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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

Frenchie Johnson

Class & Compensation Analyst/Department of Human Resources

2018 total comp
$22,403
Base pay
$22,403
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$22,403
Hire date
2007-01-22

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
cb03847b-b9a2-4b73-a475-b279223844c4
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
764
Office
1032
Position Id
9500670

At Department of Human Resources, Frenchie Johnson serves as a Class & Compensation Analyst. Hired in 2007, they have about 11 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $22,403.

Diane Henderson Nichols

Administrative Assistant IV/Department of Human Resources

2018 total comp
$21,851
Base pay
$21,851
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$21,851
Hire date
1988-09-01
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
de52931a-b9d2-4a0d-8224-b4c57887bd6f
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
50
Office
1032
Position Id
9900641

Diane Henderson Nichols works as a Administrative Assistant IV for Department of Human Resources. Their tenure dates to 1988, about 30 years. Diane earned $21,851 in 2018.

Patrick Heery

Labor Counsel/Department of Human Resources

2018 total comp
$21,649
Base pay
$21,649
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$21,649
Hire date
2017-03-20
Middle name
C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
9bd31400-c7e9-4010-be6b-35f039f07f5a
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
6010
Office
1032
Position Id
9500678

Patrick Heery holds the role of Labor Counsel at Department of Human Resources. Hired in 2017, they have about a year of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $21,649.