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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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Andrea Mckay

Third Party Bill Follow Up Rp/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp
$7,346
Base pay
$7,346
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$7,346
Hire date
2014-11-17

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
5929
Office
1890
Position Id
1801301

At Bureau of Health, Andrea Mckay serves as a Third Party Bill Follow Up Rp. Hired in 2014, they have about 4 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $7,346.

Hanna Xu

Attending Physician Vi-Sc/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp
$6,681
Base pay
$6,681
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$6,681
Hire date
2017-10-30

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
6544
Position Id
1800204

Hanna Xu holds the role of Attending Physician Vi-Sc at Bureau of Health. Hired in 2017, they have about a year of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $6,681.

Patricia Shipley

Attending Physician VI/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp
$6,672
Base pay
$6,672
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$6,672
Hire date
2018-02-05

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter
1
Job Code
1636
Position Id
1200222

Patricia Shipley is a Attending Physician VI at Bureau of Health. Hired in 2018, they have under a year of service. 2018 total compensation came to $6,672.

Whitney Towey

Grant Writer - Cchhs/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp
$6,509
Base pay
$6,509
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$6,509
Hire date
2018-04-30

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
44d36b4f-39ad-41fa-b569-782f4b49d6ae
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
6852
Office
1890
Position Id
1700090

Whitney Towey is a Grant Writer - Cchhs at Bureau of Health. Hired in 2018, they have under a year of service. 2018 total compensation came to $6,509.