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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

Urica Cole

Payroll Coordinator -Cchhs/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp
$9,651
Base pay
$9,651
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$9,651
Hire date
2017-07-24

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
6520
Office
1890
Position Id
1803172

Urica Cole is a Payroll Coordinator -Cchhs at Bureau of Health. Their tenure dates to 2017, about a year. 2018 total compensation came to $9,651.

Salim Dawalibi

Attending Physician VIII/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp
$9,345
Base pay
$9,345
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$9,345
Hire date
2008-09-02
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1638
Position Id
1800280

At Bureau of Health, Salim Dawalibi serves as a Attending Physician VIII. Hired in 2008, they have about 10 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $9,345.

Carmen Esparza

Clerk IV Public Health AFSCME/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp
$9,314
Base pay
$9,314
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$9,314
Hire date
1998-12-21

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
6731
Office
1890
Position Id
1802657

Carmen Esparza works as a Clerk IV Public Health AFSCME for Bureau of Health. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 20 years. Carmen earned $9,314 in 2018.

Neeraj Chhabra

Attending Physician X-Sc/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp
$8,878
Base pay
$8,878
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$8,878
Hire date
2011-07-01

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
6561
Position Id
1700763

At Bureau of Health, Neeraj Chhabra serves as a Attending Physician X-Sc. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 7 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $8,878.