Cook County, Illinois / Department of Corrections

Agency file

Department of Corrections

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

The Department of Corrections runs the corrections system — operating prisons and jails, supervising people in custody, and managing parole or probation.

In 2018, this agency had 590 employees with median total compensation of $14,457; the highest distinct record was $44,106.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $8.2M
Employees: 590
Median total: $14,457
Highest record: $44,106

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$510$22,234+

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

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 590 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($14,457) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $13,912 (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

$9,539

$12,720

$14,457

$15,908

$17,150

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $17,150 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $9,539. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Correctional Officer

376 · $14,281

Investigator II Inten Supervisor

47 · $16,050

Correctional Lieutenant

34 · $18,351

Deputy Sheriff D2B

25 · $15,767

Clerk V (Seiu73)

12 · $9,646

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.

Compare

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.

Department of Corrections Cook County, Illinois98% match
Pps Prisons City of Philadelphia98% match
She Cdc-M Offend Management Key Metro Nashville97% match
Jail Allegheny County, Pennsylvania96% match
Maine Correctional Center Maine96% match
Doc District of Columbia96% match

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Linda Serrato

Administrative Assistant II/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$11,331

Base pay: $11,331
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,331
Hire date: 2001-03-11
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a1e37aac-9351-4bdf-bd14-83dcb26d60f3
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 47
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804098

At Department of Corrections, Linda Serrato serves as a Administrative Assistant II. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 17 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $11,331.

Ophelia Doss

Administrative Assistant II/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$11,331

Base pay: $11,331
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,331
Hire date: 1998-09-28
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3447cf54-86e6-4a62-a853-733caad53297
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 47
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1805092

Ophelia Doss is a Administrative Assistant II at Department of Corrections. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 20 years. 2018 total compensation came to $11,331.

Sybil Fort

Administrative Assistant II/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$11,219

Base pay: $11,219
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,219
Hire date: 2003-04-20
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 341b7c7f-f1d8-4d9c-b4e5-ba604ab6f2e6
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 47
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804059

Sybil Fort holds the role of Administrative Assistant II at Department of Corrections. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 15 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $11,219.

Erika Fallen

Clerk V-Clk/Rod/Sheriff-Seiu73/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$11,219

Base pay: $11,219
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,219
Hire date: 1997-03-17
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 73773ba7-9ee4-4e5d-8af8-219710cfd94a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6838
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804102

Erika Fallen works as a Clerk V-Clk/Rod/Sheriff-Seiu73 for Department of Corrections. Hired in 1997, they have about 21 years of service. Erika earned $11,219 in 2018.

Debra Jackson

Administrative Assistant II/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$11,167

Base pay: $11,167
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,167
Hire date: 2007-04-30
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 04b2c125-9994-4617-9894-68819cd602a6
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 47
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804342

Debra Jackson is a Administrative Assistant II at Department of Corrections. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 11 years. 2018 total compensation came to $11,167.

Karmen Clay

Doc Pgrms Manager (Mhtc)/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$11,132

Base pay: $11,132
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,132
Hire date: 2017-04-03

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d5ee8c87-2776-4f76-b902-9daadf34eacf
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 7080
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804967

At Department of Corrections, Karmen Clay serves as a Doc Pgrms Manager (Mhtc). They have served since 2017 (about a year). Their 2018 pay totaled $11,132.

Lorenzo Negrete Jr

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$11,083

Base pay: $11,083
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,083
Hire date: 2015-08-10

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b331c26d-fece-4c6f-9141-1fa67583a5b6
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804484

Lorenzo Negrete Jr works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Hired in 2015, they have about 3 years of service. Lorenzo earned $11,083 in 2018.

Anthony Medina Iv

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$10,994

Base pay: $10,994
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,994
Hire date: 2005-04-18
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d7180c8e-1c62-4f55-9551-004831b8bbe2
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804258

Anthony Medina Iv works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 13 years. Anthony earned $10,994 in 2018.

Froilan Sanchez

Counselor III/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$10,992

Base pay: $10,992
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,992
Hire date: 2015-10-19

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ccf9f7ef-468d-4203-855c-95e89ba90e0c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 823
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804954

Froilan Sanchez works as a Counselor III for Department of Corrections. They have served since 2015 (about 3 years). Froilan earned $10,992 in 2018.

Christopher Rouskey

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$10,803

Base pay: $10,803
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,803
Hire date: 2011-05-23
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 471990da-df11-493d-82e2-60650b67b377
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1805080

Christopher Rouskey works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Hired in 2011, they have about 7 years of service. Christopher earned $10,803 in 2018.

Jordan Hampton

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$10,778

Base pay: $10,778
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,778
Hire date: 2015-11-16
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6662a9d4-ac9f-46cb-a1cf-fb391787e279
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804882

Jordan Hampton holds the role of Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 3 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $10,778.

Cathryn Johnson

Counselor III/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$10,494

Base pay: $10,494
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,494
Hire date: 2016-12-27

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ae90b9ee-33ee-43f4-a9ee-df674376a931
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 823
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804944

Cathryn Johnson is a Counselor III at Department of Corrections. They have served since 2016 (about 2 years). 2018 total compensation came to $10,494.

Angel Ajani

Counselor III/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$10,494

Base pay: $10,494
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,494
Hire date: 2016-05-23
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c97f5cf0-2ea1-46a1-bbd1-b8cc238039e3
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 823
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804971

Angel Ajani holds the role of Counselor III at Department of Corrections. Hired in 2016, they have about 2 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $10,494.