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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

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian 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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Gwendolyn High

Recruit&Select Analyst (Rwdsu)/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp
$13,049
Base pay
$13,049
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$13,049
Hire date
2013-04-22

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
6794
Office
1890
Position Id
1801862

Gwendolyn High holds the role of Recruit&Select Analyst (Rwdsu) at Bureau of Health. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 5 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $13,049.

Mario Rodriguez

Research Database Supportcoord/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp
$13,042
Base pay
$13,042
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$13,042
Hire date
2018-03-19

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
6929
Office
1890
Position Id
1700087

Mario Rodriguez works as a Research Database Supportcoord for Bureau of Health. Hired in 2018, they have under a year of service. Mario earned $13,042 in 2018.

Ramona Hernandez-Foster

Position Control Analyst/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp
$12,102
Base pay
$12,102
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$12,102
Hire date
2013-04-22

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
d69ab550-f3e3-4b5b-a266-708bb45e324c
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
6308
Office
1890
Position Id
1801865

At Bureau of Health, Ramona Hernandez-Foster serves as a Position Control Analyst. They have served since 2013 (about 5 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $12,102.