Department of Human Resources

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

The Department of Human Resources provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.

In 2018, this agency had 6 employees with median total compensation of $15,731; the highest distinct record was $19,731.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $84.6K
Employees: 6
Median total: $15,731
Highest record: $19,731

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$4,231$19,731+

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

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 6 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($15,731) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $14,107 (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

$4,231

$10,667

$15,731

$18,549

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $18,549 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $4,231. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Labor Relations Assistant

2 · $7,449

Senior Labor Liaison Officer

1 · $19,731

Labor Liaison Officer

1 · $18,549

Executive Assistant II

1 · $16,867

Deputy Director of Labor Relations

1 · $14,596

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.

Record list

Employees

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Orlando Brown

Deputy Director of Labor Relations/Department of Human Resources

2018 total comp

$14,596

Base pay: $14,596
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,596
Hire date: 1989-02-14

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ac1ad84a-c875-4ed0-8bb3-7e15ec1feb42
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6006
Office: 1032
Position Id: 1800504

At Department of Human Resources, Orlando Brown serves as a Deputy Director of Labor Relations. They have served since 1989 (about 29 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $14,596.