Cook County, Illinois / Building & Zoning

Agency file

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

$1,964$33,309+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

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.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median 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.

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Record list

Employees

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David Czuprynski

Zoning Plan Examiner II/Building & Zoning

2018 total comp

$20,684

Base pay: $20,684
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,684
Hire date: 2009-02-02
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 80da0c20-0277-48f6-8e5b-0e1c2247bf46
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1421
Office: 1160
Position Id: 9502130

David Czuprynski holds the role of Zoning Plan Examiner II at Building & Zoning. Hired in 2009, they have about 9 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $20,684.