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

Isabel Gonzalez

Assistant Mangr of Exemption Proces/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$22,291

Base pay: $22,291
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,291
Hire date: 1977-08-01

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f47cd31e-6649-457e-bb50-2be674042ca9
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5141
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9501081

At County Assessor, Isabel Gonzalez serves as a Assistant Mangr of Exemption Proces. They have served since 1977 (about 41 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $22,291.

Patrick Hynes

Residential Senior Field Inspector III/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$22,075

Base pay: $22,075
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,075
Hire date: 1998-06-24
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 77901da2-cdd2-4d78-b086-a74acd69e4b9
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5051
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500969

Patrick Hynes holds the role of Residential Senior Field Inspector III at County Assessor. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 20 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $22,075.

Karen Donohue

Ind/Com Grp Ldr/Sr Fld Ins III/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$22,006

Base pay: $22,006
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,006
Hire date: 2010-10-25
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 59fe6d59-4d5d-4d23-ad38-9e25e579284d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5090
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9501095

Karen Donohue works as a Ind/Com Grp Ldr/Sr Fld Ins III for County Assessor. Their tenure dates to 2010, about 8 years. Karen earned $22,006 in 2018.

Willie Davis

Executive Receptionist Assessor/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$21,851

Base pay: $21,851
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,851
Hire date: 1989-06-26
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f792186b-83b7-47ed-b9f7-26016d3f9970
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5375
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500824

Willie Davis works as a Executive Receptionist Assessor for County Assessor. Hired in 1989, they have about 29 years of service. Willie earned $21,851 in 2018.

David Aarons

Residential Model Senior Analyst III/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$21,802

Base pay: $21,802
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,802
Hire date: 1998-09-28

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f313b1c3-1b1a-4b07-bb75-a8c850a91bac
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5049
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500731

David Aarons holds the role of Residential Model Senior Analyst III at County Assessor. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 20 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $21,802.

Peter Castillo

Residential Group Leader III/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$21,802

Base pay: $21,802
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,802
Hire date: 1994-10-03
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 75c0f54f-68e2-4bc6-960a-a020671e20dc
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5048
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9501101

Peter Castillo holds the role of Residential Group Leader III at County Assessor. Their tenure dates to 1994, about 24 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $21,802.

James Sherman Jr

Residential Group Leader III/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$21,802

Base pay: $21,802
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,802
Hire date: 1998-10-13

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ed9820cd-4ee9-4bd7-a52d-e516d2f48aa6
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5048
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500891

James Sherman Jr holds the role of Residential Group Leader III at County Assessor. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 20 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $21,802.

Patrick Neylon

Ind Community Field Inspector III/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$21,802

Base pay: $21,802
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,802
Hire date: 2002-06-14
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: aacd5174-8a2d-478a-aaa1-7e69e496397b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5043
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9501109

Patrick Neylon is a Ind Community Field Inspector III at County Assessor. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 16 years. 2018 total compensation came to $21,802.

Monica Volini

Tec Rev Res Analyst V-Assessor/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$21,573

Base pay: $21,573
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,573
Hire date: 2003-04-07
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 93e97acb-d6ee-4894-a2fc-c288447e7c44
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5363
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9501103

At County Assessor, Monica Volini serves as a Tec Rev Res Analyst V-Assessor. They have served since 2003 (about 15 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $21,573.

John Peterson

Residential Group Leader III/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$21,497

Base pay: $21,497
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,497
Hire date: 2003-04-21
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a71c9d5b-b333-4f99-979b-1c2206401525
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5048
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9501110

John Peterson is a Residential Group Leader III at County Assessor. They have served since 2003 (about 15 years). 2018 total compensation came to $21,497.

William Murray

Manager of Divisions Assessor/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$21,419

Base pay: $21,419
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,419
Hire date: 2006-09-05
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 753a24ca-b993-496b-b922-a5940dd7785f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5147
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9501130

At County Assessor, William Murray serves as a Manager of Divisions Assessor. Hired in 2006, they have about 12 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $21,419.

Prathima Yeddanapudi

Legal Counsel IV - Assessor/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$21,312

Base pay: $21,312
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,312
Hire date: 2007-09-04

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c429d77b-80d0-43dc-8a83-7882ff1d87cc
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5160
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9501128

Prathima Yeddanapudi holds the role of Legal Counsel IV - Assessor at County Assessor. They have served since 2007 (about 11 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $21,312.

Andrew Cuttitta

Residential Group Leader III/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$21,268

Base pay: $21,268
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,268
Hire date: 2005-09-19

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 219b0cc7-6aec-4b62-9bbb-6b4fab96dd5c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5048
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9501099

Andrew Cuttitta works as a Residential Group Leader III for County Assessor. They have served since 2005 (about 13 years). Andrew earned $21,268 in 2018.

Karen Drennen

Assistant Manager Records Managment/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$21,101

Base pay: $21,101
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,101
Hire date: 1993-06-01
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: bfae48ce-25f0-4b87-a0bd-e1640f2728e5
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5131
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9501092

Karen Drennen works as a Assistant Manager Records Managment for County Assessor. They have served since 1993 (about 25 years). Karen earned $21,101 in 2018.

Marco Fernandez

Manager of Residential Valuations/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$21,101

Base pay: $21,101
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,101
Hire date: 2001-06-18
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 047bdca7-7566-4457-943d-eb6d42f39155
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5173
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500744

Marco Fernandez holds the role of Manager of Residential Valuations at County Assessor. Hired in 2001, they have about 17 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $21,101.