Department of Public Health

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

The Department of Public Health oversees public health and medical services — disease prevention, clinics and hospitals, and health licensing and regulation.

In 2018, this agency had 21 employees with median total compensation of $14,152; the highest distinct record was $44,940.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $339.9K
Employees: 21
Median total: $14,152
Highest record: $44,940

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$8,681$44,940+

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

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 21 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($14,152) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $16,187 (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

$10,294

$11,863

$14,152

$16,502

$23,725

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $23,725 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $10,294. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Epidemiologist IV

3 · $16,502

Epidemiologist III

2 · $14,450

Administrative Assistant I

2 · $11,489

Att Physician VIII Non Union

1 · $44,940

Public Health Nurse V

1 · $23,826

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.

Hea Epidemiology Research Metro Nashville69% match
Department of Public Health Cook County, Illinois36% match

Record list

Employees

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Mary Watson

Public Health Nurse I/Department of Public Health

2018 total comp

$19,994

Base pay: $19,994
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,994
Hire date: 1987-05-04
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0d6a7f75-5ed1-460f-b47a-48f49dfb3da7
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1971
Office: 1895
Position Id: 1802654

At Department of Public Health, Mary Watson serves as a Public Health Nurse I. Hired in 1987, they have about 31 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $19,994.