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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

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

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian 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

Jacqueline King

Clerk V/Adult Probation Department

2016 total comp
$9,060
Base pay
$9,060
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$9,060
Hire date
1990-03-06
Middle name
F

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
19c6be99-1ff1-4fd9-a6dd-83d06e519411
Fiscal Period
2016Q4
Fiscal Quarter
4
Job Code
907
Office
1280
Position Id
9512232

Jacqueline King works as a Clerk V for Adult Probation Department. Their tenure dates to 1990, about 26 years. Jacqueline earned $9,060 in 2016.

Charnetta Paxton

Clerk V/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp
$8,792
Base pay
$8,792
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$8,792
Hire date
1995-11-07
Middle name
B

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
907
Office
1280
Position Id
9512184

Charnetta Paxton is a Clerk V at Adult Probation Department. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 23 years. 2018 total compensation came to $8,792.

Margarete Devlin

Supervisor Adult Probation/Adult Probation Department

2017 total comp
$8,690
Base pay
$8,690
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$8,690
Hire date
1980-04-01
Middle name
K

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter
1
Job Code
1564
Office
1280
Position Id
9512543

Margarete Devlin holds the role of Supervisor Adult Probation at Adult Probation Department. Hired in 1980, they have about 37 years of service. In 2017, their total compensation was $8,690.

David Neely

Adult Probation Officer/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp
$8,419
Base pay
$8,419
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$8,419
Hire date
2015-02-09
Middle name
E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter
1
Job Code
1561
Office
1280
Position Id
9512359

David Neely is a Adult Probation Officer at Adult Probation Department. Hired in 2015, they have about 3 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $8,419.