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Cook County, Illinois / Building & Zoning

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Building & Zoning

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

The Building & Zoning is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2018, this agency had 41 employees with median total compensation of $26,260; the highest distinct record was $34,292.

Year
2018
Total payroll
$908.6K
Employees
41
Median total
$26,260
Highest record
$34,292

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 41 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($26,260) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $22,161 (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
$8,753
$13,460
$26,260
$28,560
$29,756

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $29,756 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $8,753. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Building and Zoning Inspector
6 · $26,458
Clerk V
6 · $11,462
Plumbing Inspector
4 · $29,671
Electrical Inspector
4 · $28,542
Ventilating Inspector
2 · $26,625

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
$946.2K
—
48
—
$25,396
—
2017
$944.4K
▼ 0.2%
46
▼ 4.2%
$25,396
±0%
2018
$908.6K
▼ 3.8%
41
▼ 10.9%
$26,260
▲ 3.4%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Record list

Employees

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Frances Salinsky

Clerk V (Seiu73)/Building & Zoning

2018 total comp
$13,460
Base pay
$13,460
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$13,460
Hire date
1992-03-06
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
6799
Office
1160
Position Id
9502165

At Building & Zoning, Frances Salinsky serves as a Clerk V (Seiu73). They have served since 1992 (about 26 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $13,460.

Priscilla Collum

Bookkeeper IV/Building & Zoning

2018 total comp
$13,354
Base pay
$13,354
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$13,354
Hire date
2015-01-12
Middle name
R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
174
Office
1160
Position Id
9502119

Priscilla Collum is a Bookkeeper IV at Building & Zoning. Hired in 2015, they have about 3 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $13,354.

Dexter Flowers

Clerk V/Building & Zoning

2018 total comp
$13,227
Base pay
$13,227
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$13,227
Hire date
1992-12-28
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
907
Office
1160
Position Id
9502169

Dexter Flowers is a Clerk V at Building & Zoning. Their tenure dates to 1992, about 26 years. 2018 total compensation came to $13,227.

Diane Thompson

Clerk V/Building & Zoning

2018 total comp
$12,833
Base pay
$12,833
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$12,833
Hire date
1998-08-17

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
907
Office
1160
Position Id
9502167

Diane Thompson is a Clerk V at Building & Zoning. They have served since 1998 (about 20 years). 2018 total compensation came to $12,833.