Agency file

County Assessor

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

The County Assessor is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2018, this agency had 271 employees with median total compensation of $17,235; the highest distinct record was $37,413.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $5.1M
Employees: 271
Median total: $17,235
Highest record: $37,413

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$354$33,293+

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

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 271 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($17,235) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $18,863 (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

$12,136

$13,993

$17,235

$22,893

$29,267

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $29,267 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $12,136. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Support Staff Iii-Assessor

17 · $13,094

Residential Junior Analyst I

10 · $14,216

Taxpayer Information Junior Specialist

10 · $13,001

Taxpayer Information Senior Special I

8 · $15,286

Ic Valuations Group Leader III

6 · $25,709

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	$5.4M —	309 —	$16,363 —
2017	$5.4M ▲ 0.9%	286 ▼ 7.4%	$17,235 ▲ 5.3%
2018	$5.1M ▼ 5.3%	271 ▼ 5.2%	$17,235 ±0%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Pamela Bradley

Freedom of Information Special III/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$15,286

Base pay: $15,286
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,286
Hire date: 1998-06-08
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b3299b28-90aa-47ad-98a3-3981c2611c0f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4925
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500939

At County Assessor, Pamela Bradley serves as a Freedom of Information Special III. They have served since 1998 (about 20 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $15,286.

Gail Towers

Receptionist V - Assessor/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$15,286

Base pay: $15,286
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,286
Hire date: 2000-05-22
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a07d7e5f-c6bf-4c25-9eed-349069dc7897
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4929
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500868

Gail Towers holds the role of Receptionist V - Assessor at County Assessor. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 18 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $15,286.

Demetric Richard

Residential Junior Analyst I/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$15,286

Base pay: $15,286
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,286
Hire date: 1997-06-23

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d41f9e01-7049-44b0-aef0-fac8a150a48f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4932
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9501007

Demetric Richard is a Residential Junior Analyst I at County Assessor. Hired in 1997, they have about 21 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $15,286.

Mia Consentino

Taxpayer Information Senior Special I/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$15,286

Base pay: $15,286
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,286
Hire date: 2000-06-06
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 12365b07-2f98-45b7-907f-c06ecc93d134
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4938
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9501057

At County Assessor, Mia Consentino serves as a Taxpayer Information Senior Special I. Hired in 2000, they have about 18 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $15,286.

Chad Harris

Residential Junior Analyst I/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$15,286

Base pay: $15,286
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,286
Hire date: 2002-08-26
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 13d68881-5cd0-41e9-b8a6-0dbf78603b6e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4932
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500780

At County Assessor, Chad Harris serves as a Residential Junior Analyst I. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 16 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $15,286.

Geraldine Gallagher

Taxpayer Information Senior Special I/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$15,286

Base pay: $15,286
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,286
Hire date: 2000-11-06

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 72a8e2dc-f836-42fb-bd2d-4abc80ac0de3
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4938
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9501118

Geraldine Gallagher is a Taxpayer Information Senior Special I at County Assessor. Hired in 2000, they have about 18 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $15,286.

Darlene Gardner

Residential Junior Field Inspector I/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$15,286

Base pay: $15,286
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,286
Hire date: 1998-09-28

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 486cdd57-2fd7-4ac8-b463-c001fa54bf18
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4933
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500815

At County Assessor, Darlene Gardner serves as a Residential Junior Field Inspector I. Hired in 1998, they have about 20 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $15,286.

Carmen Bonilla

Support Staff V - Assessor/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$15,286

Base pay: $15,286
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,286
Hire date: 2000-05-22

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 245d7aa0-faa4-4e68-be17-0d37fbbcd0c3
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4937
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500806

Carmen Bonilla holds the role of Support Staff V - Assessor at County Assessor. They have served since 2000 (about 18 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $15,286.

Heurnton Brown Iii

Taxpayer Information Senior Special I/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$15,286

Base pay: $15,286
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,286
Hire date: 2002-02-11
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: cec8531c-27e1-4e74-8668-89f6a6cc96bd
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4938
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500735

Heurnton Brown Iii holds the role of Taxpayer Information Senior Special I at County Assessor. They have served since 2002 (about 16 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $15,286.

Susie Burton Troutman

Taxpayer Information Specialist III/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$15,286

Base pay: $15,286
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,286
Hire date: 1998-09-28
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 89c11724-5cf3-4324-9f8b-e91de9ccbf72
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4939
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500927

Susie Burton Troutman works as a Taxpayer Information Specialist III for County Assessor. They have served since 1998 (about 20 years). Susie earned $15,286 in 2018.

Thomas Gillespie

Manager Appraisal Review and Education/County Assessor

2016 total comp

$15,095

Base pay: $15,095
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,095
Hire date: 2002-08-12
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 34f93e86-87c0-49ac-acf2-6270d737b7c8
Fiscal Period: 2016Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5168
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500746

Thomas Gillespie works as a Manager Appraisal Review and Education for County Assessor. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 14 years. Thomas earned $15,095 in 2016.

