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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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Suzanne Pihlstrom

340B Program Manager/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp
$26,951
Base pay
$26,951
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$26,951
Hire date
2016-08-22
Middle name
E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
71242ed8-0e6c-4b55-bb38-27f806568bd2
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
6503
Office
1890
Position Id
1803173

Suzanne Pihlstrom holds the role of 340B Program Manager at Bureau of Health. They have served since 2016 (about 2 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $26,951.

Irene Marks

Director of Quality,Ambulatory/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp
$26,400
Base pay
$26,400
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$26,400
Hire date
2003-09-22

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
8058
Office
1890
Position Id
1803258

Irene Marks holds the role of Director of Quality,Ambulatory at Bureau of Health. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 15 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $26,400.

Ronald Wyatt

Chief Quality Officer/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp
$26,308
Base pay
$26,308
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$26,308
Hire date
2018-05-14

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
8211ccfc-c9e7-4fe1-ab9f-d387df7474e0
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
8019
Office
1890
Position Id
1802727

At Bureau of Health, Ronald Wyatt serves as a Chief Quality Officer. Hired in 2018, they have under a year of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $26,308.