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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Margarita Ramirez

Executive Assistant I/Chief Procurement Officer

2018 total comp

$13,694

Base pay: $13,694
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,694
Hire date: 2012-10-09

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: cf1c3fc3-00a8-4f5c-9f05-5757a033dfea
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 5818
Office: 1030
Position Id: 1100007

At Chief Procurement Officer, Margarita Ramirez serves as a Executive Assistant I. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 6 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $13,694.