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

Celeste Czajka

Central Payroll Processor III/County Comptroller

2018 total comp

$23,624

Base pay: $23,624
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,624
Hire date: 1987-07-01
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 49554a45-77d0-49cf-b25e-d5bff7380ee8
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5513
Office: 1020
Position Id: 9500503

At County Comptroller, Celeste Czajka serves as a Central Payroll Processor III. Their tenure dates to 1987, about 31 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $23,624.

Rita Owens

Wage Garnishment Processor III/County Comptroller

2018 total comp

$23,422

Base pay: $23,422
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,422
Hire date: 2002-10-07
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a77e5fef-529e-4f06-8e42-302e5d5b0494
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5516
Office: 1020
Position Id: 9500505

Rita Owens holds the role of Wage Garnishment Processor III at County Comptroller. They have served since 2002 (about 16 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $23,422.