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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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Paul Kania

Director of Financial Control III/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp
$22,462
Base pay
$22,462
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$22,462
Hire date
1987-09-09

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
112
Office
1890
Position Id
1801440

Paul Kania holds the role of Director of Financial Control III at Bureau of Health. Hired in 1987, they have about 31 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $22,462.

Patricia Balow

Assistant Director of Pharmacy/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp
$21,750
Base pay
$21,750
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$21,750
Hire date
2018-02-20

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1876
Office
1890
Position Id
1801561

Patricia Balow is a Assistant Director of Pharmacy at Bureau of Health. Hired in 2018, they have under a year of service. 2018 total compensation came to $21,750.

Mamtha Bajjappa

Manager Clinical Excellence & Pi/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp
$21,584
Base pay
$21,584
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$21,584
Hire date
1999-06-21

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
6773
Office
1890
Position Id
1801980

Mamtha Bajjappa holds the role of Manager Clinical Excellence & Pi at Bureau of Health. Hired in 1999, they have about 19 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $21,584.

Percy Moss Iii

Director of Finance Systems Analysis-Cchhs/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp
$21,488
Base pay
$21,488
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$21,488
Hire date
2000-02-14
Middle name
C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
5305
Office
1890
Position Id
1802503

Percy Moss Iii holds the role of Director of Finance Systems Analysis-Cchhs at Bureau of Health. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 18 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $21,488.