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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

Page 1

Donna Hart

Chief Information Ofcr-Cchhs/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp
$48,077
Base pay
$48,077
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$48,077
Hire date
1996-02-05
Middle name
R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
8009
Office
1890
Position Id
1803245

Donna Hart works as a Chief Information Ofcr-Cchhs for Bureau of Health. Hired in 1996, they have about 22 years of service. Donna earned $48,077 in 2018.

Catanya Norwood

Senior Director of Pharmacy Services/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp
$37,631
Base pay
$37,631
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$37,631
Hire date
2009-07-06
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
8033
Office
1890
Position Id
1803171

Catanya Norwood holds the role of Senior Director of Pharmacy Services at Bureau of Health. They have served since 2009 (about 9 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $37,631.

Tracy Collier

Administrative Assistant III/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp
$34,252
Base pay
$34,252
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$34,252
Hire date
1988-03-14

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
48
Office
1890
Position Id
1803282

Tracy Collier holds the role of Administrative Assistant III at Bureau of Health. They have served since 1988 (about 30 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $34,252.

Dean Sorensen

Security Information Officer/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp
$28,846
Base pay
$28,846
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$28,846
Hire date
2018-03-05

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
6326
Office
1890
Position Id
1801723

Dean Sorensen is a Security Information Officer at Bureau of Health. They have served since 2018 (under a year). 2018 total compensation came to $28,846.

Angelita Garcia

Systems Analyst V/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp
$28,350
Base pay
$28,350
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$28,350
Hire date
1995-05-01
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1114
Office
1890
Position Id
1803021

Angelita Garcia works as a Systems Analyst V for Bureau of Health. They have served since 1995 (about 23 years). Angelita earned $28,350 in 2018.

Kent Ray

Associate General Counsel/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp
$27,975
Base pay
$27,975
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$27,975
Hire date
2010-02-16
Middle name
S

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
8001
Office
1250
Position Id
1803179

Kent Ray is a Associate General Counsel at Bureau of Health. Hired in 2010, they have about 8 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $27,975.

Suresh Singla

Systems Analyst V/Bureau of Health

2018 total comp
$27,241
Base pay
$27,241
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$27,241
Hire date
1994-07-25

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1114
Office
1890
Position Id
1801321

Suresh Singla holds the role of Systems Analyst V at Bureau of Health. They have served since 1994 (about 24 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $27,241.