Cook County, Illinois / Cermak Health Services

Agency file

Cermak Health Services

Source file: Cook County, Illinois — Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Cermak Health Services oversees public health and medical services — disease prevention, clinics and hospitals, and health licensing and regulation.

In 2018, this agency had 258 employees with median total compensation of $15,658; the highest distinct record was $69,525.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $4.6M
Employees: 258
Median total: $15,658
Highest record: $69,525

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$220$54,636+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 258 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($15,658) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $17,993 (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

$7,710

$10,967

$15,658

$20,871

$29,896

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $29,896 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $7,710. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Licensed Practical Nurse II

47 · $12,811

Clinical Nurse I

44 · $20,476

Mental Health Specialist III

35 · $15,854

Correctional Medical Technician II

14 · $11,130

Attendant Patient Care

11 · $7,846

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.

Record list

Employees

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Edwin Rivera

Correctional Medical Technician III/Cermak Health Services

2018 total comp

$4,728

Base pay: $4,728
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,728
Hire date: 1998-07-20

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 73d154ed-0f6b-42d8-8e56-d1897b666b5e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1918
Office: 1240
Position Id: 1803286

At Cermak Health Services, Edwin Rivera serves as a Correctional Medical Technician III. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 20 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $4,728.

De'Shara Smith

In-House Registry Nurse/Cermak Health Services

2018 total comp

$3,936

Base pay: $3,936
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,936
Hire date: 2015-01-26

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 89835696-1d71-4308-b8b9-e00f63e53d3e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 3999
Office: 1240
Position Id: 1803293

At Cermak Health Services, De'Shara Smith serves as a In-House Registry Nurse. Hired in 2015, they have about 3 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $3,936.

Tracy Binius

Consultant Physician/Cermak Health Services

2018 total comp

$3,793

Base pay: $3,793
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,793
Hire date: 2016-03-07

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: fde7abde-467c-431b-9eb1-75ea3595abcf
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 1815
Office: 1240
Position Id: 1800314

At Cermak Health Services, Tracy Binius serves as a Consultant Physician. Hired in 2016, they have about 2 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $3,793.

Twitchy Siddiqui

Licensed Practical Nurse II/Cermak Health Services

2018 total comp

$3,107

Base pay: $3,107
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,107
Hire date: 2001-01-16

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d475f273-12db-4a04-b997-9e766236d9c8
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 1966
Office: 1897
Position Id: 1801434

Twitchy Siddiqui works as a Licensed Practical Nurse II for Cermak Health Services. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 17 years. Twitchy earned $3,107 in 2018.

Cynthia Steward

Clinical Nurse I/Cermak Health Services

2018 total comp

$2,812

Base pay: $2,812
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,812
Hire date: 2012-01-17

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a84d453a-d4c3-4bbb-b91f-f0794fe12141
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1941
Office: 1240
Position Id: 1803271

Cynthia Steward holds the role of Clinical Nurse I at Cermak Health Services. Hired in 2012, they have about 6 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $2,812.