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Cook County, Illinois / Department of Public Health

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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

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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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.

Record list

Employees

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Gina Massuda Barnett

Deputy Director of Public Health Program/Department of Public Health

2018 total comp
$23,725
Base pay
$23,725
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$23,725
Hire date
2003-04-21
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
6dc38a3f-4056-46ed-9ddb-46ef2c111602
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
6454
Office
1895
Position Id
1801739

At Department of Public Health, Gina Massuda Barnett serves as a Deputy Director of Public Health Program. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 15 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $23,725.