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.

Robert Tully

Central Payment Distributor/County Comptroller

2018 total comp

$22,368

Base pay: $22,368
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,368
Hire date: 1992-06-29
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e22bdef0-6901-480a-88e5-a6dcccd115e1
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5522
Office: 1020
Position Id: 9500462

Robert Tully is a Central Payment Distributor at County Comptroller. Hired in 1992, they have about 26 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $22,368.

Kimberly Lewis-Jennings

Central Payroll Processor III/County Comptroller

2018 total comp

$22,368

Base pay: $22,368
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,368
Hire date: 1990-07-03

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 526fc5ec-078f-4b89-bfcb-307c4c32f5e0
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5513
Office: 1020
Position Id: 9500504

At County Comptroller, Kimberly Lewis-Jennings serves as a Central Payroll Processor III. They have served since 1990 (about 28 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $22,368.

Laura Drewno

Central Payroll Processor II/County Comptroller

2018 total comp

$21,645

Base pay: $21,645
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,645
Hire date: 1990-05-16
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5022f800-b686-4cb6-8307-376ea5523e55
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5512
Office: 1020
Position Id: 9500498

Laura Drewno works as a Central Payroll Processor II for County Comptroller. They have served since 1990 (about 28 years). Laura earned $21,645 in 2018.

Maria Bruno

Capital Assets Manager/County Comptroller

2018 total comp

$20,684

Base pay: $20,684
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,684
Hire date: 2018-01-08
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 05b401b5-4d38-423c-a922-8027c8f186a7
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5899
Office: 1020
Position Id: 9500499

Maria Bruno holds the role of Capital Assets Manager at County Comptroller. Their tenure dates to 2018, under a year. In 2018, their total compensation was $20,684.

Charles Thomas

Payroll Supervisor/County Comptroller

2017 total comp

$20,359

Base pay: $20,359
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,359
Hire date: 1991-07-16
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 00c2e0b8-6c8e-4d8c-800b-ab73997f8297
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 247
Office: 1020
Position Id: 9500495

Charles Thomas is a Payroll Supervisor at County Comptroller. They have served since 1991 (about 26 years). 2017 total compensation came to $20,359.

Marla Arce

Accounts Payable Specialist II/County Comptroller

2018 total comp

$20,232

Base pay: $20,232
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,232
Hire date: 1993-05-02
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5c1a61ad-bcc2-42dc-9902-83a5e1ac091d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5342
Office: 1020
Position Id: 9500485

Marla Arce is a Accounts Payable Specialist II at County Comptroller. Their tenure dates to 1993, about 25 years. 2018 total compensation came to $20,232.

Latisha Sanders

Executive Assistant II/County Comptroller

2018 total comp

$20,075

Base pay: $20,075
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,075
Hire date: 2016-10-11
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 434f2851-e8ad-42be-af3d-a9832dde2fc3
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5819
Office: 1020
Position Id: 1300353

At County Comptroller, Latisha Sanders serves as a Executive Assistant II. Hired in 2016, they have about 2 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $20,075.

Syed Ali

Business Manager III/County Comptroller

2018 total comp

$19,845

Base pay: $19,845
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,845
Hire date: 2015-02-23
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d47556a8-5e8b-4fb9-bb9c-6158fe5be39f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 253
Office: 1020
Position Id: 9500473

Syed Ali is a Business Manager III at County Comptroller. They have served since 2015 (about 3 years). 2018 total compensation came to $19,845.

Wrunda Bates

Accounting Systems Analyst/County Comptroller

2018 total comp

$19,386

Base pay: $19,386
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,386
Hire date: 2007-10-22
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f56c1b19-b583-45d0-bd6c-40e0de7bc562
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5870
Office: 1020
Position Id: 9500474

Wrunda Bates is a Accounting Systems Analyst at County Comptroller. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 11 years. 2018 total compensation came to $19,386.

Kimberly Johnson

Payroll Systems Coordinator/County Comptroller

2018 total comp

$18,566

Base pay: $18,566
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,566
Hire date: 2012-04-23
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 23b42c6a-cbfe-40f9-84a4-690ae6c50513
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6690
Office: 1020
Position Id: 1600029

Kimberly Johnson works as a Payroll Systems Coordinator for County Comptroller. Hired in 2012, they have about 6 years of service. Kimberly earned $18,566 in 2018.

Kimberly Walker

Accts Payable Specialist III/County Comptroller

2018 total comp

$18,566

Base pay: $18,566
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,566
Hire date: 2016-07-11
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 7c3ab89f-d5b9-4fd3-875b-dce6b08f9a41
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5520
Office: 1020
Position Id: 9500481

Kimberly Walker works as a Accts Payable Specialist III for County Comptroller. Hired in 2016, they have about 2 years of service. Kimberly earned $18,566 in 2018.

Lashawn Walker

Central Payroll Processor I/County Comptroller

2018 total comp

$18,227

Base pay: $18,227
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,227
Hire date: 2001-04-09

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: be932cdf-e208-47b2-b85b-6e6cf7a69859
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5511
Office: 1020
Position Id: 9500460

At County Comptroller, Lashawn Walker serves as a Central Payroll Processor I. Hired in 2001, they have about 17 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $18,227.

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.