Cook County, Illinois / Chief Procurement Officer

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Chief Procurement Officer

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

The Chief Procurement Officer provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.

In 2018, this agency had 29 employees with median total compensation of $23,083; the highest distinct record was $43,692.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $662.6K
Employees: 29
Median total: $23,083
Highest record: $43,692

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$6,376$34,953+

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

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 29 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($23,083) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $22,847 (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

$13,100

$18,350

$23,083

$27,761

$30,479

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $30,479 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $13,100. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Senior Contract Negotiator

4 · $23,575

Contract Negotiator

4 · $19,817

Specifications Engineer III

3 · $30,279

Deputy Chief Proc Officer

2 · $32,361

Administrative Assistant I

2 · $13,100

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.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2016	$673.3K —	34 —	$20,278 —
2017	$687.7K ▲ 2.1%	33 ▼ 2.9%	$21,851 ▲ 7.8%
2018	$662.6K ▼ 3.7%	29 ▼ 12.1%	$23,083 ▲ 5.6%

Record list

Employees

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Donna Williams

Business Manager III/Chief Procurement Officer

2016 total comp

$13,232

Base pay: $13,232
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,232
Hire date: 2012-01-03

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 7b895670-d992-45e4-994f-f012d20838ca
Fiscal Period: 2016Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 253
Office: 1030
Position Id: 9500586

Donna Williams works as a Business Manager III for Chief Procurement Officer. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 4 years. Donna earned $13,232 in 2016.

Carolynn Jones

Administrative Assistant I/Chief Procurement Officer

2018 total comp

$13,100

Base pay: $13,100
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,100
Hire date: 2012-04-02
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 8da2c3f7-73c6-4038-98ee-5f1bf16c26d6
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 46
Office: 1030
Position Id: 1200052

At Chief Procurement Officer, Carolynn Jones serves as a Administrative Assistant I. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 6 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $13,100.

Jacqueline Taylor

Administrative Assistant I/Chief Procurement Officer

2018 total comp

$13,100

Base pay: $13,100
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,100
Hire date: 2012-04-02
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3ffb011a-27b3-4cae-a939-c846077da1e4
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 46
Office: 1030
Position Id: 9500579

At Chief Procurement Officer, Jacqueline Taylor serves as a Administrative Assistant I. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 6 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $13,100.

Sandra Burson Freeman

Senior Contract Negotiator/Chief Procurement Officer

2016 total comp

$12,349

Base pay: $12,349
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,349
Hire date: 2015-08-10
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0f642606-8f5b-48c0-b1ce-f5edf26aa032
Fiscal Period: 2016Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 5610
Office: 1030
Position Id: 9500563

Sandra Burson Freeman is a Senior Contract Negotiator at Chief Procurement Officer. Their tenure dates to 2015, about a year. 2016 total compensation came to $12,349.