Cook County, Illinois / Bureau of Health

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Bureau of Health

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

The Bureau of Health oversees public health and medical services — disease prevention, clinics and hospitals, and health licensing and regulation.

In 2018, this agency had 218 employees with median total compensation of $2,742; the highest distinct record was $48,077.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $1.7M
Employees: 218
Median total: $2,742
Highest record: $48,077

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$397$28,350+

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

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 218 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($2,742) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $7,734 (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

$1,558

$1,888

$2,742

$12,102

$22,662

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $22,662 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $1,558. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Clinical Nurse I

14 · $2,761

Ward Clerk (Seiu 73)

14 · $1,622

Health Advocate - Inpatient

13 · $1,676

Medical Assistant

12 · $1,573

Clerk V

7 · $1,904

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	$741.8K —	57 —	$14,864 —
2017	$1.1M ▲ 42.3%	65 ▲ 14.0%	$15,581 ▲ 4.8%
2018	$1.7M ▲ 59.8%	218 ▲ 235.4%	$2,742 ▼ 82.4%

Record list

Employees

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Erica O'Neill

Academic Leader in Medical Education/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp

$10,756

Base pay: $10,756
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,756
Hire date: 2013-08-12
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 01185f60-c7ea-4227-a8fb-7f40ccb8bdba
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6647
Position Id: 1800688

Erica O'Neill holds the role of Academic Leader in Medical Education at Bureau of Health. Hired in 2013, they have about 5 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $10,756.

Craig Shaw

Systems Analyst I/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp

$10,677

Base pay: $10,677
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,677
Hire date: 2016-08-22

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f539927e-0eb3-4bc0-9247-dc2a8fd92c38
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1110
Office: 1890
Position Id: 1801720

Craig Shaw holds the role of Systems Analyst I at Bureau of Health. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 2 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $10,677.

Robert Carter Jr

Collector AFSCME/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp

$10,003

Base pay: $10,003
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,003
Hire date: 1984-07-10

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 14934b26-00d8-4629-9505-9f53a47c0c60
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6709
Office: 1890
Position Id: 1802725

Robert Carter Jr holds the role of Collector AFSCME at Bureau of Health. They have served since 1984 (about 34 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $10,003.