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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

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%

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Record list

Employees

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Rubina Alam

Zoning Administrator/Building & Zoning

2018 total comp
$25,127
Base pay
$25,127
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$25,127
Hire date
1997-06-16
Middle name
K

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
1d38799e-8c78-4808-92ee-532e5c2a3d16
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1417
Office
1160
Position Id
9502170

Rubina Alam works as a Zoning Administrator for Building & Zoning. They have served since 1997 (about 21 years). Rubina earned $25,127 in 2018.

Samuel Banks

Assistant to Commissioner/Building & Zoning

2018 total comp
$24,985
Base pay
$24,985
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$24,985
Hire date
2012-03-26
Middle name
W

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
824327d6-a06b-4fae-8103-b4356b347b42
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1401
Office
1160
Position Id
9502115

Samuel Banks is a Assistant to Commissioner at Building & Zoning. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 6 years. 2018 total compensation came to $24,985.