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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

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian 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

Syril Thomas

Director Financial Control Rpting/County Comptroller

2016 total comp
$30,812
Base pay
$30,812
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$30,812
Hire date
2015-01-05

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
25babd10-4f12-4810-be59-8116b782b988
Fiscal Period
2016Q4
Fiscal Quarter
4
Job Code
4706
Office
1020
Position Id
9900491

Syril Thomas is a Director Financial Control Rpting at County Comptroller. Hired in 2015, they have about a year of service. 2016 total compensation came to $30,812.

Shakeel Qureshi

Director of Financial Control IV/County Comptroller

2018 total comp
$30,369
Base pay
$30,369
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$30,369
Hire date
1979-08-16

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
7d954ef1-cec1-47b7-9356-732c668fc012
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
113
Office
1020
Position Id
9520652

Shakeel Qureshi works as a Director of Financial Control IV for County Comptroller. Their tenure dates to 1979, about 39 years. Shakeel earned $30,369 in 2018.