Cook County, Illinois / County Treasurer

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County Treasurer

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

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

In 2018, this agency had 78 employees with median total compensation of $20,687; the highest distinct record was $44,021.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $1.7M
Employees: 78
Median total: $20,687
Highest record: $44,021

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$1,248$44,021+

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

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 78 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($20,687) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $22,121 (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

$11,748

$16,888

$20,687

$28,179

$33,654

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $33,654 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $11,748. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Administrative Analyst I

11 · $16,644

Administrative Assistant IV

6 · $20,997

Administrative Assistant III

6 · $18,226

Systems Analyst V

4 · $33,387

Accountant III

4 · $14,003

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	$1.9M —	107 —	$17,545 —
2017	$1.9M ▲ 0.9%	112 ▲ 4.7%	$17,373 ▼ 1.0%
2018	$1.7M ▼ 9.7%	78 ▼ 30.4%	$20,687 ▲ 19.1%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Kelly Karvelis

Systems Analyst IV/County Treasurer

2018 total comp

$25,632

Base pay: $25,632
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,632
Hire date: 2014-08-04
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 16d04f09-9ce0-4223-b0eb-f801a45b88e7
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1113
Office: 1060
Position Id: 9918387

Kelly Karvelis works as a Systems Analyst IV for County Treasurer. Hired in 2014, they have about 4 years of service. Kelly earned $25,632 in 2018.

Steven Miazga

Systems Analyst IV/County Treasurer

2018 total comp

$25,632

Base pay: $25,632
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,632
Hire date: 2008-06-09
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 305b10e3-c64f-4802-9f6f-2d30505ff938
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1113
Office: 1060
Position Id: 9501308

Steven Miazga is a Systems Analyst IV at County Treasurer. Hired in 2008, they have about 10 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $25,632.

Jose Dagante

Programmer IV/County Treasurer

2018 total comp

$25,505

Base pay: $25,505
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,505
Hire date: 2011-07-25
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ee04c094-1cf6-4a61-a892-c9751cfb6150
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1108
Office: 1060
Position Id: 9501360

Jose Dagante works as a Programmer IV for County Treasurer. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 7 years. Jose earned $25,505 in 2018.

Michael Lee

Administrative Analyst III/County Treasurer

2018 total comp

$25,266

Base pay: $25,266
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,266
Hire date: 1999-05-17
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 145142df-47ae-495b-b95f-888b3b4dfbaa
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 293
Office: 1060
Position Id: 9501307

Michael Lee works as a Administrative Analyst III for County Treasurer. Hired in 1999, they have about 19 years of service. Michael earned $25,266 in 2018.