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

Archie Shaw

Adult Probation Weapons Supervisor/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$42,290

Base pay: $42,290
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,290
Hire date: 1997-02-03
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 94ee8879-263e-47c1-8d22-6e58f5b4eac8
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 5785
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512524

Archie Shaw holds the role of Adult Probation Weapons Supervisor at Adult Probation Department. Their tenure dates to 1997, about 21 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $42,290.

Lavone Haywood

Chief Adult Probation Officer/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$38,764

Base pay: $38,764
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,764
Hire date: 1976-02-01

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e4f20129-df6d-408a-b3fb-06ee0740c4fb
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 1562
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512078

Lavone Haywood works as a Chief Adult Probation Officer for Adult Probation Department. Their tenure dates to 1976, about 42 years. Lavone earned $38,764 in 2018.

Cynthia Komar

Adlt Probat Depchief Intensive/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$36,302

Base pay: $36,302
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,302
Hire date: 1989-12-01
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b71255c5-0de8-434b-85d0-ab19ff9c3b93
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 6698
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512246

Cynthia Komar is a Adlt Probat Depchief Intensive at Adult Probation Department. They have served since 1989 (about 29 years). 2018 total compensation came to $36,302.

Matthew Sobieski

Assistant Chief Adult Probation/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$32,728

Base pay: $32,728
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,728
Hire date: 1983-12-23
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 20b8fa0a-29f5-487d-9d16-ed980ecf2741
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1579
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512080

At Adult Probation Department, Matthew Sobieski serves as a Assistant Chief Adult Probation. Hired in 1983, they have about 35 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $32,728.

Juan Hinojosa

Assistant Director Pretrial/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$31,325

Base pay: $31,325
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,325
Hire date: 1991-02-01
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 474f43c7-2358-4b7a-8fcb-9e28748185d1
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 522
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512704

At Adult Probation Department, Juan Hinojosa serves as a Assistant Director Pretrial. Their tenure dates to 1991, about 27 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $31,325.

Carolyn Lisle

Adult Probation Deputy Chief/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$31,009

Base pay: $31,009
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,009
Hire date: 1992-10-19
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f97ff0d0-a5e4-483c-a8ff-d59784ce0caa
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6696
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512248

Carolyn Lisle holds the role of Adult Probation Deputy Chief at Adult Probation Department. Hired in 1992, they have about 26 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $31,009.

Noreen Larson

Director of Program Services/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$30,855

Base pay: $30,855
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,855
Hire date: 1990-06-01
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c28c2698-ac88-4dec-bf3b-e7cbe3963f25
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 595
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9514107

Noreen Larson holds the role of Director of Program Services at Adult Probation Department. They have served since 1990 (about 28 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $30,855.

Adrian Hernandez

Adult Probation Deputy Chief/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$28,747

Base pay: $28,747
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,747
Hire date: 1994-09-26
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3003969d-429f-44d9-97f2-e06f05da1cda
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6696
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512599

Adrian Hernandez is a Adult Probation Deputy Chief at Adult Probation Department. They have served since 1994 (about 24 years). 2018 total compensation came to $28,747.

Delores Johnson

Director of Program Services/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$27,843

Base pay: $27,843
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,843
Hire date: 1994-10-24
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e8ab069a-7dbe-4d41-860a-93a1224c8d65
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 595
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512083

Delores Johnson works as a Director of Program Services for Adult Probation Department. They have served since 1994 (about 24 years). Delores earned $27,843 in 2018.

Rahsaan Moore

Adult Probation Deputy Chief/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$27,655

Base pay: $27,655
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,655
Hire date: 1994-03-08

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: fa9f8f5e-8a38-4cbf-8cd2-5330e7e3452a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6696
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512250

Rahsaan Moore holds the role of Adult Probation Deputy Chief at Adult Probation Department. Their tenure dates to 1994, about 24 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $27,655.

Michael Callahan

Adult Probat Depchief Pretrial/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$27,077

Base pay: $27,077
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,077
Hire date: 1994-03-08
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 13ab0f0f-d709-4dff-b643-c1e17e59bcfb
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6697
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512245

Michael Callahan is a Adult Probat Depchief Pretrial at Adult Probation Department. Their tenure dates to 1994, about 24 years. 2018 total compensation came to $27,077.

Kevin Jesse

Director of Program Services/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$26,972

Base pay: $26,972
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,972
Hire date: 1990-01-29
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 371c289a-a754-4f78-8cc5-62581beb5166
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 595
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512085

Kevin Jesse works as a Director of Program Services for Adult Probation Department. Hired in 1990, they have about 28 years of service. Kevin earned $26,972 in 2018.

