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

$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.

County Clerk Cook County, Illinois40% match
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Record list

Employees

Page 1

Nicholas Pecora

Electrical Inspector/Building & Zoning

2018 total comp

$28,524

Base pay: $28,524
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,524
Hire date: 2004-05-17
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 436b5191-cf5b-46f7-a810-96beee788e58
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2330
Office: 1160
Position Id: 9502155

Nicholas Pecora is a Electrical Inspector at Building & Zoning. They have served since 2004 (about 14 years). 2018 total compensation came to $28,524.

Sean Pierce

Electrical Inspector/Building & Zoning

2018 total comp

$28,238

Base pay: $28,238
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,238
Hire date: 2010-03-02
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 43e76523-67f7-4e5d-ac73-449185f8f854
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2330
Office: 1160
Position Id: 9502154

Sean Pierce works as a Electrical Inspector for Building & Zoning. Their tenure dates to 2010, about 8 years. Sean earned $28,238 in 2018.

Bradley Nance

Ventilating Inspector/Building & Zoning

2018 total comp

$26,669

Base pay: $26,669
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,669
Hire date: 2012-01-03

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 820462ca-b9e4-469f-9ba5-1ad21df85472
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2225
Office: 1160
Position Id: 9502162

At Building & Zoning, Bradley Nance serves as a Ventilating Inspector. They have served since 2012 (about 6 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $26,669.

Joseph Patla

Building and Zoning Inspector/Building & Zoning

2018 total comp

$26,669

Base pay: $26,669
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,669
Hire date: 1986-10-30
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 24dd9187-0f47-47cc-b475-f812d0457dfe
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1404
Office: 1160
Position Id: 9502139

Joseph Patla holds the role of Building and Zoning Inspector at Building & Zoning. Hired in 1986, they have about 32 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $26,669.

Jack Conti

Building and Zoning Inspector/Building & Zoning

2018 total comp

$26,590

Base pay: $26,590
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,590
Hire date: 2004-11-01
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f6223744-7292-4d43-9c05-3591a2dcef80
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1404
Office: 1160
Position Id: 9502145

At Building & Zoning, Jack Conti serves as a Building and Zoning Inspector. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 14 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $26,590.

Patrick Gilhooly

Ventilating Inspector/Building & Zoning

2018 total comp

$26,581

Base pay: $26,581
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,581
Hire date: 2016-01-25
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 49f1212a-edaf-433e-a5b3-9b77fe08ab91
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2225
Office: 1160
Position Id: 9502163

Patrick Gilhooly holds the role of Ventilating Inspector at Building & Zoning. They have served since 2016 (about 2 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $26,581.

Jerry Williams

Building and Zoning Inspector/Building & Zoning

2018 total comp

$26,502

Base pay: $26,502
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,502
Hire date: 1999-07-06
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a7fbd3f8-cce8-4a1c-b118-919fe1fb0734
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1404
Office: 1160
Position Id: 9502144

Jerry Williams is a Building and Zoning Inspector at Building & Zoning. Their tenure dates to 1999, about 19 years. 2018 total compensation came to $26,502.

Charles Mills

Building and Zoning Inspector/Building & Zoning

2018 total comp

$26,414

Base pay: $26,414
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,414
Hire date: 2004-05-17
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1b4bc113-1426-46c2-917b-be0d6ae442ea
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1404
Office: 1160
Position Id: 9502143

Charles Mills holds the role of Building and Zoning Inspector at Building & Zoning. Hired in 2004, they have about 14 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $26,414.

Mario Gianfortune

Building and Zoning Inspector/Building & Zoning

2018 total comp

$26,362

Base pay: $26,362
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,362
Hire date: 2016-02-22

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6ac93935-a510-46c8-a78b-42941bdf7ff0
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1404
Office: 1160
Position Id: 9502146

Mario Gianfortune works as a Building and Zoning Inspector for Building & Zoning. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 2 years. Mario earned $26,362 in 2018.

James O'Rourke

Building and Zoning Inspector/Building & Zoning

2018 total comp

$26,260

Base pay: $26,260
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,260
Hire date: 2004-10-18
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 7c8168d6-253f-451e-93cd-087159917611
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1404
Office: 1160
Position Id: 9502142

James O'Rourke holds the role of Building and Zoning Inspector at Building & Zoning. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 14 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $26,260.

Ian Freimuth

Zoning Plan Examiner I/Building & Zoning

2018 total comp

$25,956

Base pay: $25,956
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,956
Hire date: 2014-05-05
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 47cee070-5c6f-4dd6-a9e2-e7daa77644ea
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1420
Office: 1160
Position Id: 9502172

At Building & Zoning, Ian Freimuth serves as a Zoning Plan Examiner I. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 4 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $25,956.

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.

Joseph Randle

Administrative Analyst II/Building & Zoning

2018 total comp

$23,624

Base pay: $23,624
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,624
Hire date: 1995-10-03
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 62254cb3-ea78-4e5e-b964-edf653274ff1
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 292
Office: 1160
Position Id: 9517830

At Building & Zoning, Joseph Randle serves as a Administrative Analyst II. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 23 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $23,624.

Sonya Harris

Special Assistant for Legal Affairs/Building & Zoning

2018 total comp

$23,538

Base pay: $23,538
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,538
Hire date: 2017-01-30

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 030c98ae-244e-4a4e-9eb7-a21d47da64ea
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5531
Office: 1160
Position Id: 1000967

At Building & Zoning, Sonya Harris serves as a Special Assistant for Legal Affairs. Their tenure dates to 2017, about a year. Their 2018 pay totaled $23,538.

Weng Foong

Chief Plan Examiner/Building & Zoning

2018 total comp

$22,276

Base pay: $22,276
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,276
Hire date: 2015-03-16
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c2d69e22-fdbd-4c73-90e7-03e381294aae
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4095
Office: 1160
Position Id: 9517643

Weng Foong is a Chief Plan Examiner at Building & Zoning. Hired in 2015, they have about 3 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $22,276.

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.

Thomas Draus

Building and Zoning Architect/Building & Zoning

2017 total comp

$18,272

Base pay: $18,272
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,272
Hire date: 2017-06-12

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 7673be2c-4155-4cef-95cc-6f1a2f6d7fbc
Fiscal Period: 2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 1403
Office: 1160
Position Id: 1500150

Thomas Draus holds the role of Building and Zoning Architect at Building & Zoning. They have served since 2017 (under a year). In 2017, their total compensation was $18,272.

Ethel Cutrano

Executive Assistant I/Building & Zoning

2018 total comp

$16,943

Base pay: $16,943
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,943
Hire date: 1998-09-28

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a102afff-9f06-41cc-8bc8-a274dff4e1c7
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5818
Office: 1160
Position Id: 9502117

Ethel Cutrano holds the role of Executive Assistant I at Building & Zoning. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 20 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $16,943.

Melinda Walker

Environmental Cont Inspector I/Building & Zoning

2018 total comp

$15,810

Base pay: $15,810
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,810
Hire date: 2005-02-22
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 59c53d05-f47b-4da3-bf91-3bdc523aa38f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1429
Office: 1160
Position Id: 1100448

Melinda Walker is a Environmental Cont Inspector I at Building & Zoning. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 13 years. 2018 total compensation came to $15,810.

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: 819c9f2d-e1c3-4ff6-9f3c-1f04522fd8fc
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.