in 2018.

Carmen Ceballos

Adult Probation Officer- Psb/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$18,714

Base pay: $18,714
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,714
Hire date: 2008-12-08

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6837a1c9-1f5f-45d7-a3cf-a1f20eca6f0d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1567
Office: 1280
Position Id: 1300090

Carmen Ceballos works as a Adult Probation Officer- Psb for Adult Probation Department. They have served since 2008 (about 10 years). Carmen earned $18,714 in 2018.

Melody Smith

Adult Probation Intensive/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$18,621

Base pay: $18,621
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,621
Hire date: 2008-08-18

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 7640abe2-034f-4587-9403-5253c0a8678d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1565
Office: 1280
Position Id: 1400252

Melody Smith holds the role of Adult Probation Intensive at Adult Probation Department. They have served since 2008 (about 10 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $18,621.

Marla Roark

Administrative Assistant III/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$18,476

Base pay: $18,476
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,476
Hire date: 2010-04-26
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 686f8b9c-e73f-487a-8dd5-77ac58490c9b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512096

At Adult Probation Department, Marla Roark serves as a Administrative Assistant III. Hired in 2010, they have about 8 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $18,476.

Becky Silberstein

Pretrial Officer I- Psb/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$18,424

Base pay: $18,424
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,424
Hire date: 1999-09-27
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1f15f942-6d53-48aa-a984-a68b58d41bee
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 672
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512848

Becky Silberstein is a Pretrial Officer I- Psb at Adult Probation Department. Hired in 1999, they have about 19 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $18,424.

Tina Moore Johnson

Adult Probation Officer- Psb/Adult Probation Department

2016 total comp

$18,242

Base pay: $18,242
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,242
Hire date: 1987-07-16
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b5819fc3-a03e-47fa-b228-276c227faa01
Fiscal Period: 2016Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 1567
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512349

At Adult Probation Department, Tina Moore Johnson serves as a Adult Probation Officer- Psb. They have served since 1987 (about 29 years). Their 2016 pay totaled $18,242.

F Dubose

Administrative Analyst III/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$18,117

Base pay: $18,117
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,117
Hire date: 2004-06-01
Middle name: Zanetta

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 34e2bd65-983d-43d8-9f9e-f651e0669010
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 293
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9513581

F Dubose works as a Administrative Analyst III for Adult Probation Department. Hired in 2004, they have about 14 years of service. F earned $18,117 in 2018.