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

Victoria La Calamita

Depty Assess of Finance Operations/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$37,413

Base pay: $37,413
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,413
Hire date: 1978-12-18

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 99111659-3fe3-4e69-bc3a-26a975476eaa
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6396
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500781

Victoria La Calamita is a Depty Assess of Finance Operations at County Assessor. Hired in 1978, they have about 40 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $37,413.

Carmen Berrios

Deputy Assr Tax Svs & Public Outr/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$33,872

Base pay: $33,872
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,872
Hire date: 2003-04-01
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ae36d854-25f6-4687-82e7-3cf5fb91021c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5180
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500829

Carmen Berrios works as a Deputy Assr Tax Svs & Public Outr for County Assessor. Hired in 2003, they have about 15 years of service. Carmen earned $33,872 in 2018.

Haleema Brady

Deputy Assr Chief Information Technology/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$33,872

Base pay: $33,872
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,872
Hire date: 1986-09-16
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ee5cc3af-0ad6-47fe-b95c-951a63fcf82f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5183
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500704

Haleema Brady holds the role of Deputy Assr Chief Information Technology at County Assessor. Hired in 1986, they have about 32 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $33,872.

Joseph Berrios

County Assessor/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$33,654

Base pay: $33,654
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,654
Hire date: 1980-11-17

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 26d5134e-19f5-4a1e-8adb-16c0ca7edc2e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500699

At County Assessor, Joseph Berrios serves as a County Assessor. They have served since 1980 (about 38 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $33,654.

Kristine Mccanney

Manager of Legacy Systems/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$33,387

Base pay: $33,387
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,387
Hire date: 1988-07-18
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9ab10eba-76f4-42e2-bab7-84ea806ed05f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5170
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500745

Kristine Mccanney holds the role of Manager of Legacy Systems at County Assessor. Hired in 1988, they have about 30 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $33,387.

Erika De La O

Manager Appraisal Review and Education/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$33,293

Base pay: $33,293
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,293
Hire date: 1994-06-28

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e971bd5a-4757-4d92-9a71-0cbcff12e33d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5168
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9500746

At County Assessor, Erika De La O serves as a Manager Appraisal Review and Education. They have served since 1994 (about 24 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $33,293.

Thomas Chmura

Research Senior Analyst IV/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$33,253

Base pay: $33,253
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,253
Hire date: 1994-02-22
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e12ebf16-47b5-42f3-8d35-6af7e9331cb6
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5117
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9501126

Thomas Chmura works as a Research Senior Analyst IV for County Assessor. Their tenure dates to 1994, about 24 years. Thomas earned $33,253 in 2018.

Dorothy Crouther

Ic Valuations Senior Analyst IV/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$33,253

Base pay: $33,253
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,253
Hire date: 1990-07-02
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c55f3696-24b5-4491-a0a5-ffd723140cf7
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5115
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9701159

Dorothy Crouther holds the role of Ic Valuations Senior Analyst IV at County Assessor. Hired in 1990, they have about 28 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $33,253.

Felix Cardona Jr

Director of Special Assess Progrms/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$32,868

Base pay: $32,868
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,868
Hire date: 1992-06-16

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 7d0bf40d-07ba-4b82-bab8-6f7249cc52f1
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5192
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9501152

Felix Cardona Jr works as a Director of Special Assess Progrms for County Assessor. Hired in 1992, they have about 26 years of service. Felix earned $32,868 in 2018.

Francisco Perez

Chief Commercial Hearings Off/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$32,868

Base pay: $32,868
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,868
Hire date: 1991-06-24

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 779a663a-7cb2-41b2-855f-6c503d68d9b6
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5178
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9900703

At County Assessor, Francisco Perez serves as a Chief Commercial Hearings Off. Their tenure dates to 1991, about 27 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $32,868.

Thaddeus Makarewicz

Deputy Assr,Chief Legal Counsel/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$32,467

Base pay: $32,467
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,467
Hire date: 1979-08-21
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: abd81156-5b70-442c-add8-526ed0e7bf27
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5181
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9900726

Thaddeus Makarewicz holds the role of Deputy Assr,Chief Legal Counsel at County Assessor. Hired in 1979, they have about 39 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $32,467.

Thomas Nowinski

Legal Counsel/County Assessor

2018 total comp

$32,326

Base pay: $32,326
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,326
Hire date: 2000-06-19
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0f127303-3828-4de1-8681-0d793de55f65
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5368
Office: 1040
Position Id: 9501127

Thomas Nowinski holds the role of Legal Counsel at County Assessor. They have served since 2000 (about 18 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $32,326.