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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

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian 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

Kathy Posner

Director of Financial Control IV/County Treasurer

2018 total comp
$28,431
Base pay
$28,431
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$28,431
Hire date
2014-09-29

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
113
Office
1060
Position Id
9501327

Kathy Posner is a Director of Financial Control IV at County Treasurer. Hired in 2014, they have about 4 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $28,431.

Antonio Placido

Project Leader-Midrange Syste/County Treasurer

2018 total comp
$28,301
Base pay
$28,301
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$28,301
Hire date
2006-04-03
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
813
Office
1060
Position Id
1394

Antonio Placido works as a Project Leader-Midrange Syste for County Treasurer. They have served since 2006 (about 12 years). Antonio earned $28,301 in 2018.

Maria Pappas

County Treasurer/County Treasurer

2018 total comp
$28,269
Base pay
$28,269
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$28,269
Hire date
1990-12-03

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
8
Office
1060
Position Id
9501303

At County Treasurer, Maria Pappas serves as a County Treasurer. Their tenure dates to 1990, about 28 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $28,269.

Marianne Kountoures

Proj Leader - Data Syst/County Treasurer

2018 total comp
$28,179
Base pay
$28,179
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$28,179
Hire date
2016-07-29

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1135
Office
1060
Position Id
9501438

Marianne Kountoures works as a Proj Leader - Data Syst for County Treasurer. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 2 years. Marianne earned $28,179 in 2018.