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

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John Mcdonnell

Research Analyst V - Assessor/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$24,932

Base pay: $24,932
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,932
Hire date: 2004-09-20
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f6abd1f5-34c2-4d09-8a9b-848ea9f8a815
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5093
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9501018

John Mcdonnell is a Research Analyst V - Assessor at County Assessor. They have served since 2004 (about 14 years). 2018 total compensation came to $24,932.

Norman Schroeder

Legal Counsel IV - Assessor/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$24,022

Base pay: $24,022
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,022
Hire date: 2000-03-20
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: bcd1fafc-223b-4a9f-9d33-f4b121179845
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5160
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9501014

Norman Schroeder holds the role of Legal Counsel IV - Assessor at County Assessor. They have served since 2000 (about 18 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $24,022.

Ronald Murray

Ind Community Field Inspector IV/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$23,915

Base pay: $23,915
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,915
Hire date: 2002-08-26
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 16b331ee-671d-48df-a7c1-fdaae40e762c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5065
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9501093

Ronald Murray works as a Ind Community Field Inspector IV for County Assessor. They have served since 2002 (about 16 years). Ronald earned $23,915 in 2018.