Department of Environmental Ctrl & Sustainblty

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

The Department of Environmental Ctrl & Sustainblty is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2018, this agency had 22 employees with median total compensation of $19,574; the highest distinct record was $32,591.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $464.1K
Employees: 22
Median total: $19,574
Highest record: $32,591

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$13,339$32,591+

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

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 22 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($19,574) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $21,098 (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

$13,660

$16,554

$19,574

$24,989

$31,135

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $31,135 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $13,660. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Environmental Cont Inspector I

3 · $16,554

Environmental Control Engineer II

2 · $21,313

Environmental Cntrl Inspect II

2 · $19,266

Administrative Assistant III

2 · $17,920

Administrative Assistant I

2 · $13,346

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.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2017	$514.7K —	25 —	$19,422 —
2018	$464.1K ▼ 9.8%	22 ▼ 12.0%	$19,574 ▲ 0.8%

Record list

Employees

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Laura Oakleaf

Legislative Coordinator I/Department of Environmental Ctrl & Sustainblty

2018 total comp

$24,989

Base pay: $24,989
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,989
Hire date: 2001-10-22

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 39d32fd1-9e58-4290-8ada-8590b055e32b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 620
Office: 1161
Position Id: 1000968

Laura Oakleaf holds the role of Legislative Coordinator I at Department of Environmental Ctrl & Sustainblty. Hired in 2001, they have about 17 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $24,989.