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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

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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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Aleksander Woronko

Ventilating Inspector/Building & Zoning

2016 total comp
$8,757
Base pay
$8,757
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$8,757
Hire date
2001-03-12

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2016Q1
Fiscal Quarter
1
Job Code
2225
Office
1160
Position Id
9502163

Aleksander Woronko holds the role of Ventilating Inspector at Building & Zoning. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 15 years. In 2016, their total compensation was $8,757.

Rodrigo Zarco

Clerk V/Building & Zoning

2018 total comp
$8,753
Base pay
$8,753
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$8,753
Hire date
2015-03-23

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
907
Office
1160
Position Id
9502128

At Building & Zoning, Rodrigo Zarco serves as a Clerk V. Hired in 2015, they have about 3 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $8,753.

John Price

Building and Zoning Inspector/Building & Zoning

2016 total comp
$8,515
Base pay
$8,515
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$8,515
Hire date
2004-11-01
Middle name
F

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2016Q1
Fiscal Quarter
1
Job Code
1404
Office
1160
Position Id
9502146

John Price works as a Building and Zoning Inspector for Building & Zoning. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 12 years. John earned $8,515 in 2016.