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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Flynn Rush

Community Outreach Representative I/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$2,216

Base pay: $2,216
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,216
Hire date: 2011-09-26

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ef1a525e-277b-427c-b253-57d0b5197698
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 6048
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500957

At County Assessor, Flynn Rush serves as a Community Outreach Representative I. They have served since 2011 (about 7 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $2,216.

Lewis Towers

Sup of Tpi Branch Off-Markham/County Assessor

2016 total comp

$1,831

Base pay: $1,831
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,831
Hire date: 1991-06-04

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3b80c8e3-7828-45fb-8934-80949e170489
Fiscal Period: 2016Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 5153
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500752

Lewis Towers is a Sup of Tpi Branch Off-Markham at County Assessor. Hired in 1991, they have about 25 years of service. 2016 total compensation came to $1,831.

Linda Silva

Ind Commercial Field Inspector V/County Assessor

2016 total comp

$1,790

Base pay: $1,790
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,790
Hire date: 1997-03-04
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: dc5a4578-ff24-49e4-bc61-3ac27b4fd87a
Fiscal Period: 2016Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5089
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500721

Linda Silva is a Ind Commercial Field Inspector V at County Assessor. Their tenure dates to 1997, about 19 years. 2016 total compensation came to $1,790.