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

Page 1

Kenneth Miller

Adult Probation Officer- Psb/Adult Probation Department

2017 total comp

$6,406

Base pay: $6,406
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,406
Hire date: 1986-03-04
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 03faea0a-aa2a-419b-b6c5-423b8065e4a9
Fiscal Period: 2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 1567
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512366

Kenneth Miller holds the role of Adult Probation Officer- Psb at Adult Probation Department. They have served since 1986 (about 31 years). In 2017, their total compensation was $6,406.

Andreana Hill Franklin

Administrative Support V/Adult Probation Department

2017 total comp

$6,283

Base pay: $6,283
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,283
Hire date: 2017-10-02
Middle name: I.

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: cb4f8127-8de7-4061-b8da-963c8f6e116d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5801
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9513704

Andreana Hill Franklin works as a Administrative Support V for Adult Probation Department. Hired in 2017, they have under a year of service. Andreana earned $6,283 in 2017.

Kenneth Mauge

Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME/Adult Probation Department

2017 total comp

$5,997

Base pay: $5,997
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,997
Hire date: 1987-10-16
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e2e67ce3-6fab-4ed8-b9d1-aa8c94768bd4
Fiscal Period: 2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 6735
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512137

At Adult Probation Department, Kenneth Mauge serves as a Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME. Their tenure dates to 1987, about 30 years. Their 2017 pay totaled $5,997.

Donna Killingham

Clerk V/Adult Probation Department

2017 total comp

$5,997

Base pay: $5,997
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,997
Hire date: 1986-10-01
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c80cef69-7b27-4097-95ad-9102a431a3e8
Fiscal Period: 2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 907
Office: 1280
Position Id: 800867

Donna Killingham works as a Clerk V for Adult Probation Department. They have served since 1986 (about 31 years). Donna earned $5,997 in 2017.

Janice Hutchinson

Administrative Assistant II/Adult Probation Department

2017 total comp

$5,981

Base pay: $5,981
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,981
Hire date: 1992-05-11
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c981db77-b425-4455-97da-32a11f4d237f
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 47
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512101

Janice Hutchinson works as a Administrative Assistant II for Adult Probation Department. Hired in 1992, they have about 25 years of service. Janice earned $5,981 in 2017.

Jacob Watkins

Pretrial Officer I/Adult Probation Department

2017 total comp

$5,938

Base pay: $5,938
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,938
Hire date: 2017-10-02
Middle name: A.

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6981f5cc-cf32-4765-9ef8-ec90adb846dd
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 526
Office: 1280
Position Id: 1500264

At Adult Probation Department, Jacob Watkins serves as a Pretrial Officer I. Hired in 2017, they have under a year of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $5,938.

Mary Dougherty

Pretrial Officer I/Adult Probation Department

2017 total comp

$5,938

Base pay: $5,938
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,938
Hire date: 2017-10-02
Middle name: G.

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 258b1a55-606b-40ae-a3ce-95e2bd9acd72
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 526
Office: 1280
Position Id: 1500377

Mary Dougherty is a Pretrial Officer I at Adult Probation Department. They have served since 2017 (under a year). 2017 total compensation came to $5,938.

Elizabeth Yager

Pretrial Officer I/Adult Probation Department

2017 total comp

$5,938

Base pay: $5,938
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,938
Hire date: 2017-10-02
Middle name: K.

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a00e0670-b26f-4758-9d15-7c746b7b56c6
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 526
Office: 1280
Position Id: 1500263

At Adult Probation Department, Elizabeth Yager serves as a Pretrial Officer I. They have served since 2017 (under a year). Their 2017 pay totaled $5,938.

Gladys Lopez

Clerk V/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$5,919

Base pay: $5,919
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,919
Hire date: 1997-08-18
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 98378c9a-1901-4d0c-94bf-3ce1b9d53776
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 907
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512126

Gladys Lopez is a Clerk V at Adult Probation Department. Their tenure dates to 1997, about 21 years. 2018 total compensation came to $5,919.

Megan Nielsen

Adult Probation Officer- Psb/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$5,845

Base pay: $5,845
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,845
Hire date: 2004-07-26
Middle name: T.

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 251af03c-9ef3-45e3-bef5-9b375b81738d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1567
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512323

Megan Nielsen is a Adult Probation Officer- Psb at Adult Probation Department. Hired in 2004, they have about 14 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $5,845.

Jeremy Prowell

Clerk V/Adult Probation Department

2016 total comp

$5,489

Base pay: $5,489
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,489
Hire date: 2014-10-20

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6e554f15-0925-4228-a682-161abfa0258c
Fiscal Period: 2016Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 907
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512227

Jeremy Prowell holds the role of Clerk V at Adult Probation Department. They have served since 2014 (about 2 years). In 2016, their total compensation was $5,489.

Madeekah Smith

Pretrial Officer I/Adult Probation Department

2017 total comp

$5,336

Base pay: $5,336
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,336
Hire date: 2015-02-09

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b87ffa9b-61e8-4616-9b50-41da8161fcec
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 526
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512266

At Adult Probation Department, Madeekah Smith serves as a Pretrial Officer I. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 2 years. Their 2017 pay totaled $5,336.