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

Wilfredo Gonzalez

Programmer IV - Assessor/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$19,277

Base pay: $19,277
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,277
Hire date: 2014-04-30

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 845fb9c2-37e6-49ec-b0e8-8c1b253b39bf
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5091
Office: 1040
Position Id: 1400170

Wilfredo Gonzalez is a Programmer IV - Assessor at County Assessor. They have served since 2014 (about 4 years). 2018 total compensation came to $19,277.

Joseph Accardi

Investigator III/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$19,046

Base pay: $19,046
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,046
Hire date: 2014-05-05

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d85dfef8-1009-42ab-8efb-75ff3b432817
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 640
Office: 1040
Position Id: 1400157

Joseph Accardi is a Investigator III at County Assessor. Hired in 2014, they have about 4 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $19,046.

Michael Banahan

Programmer II - Assessor/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$19,046

Base pay: $19,046
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,046
Hire date: 2014-05-19
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 63f3ab2b-830c-48ba-988c-2557595715e2
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5046
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500956

Michael Banahan holds the role of Programmer II - Assessor at County Assessor. They have served since 2014 (about 4 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $19,046.

Edward Carroll

Investigator III/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$19,046

Base pay: $19,046
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,046
Hire date: 2014-05-05
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3c2ae78f-b045-41be-b672-8232165ac262
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 640
Office: 1040
Position Id: 1400159

Edward Carroll holds the role of Investigator III at County Assessor. They have served since 2014 (about 4 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $19,046.

Matthew Giliberto

Investigator III/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$19,046

Base pay: $19,046
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,046
Hire date: 2014-05-05
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 4129e823-760e-4e4d-a744-46e29ed91b87
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 640
Office: 1040
Position Id: 1400158

Matthew Giliberto is a Investigator III at County Assessor. They have served since 2014 (about 4 years). 2018 total compensation came to $19,046.

Edith Wendt

Residential Field Inspect III/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$18,967

Base pay: $18,967
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,967
Hire date: 1999-02-01
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d13091c1-df48-4059-8ddb-69795ab0cc1d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4888
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500897

Edith Wendt works as a Residential Field Inspect III for County Assessor. Their tenure dates to 1999, about 19 years. Edith earned $18,967 in 2018.

Patrick Riley

Residential Junior Analyst IV/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$18,701

Base pay: $18,701
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,701
Hire date: 2003-04-21
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1eba0a17-7bdb-43d4-8447-33e54e5a20f1
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6597
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500928

Patrick Riley is a Residential Junior Analyst IV at County Assessor. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 15 years. 2018 total compensation came to $18,701.

Mitchell Pasiewicz

Resident Field Inspector II/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$18,552

Base pay: $18,552
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,552
Hire date: 1994-11-14
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6ba9973f-2236-4318-93b9-22c259d619bf
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4976
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500786

Mitchell Pasiewicz is a Resident Field Inspector II at County Assessor. Hired in 1994, they have about 24 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $18,552.

Peter Kowalski

Taxpayer Information Specialist/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$18,552

Base pay: $18,552
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,552
Hire date: 1998-05-26
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 26b888bb-33d0-4727-8268-21e162327481
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4983
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9501002

Peter Kowalski is a Taxpayer Information Specialist at County Assessor. They have served since 1998 (about 20 years). 2018 total compensation came to $18,552.

Joseph Rockaitis Iii

Senior Support Staff III Assessor/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$18,552

Base pay: $18,552
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,552
Hire date: 1989-07-05
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 4a13f610-19f6-466f-bc63-1f1415f6ad78
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4980
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500802

At County Assessor, Joseph Rockaitis Iii serves as a Senior Support Staff III Assessor. Hired in 1989, they have about 29 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $18,552.

Alice Fuller

Records Management Specialist III/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$18,552

Base pay: $18,552
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,552
Hire date: 1990-04-02
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9b5e955e-c84b-4105-b902-f10aef28db1b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4974
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9501005

Alice Fuller works as a Records Management Specialist III for County Assessor. Their tenure dates to 1990, about 28 years. Alice earned $18,552 in 2018.

Timothy Hall

Senior Support Staff III Assessor/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$18,552

Base pay: $18,552
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,552
Hire date: 1989-08-17
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 789ccc7c-4cac-492a-9c43-a42fa105e57e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4980
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500903

Timothy Hall is a Senior Support Staff III Assessor at County Assessor. Hired in 1989, they have about 29 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $18,552.

Judith Ropke

Senior Support Staff III Assessor/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$18,552

Base pay: $18,552
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,552
Hire date: 1994-03-08

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 61cb2a5c-6d2d-4b8e-848e-15d0a5053c02
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4980
Office: 1040
Position Id: 911

Judith Ropke holds the role of Senior Support Staff III Assessor at County Assessor. They have served since 1994 (about 24 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $18,552.

Francine Jones

Resident Field Inspector II/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$18,552

Base pay: $18,552
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,552
Hire date: 1992-01-27

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2d404014-a42d-4259-a8b4-fc2aa4010d76
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4976
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9501114

Francine Jones is a Resident Field Inspector II at County Assessor. They have served since 1992 (about 26 years). 2018 total compensation came to $18,552.

Mike Beaver

Assistant Manager Freedom of Information/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$18,469

Base pay: $18,469
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,469
Hire date: 2006-08-07
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: cfe9b2fd-4bfe-4ae7-9584-592034904cb3
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5127
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500792

At County Assessor, Mike Beaver serves as a Assistant Manager Freedom of Information. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 12 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $18,469.

Melissa Petty

Manager of Certificate of Error/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$18,207

Base pay: $18,207
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,207
Hire date: 2009-06-15

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5785b08b-fe0a-4602-abd0-e14a6371cc88
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5145
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500749

At County Assessor, Melissa Petty serves as a Manager of Certificate of Error. They have served since 2009 (about 9 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $18,207.