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Cook County, Illinois / Department of Human Resources

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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 38 employees with median total compensation of $20,125; the highest distinct record was $43,960.

Year
2018
Total payroll
$822.9K
Employees
38
Median total
$20,125
Highest record
$43,960

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 38 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($20,125) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $21,655 (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
$13,809
$16,943
$20,125
$25,505
$32,308

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $32,308 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $13,809. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Recruitment & Select Analyst
4 · $17,287
Labor Counsel
2 · $23,451
Class & Compensation Analyst
2 · $21,139
Administrative Assistant IV
2 · $17,830
Labor Liaison Officer
2 · $11,520

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 3 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2016
$1.1M
—
67
—
$16,040
—
2017
$990.6K
▼ 13.8%
61
▼ 9.0%
$16,608
▲ 3.5%
2018
$822.9K
▼ 16.9%
38
▼ 37.7%
$20,125
▲ 21.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Doris Stephenson

Equal Employee Opport Eeo Invest I/Department of Human Resources

2016 total comp
$13,547
Base pay
$13,547
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$13,547
Hire date
2015-02-09
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
1bca1d2f-e811-4bb4-907c-1629748a3550
Fiscal Period
2016Q4
Fiscal Quarter
4
Job Code
5814
Office
1032
Position Id
1200136

Doris Stephenson works as a Equal Employee Opport Eeo Invest I for Department of Human Resources. Hired in 2015, they have about a year of service. Doris earned $13,547 in 2016.

Meganne Trela

Labor Counsel/Department of Human Resources

2016 total comp
$13,512
Base pay
$13,512
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$13,512
Hire date
2015-01-26
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
cdb3dd69-5812-498c-900a-8bc0a585beeb
Fiscal Period
2016Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
6010
Office
1032
Position Id
9500683

Meganne Trela works as a Labor Counsel for Department of Human Resources. Hired in 2015, they have about a year of service. Meganne earned $13,512 in 2016.

Kara Davis

Hris Transaction Specialist/Department of Human Resources

2018 total comp
$12,865
Base pay
$12,865
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$12,865
Hire date
2017-02-27
Middle name
R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
7316454a-e75c-4b1b-9a8b-36d440a86022
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
6767
Office
1032
Position Id
1600419

Kara Davis works as a Hris Transaction Specialist for Department of Human Resources. They have served since 2017 (about a year). Kara earned $12,865 in 2018.