Valerie Sterling

Adult Probation Deputy Chief/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$26,439

Base pay: $26,439
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,439
Hire date: 1991-04-01
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 58dc5416-9c9a-4d64-beef-22a57278f4cb
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6696
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512249

Valerie Sterling works as a Adult Probation Deputy Chief for Adult Probation Department. Hired in 1991, they have about 27 years of service. Valerie earned $26,439 in 2018.

Ronnie Woodfork

Adult Probation Deputy Chief/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$26,303

Base pay: $26,303
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,303
Hire date: 1988-06-06

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 06d11e55-2e21-408d-9bd3-a35d95b3a048
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6696
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512243

Ronnie Woodfork is a Adult Probation Deputy Chief at Adult Probation Department. Hired in 1988, they have about 30 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $26,303.

Candace Thomas

Administrative Assistant V/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$26,279

Base pay: $26,279
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,279
Hire date: 1997-08-11
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 75b1ec01-9243-49a3-971a-476339222c17
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 51
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512705

Candace Thomas works as a Administrative Assistant V for Adult Probation Department. Hired in 1997, they have about 21 years of service. Candace earned $26,279 in 2018.

Kevin Coughlin

Adult Probation Weapons Supervisor/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$26,170

Base pay: $26,170
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,170
Hire date: 1990-09-17

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 18d4456c-d76d-464b-ba0d-7e60d6c18b66
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5785
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512527

Kevin Coughlin is a Adult Probation Weapons Supervisor at Adult Probation Department. Their tenure dates to 1990, about 28 years. 2018 total compensation came to $26,170.

Megan Volker

Adult Probation Deputy Chief/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$26,161

Base pay: $26,161
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,161
Hire date: 1994-09-26
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f6dc45d9-7249-4953-b784-5f76f0497cd3
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6696
Office: 1280
Position Id: 1400262

Megan Volker is a Adult Probation Deputy Chief at Adult Probation Department. Hired in 1994, they have about 24 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $26,161.

Thomas Dibiase

Adult Probation Weapons Supervisor/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$26,106

Base pay: $26,106
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,106
Hire date: 1990-09-24
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3e4deca6-ea0a-40fa-9dd8-823574bfabe8
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5785
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512538

Thomas Dibiase is a Adult Probation Weapons Supervisor at Adult Probation Department. Their tenure dates to 1990, about 28 years. 2018 total compensation came to $26,106.

Martin Pacelli

Adult Probation Weapons Supervisor/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$26,100

Base pay: $26,100
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,100
Hire date: 1990-12-03
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6690b058-13a0-416d-8231-7f063b15a538
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5785
Office: 1280
Position Id: 1500347

At Adult Probation Department, Martin Pacelli serves as a Adult Probation Weapons Supervisor. Their tenure dates to 1990, about 28 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $26,100.

Wendy Drake

Adult Probation Weapons Supervisor/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$26,031

Base pay: $26,031
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,031
Hire date: 1994-09-26
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c962d070-8c89-4652-9a78-e975459247d3
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5785
Office: 1280
Position Id: 1400259

Wendy Drake holds the role of Adult Probation Weapons Supervisor at Adult Probation Department. They have served since 1994 (about 24 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $26,031.

Jennifer Dohm

Director of Program Services/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$25,916

Base pay: $25,916
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,916
Hire date: 1997-08-18
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: da5f1be8-b9cb-4d18-9c53-d3b0ef5049aa
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 595
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512224

Jennifer Dohm is a Director of Program Services at Adult Probation Department. Hired in 1997, they have about 21 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $25,916.

James Brannigan Iv

Adult Probation Weapons Supervisor/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$25,774

Base pay: $25,774
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,774
Hire date: 1993-12-13
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 42d81134-4ff1-47ac-a6ea-363805f25c24
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5785
Office: 1280
Position Id: 903407

James Brannigan Iv works as a Adult Probation Weapons Supervisor for Adult Probation Department. Their tenure dates to 1993, about 25 years. James earned $25,774 in 2018.

Robert Di Canio

Adult Probation Weapons Supervisor/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$25,700

Base pay: $25,700
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,700
Hire date: 1997-02-03
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a0fa9a79-8d1f-470e-abe8-70339bb2ed4d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5785
Office: 1280
Position Id: 9512642

Robert Di Canio is a Adult Probation Weapons Supervisor at Adult Probation Department. Hired in 1997, they have about 21 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $25,700.

Diane Harris

Adult Probation Weapons Supervisor/Adult Probation Department

2018 total comp

$25,700

Base pay: $25,700
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,700
Hire date: 1989-06-19

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f25fde27-653d-40ee-a69d-a319e276fc5d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5785
Office: 1280
Position Id: 1500345

Diane Harris is a Adult Probation Weapons Supervisor at Adult Probation Department. Hired in 1989, they have about 29 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $25,700.