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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
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

Page 1

Doris Kelley

Nurse Clinician/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp
$24,724
Base pay
$24,724
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$24,724
Hire date
1988-06-20

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1943
Office
1890
Position Id
1802596

Doris Kelley holds the role of Nurse Clinician at Bureau of Health. They have served since 1988 (about 30 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $24,724.

Gerard Zima

Management Analyst V/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp
$24,390
Base pay
$24,390
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$24,390
Hire date
1979-06-18
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1711
Office
1890
Position Id
1802724

At Bureau of Health, Gerard Zima serves as a Management Analyst V. Their tenure dates to 1979, about 39 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $24,390.

Brian Alston

Systems Analyst V/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp
$24,168
Base pay
$24,168
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$24,168
Hire date
2000-06-19

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1114
Office
1890
Position Id
1801309

Brian Alston is a Systems Analyst V at Bureau of Health. They have served since 2000 (about 18 years). 2018 total compensation came to $24,168.

Mark Wojciechowski

Director of Financial Control III/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp
$23,848
Base pay
$23,848
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$23,848
Hire date
1995-05-22

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
112
Office
1890
Position Id
1802520

Mark Wojciechowski works as a Director of Financial Control III for Bureau of Health. Hired in 1995, they have about 23 years of service. Mark earned $23,848 in 2018.

Edmund Woo

Director of Financial Control III/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp
$23,848
Base pay
$23,848
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$23,848
Hire date
1995-05-08
Middle name
F

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
112
Office
1890
Position Id
1801464

Edmund Woo holds the role of Director of Financial Control III at Bureau of Health. Hired in 1995, they have about 23 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $23,848.

Gail Long

Manager-Systems Development/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp
$23,792
Base pay
$23,792
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$23,792
Hire date
2000-07-17

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1137
Office
1890
Position Id
1801319

Gail Long holds the role of Manager-Systems Development at Bureau of Health. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 18 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $23,792.