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

Christine Lo

Accounts Payable Coordinator/County Comptroller

2018 total comp

$8,518

Base pay: $8,518
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,518
Hire date: 2018-04-30

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 80aabd35-a59f-43ae-9dd3-acb837a494ed
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5343
Office: 1020
Position Id: 9500487

Christine Lo is a Accounts Payable Coordinator at County Comptroller. Hired in 2018, they have under a year of service. 2018 total compensation came to $8,518.

Tatyana Sitkovsky

Accounts Payable Coordinator/County Comptroller

2017 total comp

$8,081

Base pay: $8,081
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,081
Hire date: 1992-09-10

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6d02eefc-f5cd-4c17-a867-a6256f821929
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 5343
Office: 1020
Position Id: 9500487

Tatyana Sitkovsky works as a Accounts Payable Coordinator for County Comptroller. They have served since 1992 (about 25 years). Tatyana earned $8,081 in 2017.

Laura Murray

Wage Garnishment Processor II/County Comptroller

2017 total comp

$7,512

Base pay: $7,512
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,512
Hire date: 1992-06-15
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: bd9459ad-2da6-4bb3-973f-ade0084f3eb7
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 5515
Office: 1020
Position Id: 9500506

Laura Murray works as a Wage Garnishment Processor II for County Comptroller. They have served since 1992 (about 25 years). Laura earned $7,512 in 2017.

Karen Mulholland

Wage Garnishment Processor II/County Comptroller

2017 total comp

$7,506

Base pay: $7,506
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,506
Hire date: 1989-02-01
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2dd5f3f5-cc04-45d8-8c95-4b38d2b364ca
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 5515
Office: 1020
Position Id: 9500477

Karen Mulholland holds the role of Wage Garnishment Processor II at County Comptroller. They have served since 1989 (about 28 years). In 2017, their total compensation was $7,506.