Cook County, Illinois / Court Services Division

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Court Services Division

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

The Court Services Division operates the court system — adjudicating cases and maintaining judicial records.

In 2018, this agency had 135 employees with median total compensation of $15,767; the highest distinct record was $19,548.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $1.8M
Employees: 135
Median total: $15,767
Highest record: $19,548

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$18,920+

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

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 135 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($15,767) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $12,972 (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

$2,266

$9,725

$15,767

$16,319

$17,258

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $17,258 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $2,266. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Deputy Sheriff D2B

47 · $16,319

Deputy Sheriff II

38 · $15,767

Deputy Sheriff Sergeant

15 · $16,597

Administrative Assistant II

10 · $9,116

Clerk Iv-Clk/Rod/Sherif Seiu73

8 · $9,116

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.

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Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Court Services Division Cook County, Illinois67% match
Sheriff's Office (004) City of Baltimore58% match
Sheriff City and County of San Francisco55% match
Sheriff Los Angeles County54% match
Shf Sheriff City of Philadelphia51% match
Sheriff's Office Ramsey County, Minnesota40% match

Record list

Employees

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Sheila Mcgowan

Administrative Support VI/Court Services Division

2018 total comp

$12,532

Base pay: $12,532
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,532
Hire date: 2003-02-24
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: bbb6ecf1-d2ae-4f7b-b1f2-b06b97b2132b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5802
Office: 1230
Position Id: 1803851

Sheila Mcgowan works as a Administrative Support VI for Court Services Division. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 15 years. Sheila earned $12,532 in 2018.

George Donner

Deputy Sheriff D2B/Court Services Division

2018 total comp

$12,253

Base pay: $12,253
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,253
Hire date: 2001-03-19
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 40bf2e39-a815-4d6c-ac5d-9ece3c7d1cf6
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1339
Office: 1230
Position Id: 1803700

George Donner holds the role of Deputy Sheriff D2B at Court Services Division. They have served since 2001 (about 17 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $12,253.