Michael Sloan

Technical Review Specialist II/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$14,987

Base pay: $14,987
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,987
Hire date: 1988-06-01
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: df38f619-d725-4124-890f-f1e23218efdc
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4921
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9501060

Michael Sloan holds the role of Technical Review Specialist II at County Assessor. They have served since 1988 (about 30 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $14,987.

Renee Williams

Ic Valuations Junior Analyst I/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$14,946

Base pay: $14,946
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,946
Hire date: 2007-07-30
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: add08e34-40bf-4d26-94c2-78786e8446ad
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4884
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500904

Renee Williams works as a Ic Valuations Junior Analyst I for County Assessor. They have served since 2007 (about 11 years). Renee earned $14,946 in 2018.

Benita Puleo

Taxpayer Information Senior Special I/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$14,912

Base pay: $14,912
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,912
Hire date: 2003-06-02
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 52e504e7-f128-467a-a5b4-a88d271ac9c5
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4938
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500930

Benita Puleo is a Taxpayer Information Senior Special I at County Assessor. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 15 years. 2018 total compensation came to $14,912.

Elizet Alvarez

Taxpayer Information Specialist III/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$14,912

Base pay: $14,912
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,912
Hire date: 2005-11-14

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: fe0a47c1-f554-4ec4-b051-37253c672143
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4939
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500813

At County Assessor, Elizet Alvarez serves as a Taxpayer Information Specialist III. Hired in 2005, they have about 13 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $14,912.

Fallon Richardson-Williams

Residential Junior Analyst I/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$14,912

Base pay: $14,912
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,912
Hire date: 2006-08-07

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f466517e-bc14-43be-9c7d-a70409f47c7a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4932
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500816

Fallon Richardson-Williams is a Residential Junior Analyst I at County Assessor. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 12 years. 2018 total compensation came to $14,912.

Ralph Colton

Residential Junior Analyst I/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$14,911

Base pay: $14,911
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,911
Hire date: 2005-09-19
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d9e3d427-1992-406f-9172-88773aacdfb7
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4932
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500921

Ralph Colton holds the role of Residential Junior Analyst I at County Assessor. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 13 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $14,911.

Felix Cardona

Supervisor of Tpi Downtown/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$14,620

Base pay: $14,620
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,620
Hire date: 2004-06-28

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6448f40a-3ad5-4276-b048-8c067547586b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5154
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500750

Felix Cardona works as a Supervisor of Tpi Downtown for County Assessor. Hired in 2004, they have about 14 years of service. Felix earned $14,620 in 2018.

Leslie Ahr

Residential Junior Field Inspector I/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$14,512

Base pay: $14,512
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,512
Hire date: 2008-11-17
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0fbc7752-4903-49b1-b1bb-72891468ea57
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4933
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500865

At County Assessor, Leslie Ahr serves as a Residential Junior Field Inspector I. Hired in 2008, they have about 10 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $14,512.

Anthony Benigno

Residential Junior Field Inspector I/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$14,512

Base pay: $14,512
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,512
Hire date: 2011-07-11
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f6a8b783-6298-4447-b1e7-f38d78166252
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4933
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9501120

Anthony Benigno is a Residential Junior Field Inspector I at County Assessor. They have served since 2011 (about 7 years). 2018 total compensation came to $14,512.

Hector Dominguez

Liaison to Religious Institut/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$14,512

Base pay: $14,512
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,512
Hire date: 2004-06-07

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b5d64f62-4c8a-4a1b-bd8e-65e7749936c6
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4928
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500788

Hector Dominguez is a Liaison to Religious Institut at County Assessor. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 14 years. 2018 total compensation came to $14,512.

Cathy Gilman

Residential Junior Field Inspector I/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$14,512

Base pay: $14,512
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,512
Hire date: 2008-11-17
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e55ec983-05c1-456d-958f-3e1242946e7f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4933
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500736

Cathy Gilman is a Residential Junior Field Inspector I at County Assessor. Hired in 2008, they have about 10 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $14,512.

Eduardo Hidalgo

Residential Junior Analyst I/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$14,512

Base pay: $14,512
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,512
Hire date: 2008-10-14

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a2523fdc-6c87-45ef-bd2e-abe122ceb0fa
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4932
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500916

Eduardo Hidalgo is a Residential Junior Analyst I at County Assessor. Hired in 2008, they have about 10 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $14,512.

Dawn Winters

Ic Val Support Staff Grp Ldr/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$14,106

Base pay: $14,106
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,106
Hire date: 2001-06-27
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6d02ac74-6394-4478-9d39-e20cac0b2938
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 4994
Office: 1040
Position Id: 800025

Dawn Winters holds the role of Ic Val Support Staff Grp Ldr at County Assessor. Hired in 2001, they have about 17 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $14,106.