Cook County, Illinois / Department of Environmental Ctrl

Agency file

Department of Environmental Ctrl

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

The Department of Environmental Ctrl protects natural resources and the environment — conservation, parks and wildlife, and environmental regulation.

In 2018, this agency had 1 employees with median total compensation of $19,037; the highest distinct record was $19,037.

Year: 2018
Employees: 1
Median total: $19,037
Highest record: $19,037

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$19,037$19,038+

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 1 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($19,037) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $19,037 (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

$19,037

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $19,037 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $19,037. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Solid Waste Coordinator

1 · $19,037

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

Highest-paid first / page 1

Jessica Schumacher

Solid Waste Coordinator/Department of Environmental Ctrl

2018 total comp

$19,037

Base pay: $19,037
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,037
Hire date: 2016-08-29
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ccb91301-81e0-4836-874a-9803294baba8
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2227
Office: 1161
Position Id: 9502177

Jessica Schumacher is a Solid Waste Coordinator at Department of Environmental Ctrl. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 2 years. 2018 total compensation came to $19,037.

Lauren Nowak

Energy Eff Com Outreach Coordinator/Department of Environmental Ctrl

2016 total comp

$3,065

Base pay: $3,065
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,065
Hire date: 2015-03-23
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 25f4623c-adec-4753-9c11-03064f90ea46
Fiscal Period: 2016Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6424
Office: 1161
Position Id: 1500015

Lauren Nowak is a Energy Eff Com Outreach Coordinator at Department of Environmental Ctrl. Their tenure dates to 2015, about a year. 2016 total compensation came to $3,065.

Meng Lai

Environmental Control Engineer II/Department of Environmental Ctrl

2016 total comp

$2,608

Base pay: $2,608
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,608
Hire date: 2010-11-08
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 937aa708-b813-4c61-9903-5f50dbee0005
Fiscal Period: 2016Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 2218
Office: 1161
Position Id: 9502184

Meng Lai is a Environmental Control Engineer II at Department of Environmental Ctrl. Their tenure dates to 2010, about 6 years. 2016 total compensation came to $2,608.

Roberto Torres

Environmental Control Monitor Technician I/Department of Environmental Ctrl

2016 total comp

$1,031

Base pay: $1,031
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,031
Hire date: 2012-04-23

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 81678913-d00b-4e5c-a1ad-a71dc2e492f5
Fiscal Period: 2016Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1439
Office: 1161
Position Id: 9932770

At Department of Environmental Ctrl, Roberto Torres serves as a Environmental Control Monitor Technician I. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 4 years. Their 2016 pay totaled $1,031.

Alberta Dent

Stenographer IV/Department of Environmental Ctrl

2016 total comp

$178

Base pay: $178
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $178
Hire date: 1994-07-26

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1e8b3af1-9fae-4a9b-abe2-6692caaa92e4
Fiscal Period: 2016Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 935
Office: 1161
Position Id: 9502199

At Department of Environmental Ctrl, Alberta Dent serves as a Stenographer IV. They have served since 1994 (about 22 years). Their 2016 pay totaled $178.

Lynn Schmitt

Chemist II/Department of Environmental Ctrl

2017 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Hire date: 2013-05-20
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 773a1051-a361-4e4f-9df9-a9173fc7fefd
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 2221
Office: 1161
Position Id: 9502206

Lynn Schmitt is a Chemist II at Department of Environmental Ctrl. Hired in 2013, they have about 4 years of service. 2017 total compensation came to $0.