Cook County, Illinois / County Comptroller

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County Comptroller

Source file: Cook County, Illinois — Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The County Comptroller manages public finances — collecting revenue and taxes, budgeting, accounting, and financial oversight.

In 2018, this agency had 34 employees with median total compensation of $19,960; the highest distinct record was $43,274.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $702.9K
Employees: 34
Median total: $19,960
Highest record: $43,274

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$4,745$36,410+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 34 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($19,960) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $20,674 (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

$12,122

$14,169

$19,960

$24,629

$29,615

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $29,615 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $12,122. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Accounts Payable Clerk

4 · $14,169

Administrative Analyst III

2 · $28,891

Director of Financial Control IV

2 · $28,166

Central Payroll Processor III

2 · $22,996

Central Payroll Processor I

2 · $17,565

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	$817.8K —	41 —	$19,400 —
2017	$753.2K ▼ 7.9%	39 ▼ 4.9%	$18,566 ▼ 4.3%
2018	$702.9K ▼ 6.7%	34 ▼ 12.8%	$19,960 ▲ 7.5%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Carolyn Wright

Wage Garnishment Processor II/County Comptroller

2018 total comp

$17,351

Base pay: $17,351
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,351
Hire date: 1979-06-29
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 221c236a-268e-4c25-b743-8d58b5f1c8b1
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5515
Office: 1020
Position Id: 9500477

Carolyn Wright holds the role of Wage Garnishment Processor II at County Comptroller. Their tenure dates to 1979, about 39 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $17,351.

Carolyn Smith

Accounting Analyst/County Comptroller

2018 total comp

$17,284

Base pay: $17,284
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,284
Hire date: 2010-08-30

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: cff135dd-f10f-49fa-8e34-451174ecfb49
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6004
Office: 1020
Position Id: 9500469

Carolyn Smith is a Accounting Analyst at County Comptroller. Hired in 2010, they have about 8 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $17,284.

Carla Glover

Executive Assistant II/County Comptroller

2016 total comp

$17,237

Base pay: $17,237
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,237
Hire date: 2013-10-07
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 82087fb5-d417-4fe7-b799-aec800282e06
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 5819
Office: 1020
Position Id: 1300353

Carla Glover works as a Executive Assistant II for County Comptroller. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 3 years. Carla earned $17,237 in 2016.

Elizabeth Armstrong

Central Payroll Processor I/County Comptroller

2018 total comp

$16,903

Base pay: $16,903
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,903
Hire date: 2013-04-15
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f0877ef8-8c1b-4882-b65b-6badf7e3d046
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5511
Office: 1020
Position Id: 9500501

Elizabeth Armstrong works as a Central Payroll Processor I for County Comptroller. Hired in 2013, they have about 5 years of service. Elizabeth earned $16,903 in 2018.

Michelle Evans

Administrative Analyst III/County Comptroller

2017 total comp

$16,844

Base pay: $16,844
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,844
Hire date: 1987-07-21
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 47d59368-9082-4dd8-ae7d-4f9cd5ec24e3
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 293
Office: 1020
Position Id: 9500507

Michelle Evans is a Administrative Analyst III at County Comptroller. Hired in 1987, they have about 30 years of service. 2017 total compensation came to $16,844.