Cook County, Illinois / Department of Human Resources

Agency file

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

$3,721$38,258+

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

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.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median 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

Barbara Barreno Paschall

Student Administrative Aide/Department of Human Resources

2016 total comp

$7,999

Base pay: $7,999
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,999
Hire date: 2016-06-03
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5a8faf9e-b71d-4dea-aede-510e3154da4d
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 79
Office: 1032
Position Id: 1600393

Barbara Barreno Paschall is a Student Administrative Aide at Department of Human Resources. Their tenure dates to 2016, under a year. 2016 total compensation came to $7,999.

Josiah Harris

Student Administrative Aide/Department of Human Resources

2016 total comp

$7,970

Base pay: $7,970
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,970
Hire date: 2016-06-13

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 852b1a89-6215-43cd-aa41-9f742e2d6dda
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 79
Office: 1032
Position Id: 1600390

Josiah Harris works as a Student Administrative Aide for Department of Human Resources. They have served since 2016 (under a year). Josiah earned $7,970 in 2016.

Jamiee Coates

Administrative Assistant IV/Department of Human Resources

2017 total comp

$7,946

Base pay: $7,946
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,946
Hire date: 2013-03-11
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0e133c3c-981b-4489-a354-4d38bfb2db7b
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 50
Office: 1032
Position Id: 9500665

Jamiee Coates is a Administrative Assistant IV at Department of Human Resources. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 4 years. 2017 total compensation came to $7,946.

Kyle Enochs

Student Administrative Aide/Department of Human Resources

2017 total comp

$7,924

Base pay: $7,924
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,924
Hire date: 2017-06-02

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 68977915-9519-4f53-87a1-e283a504fd29
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 79
Office: 1032
Position Id: 1600390

Kyle Enochs works as a Student Administrative Aide for Department of Human Resources. Their tenure dates to 2017, under a year. Kyle earned $7,924 in 2017.

Sarah Vogt

Student Administrative Aide/Department of Human Resources

2016 total comp

$7,836

Base pay: $7,836
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,836
Hire date: 2016-06-03
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 92a57a88-8df8-4ed6-afa5-2260ebbb2cb8
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 79
Office: 1032
Position Id: 1600387

Sarah Vogt works as a Student Administrative Aide for Department of Human Resources. They have served since 2016 (under a year). Sarah earned $7,836 in 2016.

Alex Weatherup

Student Administrative Aide/Department of Human Resources

2016 total comp

$7,745

Base pay: $7,745
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,745
Hire date: 2016-06-03
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6782e62c-3843-4689-8cbb-d8c03bba2ed9
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 79
Office: 1032
Position Id: 1600395

Alex Weatherup is a Student Administrative Aide at Department of Human Resources. Hired in 2016, they have under a year of service. 2016 total compensation came to $7,745.

Rodrigo Guzman Sanchez

Student Administrative Aide/Department of Human Resources

2017 total comp

$7,683

Base pay: $7,683
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,683
Hire date: 2017-06-02

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d7fe0d0a-9201-4852-a061-dbee0de8d62e
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 79
Office: 1032
Position Id: 1600387

Rodrigo Guzman Sanchez is a Student Administrative Aide at Department of Human Resources. Their tenure dates to 2017, under a year. 2017 total compensation came to $7,683.

Deborah Oh

Student Administrative Aide/Department of Human Resources

2017 total comp

$7,656

Base pay: $7,656
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,656
Hire date: 2017-06-02

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3ab20a6b-ed19-4f3a-8da3-d19c80704d76
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 79
Office: 1032
Position Id: 1600388

Deborah Oh is a Student Administrative Aide at Department of Human Resources. Their tenure dates to 2017, under a year. 2017 total compensation came to $7,656.

Sonia Silva

Labor Liaison Officer/Department of Human Resources

2016 total comp

$7,644

Base pay: $7,644
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,644
Hire date: 2012-01-03

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 80c12a6e-81f6-4cb2-a64f-d51c2174846e
Fiscal Period: 2016Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 790
Office: 1032
Position Id: 9500661

Sonia Silva holds the role of Labor Liaison Officer at Department of Human Resources. Hired in 2012, they have about 4 years of service. In 2016, their total compensation was $7,644.

Erica Acosta

Student Administrative Aide/Department of Human Resources

2016 total comp

$7,585

Base pay: $7,585
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,585
Hire date: 2016-06-03
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2b07f0cd-3064-490a-8811-553008b148bd
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 79
Office: 1032
Position Id: 1600392

At Department of Human Resources, Erica Acosta serves as a Student Administrative Aide. They have served since 2016 (under a year). Their 2016 pay totaled $7,585.

Alexis Rangel

Student Administrative Aide/Department of Human Resources

2016 total comp

$7,578

Base pay: $7,578
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,578
Hire date: 2016-06-03
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: efd55c49-7d16-45d3-8c9c-642db06b2e1c
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 79
Office: 1032
Position Id: 1600388

Alexis Rangel holds the role of Student Administrative Aide at Department of Human Resources. Their tenure dates to 2016, under a year. In 2016, their total compensation was $7,578.

Ameenah Muhammad

Student Administrative Aide/Department of Human Resources

2016 total comp

$7,507

Base pay: $7,507
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,507
Hire date: 2016-06-03
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 09d5e25d-3ab8-41bd-89fe-1bc54cc7f5e3
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 79
Office: 1032
Position Id: 1600394

Ameenah Muhammad works as a Student Administrative Aide for Department of Human Resources. They have served since 2016 (under a year). Ameenah earned $7,507 in 2016.

Maya Robinson

Student Administrative Aide/Department of Human Resources

2016 total comp

$7,482

Base pay: $7,482
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,482
Hire date: 2016-06-03
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 92bf05a1-fef4-49bd-8805-e01bde0996d1
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 79
Office: 1032
Position Id: 1600391

Maya Robinson works as a Student Administrative Aide for Department of Human Resources. They have served since 2016 (under a year). Maya earned $7,482 in 2016.

Kayla Close

Student Administrative Aide/Department of Human Resources

2017 total comp

$7,350

Base pay: $7,350
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,350
Hire date: 2017-06-02

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5f65e5d1-3913-4b92-bf39-e3fafa8425c6
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 79
Office: 1032
Position Id: 1600398

At Department of Human Resources, Kayla Close serves as a Student Administrative Aide. Hired in 2017, they have under a year of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $7,350.

Ruth Abarca

Student Administrative Aide/Department of Human Resources

2016 total comp

$7,345

Base pay: $7,345
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,345
Hire date: 2016-06-03
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 36b1b9f1-60f1-498b-aafa-339a07753ffc
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 79
Office: 1032
Position Id: 1600398

Ruth Abarca is a Student Administrative Aide at Department of Human Resources. Their tenure dates to 2016, under a year. 2016 total compensation came to $7,345.

Brynne Morningstar

Student Administrative Aide/Department of Human Resources

2017 total comp

$6,990

Base pay: $6,990
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,990
Hire date: 2017-06-02

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 38dc665a-7c8f-4584-b11f-ed9319c32c00
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 79
Office: 1032
Position Id: 1600397

Brynne Morningstar holds the role of Student Administrative Aide at Department of Human Resources. Hired in 2017, they have under a year of service. In 2017, their total compensation was $6,990.

Mary Karol

Paralegal/Department of Human Resources

2017 total comp

$6,977

Base pay: $6,977
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,977
Hire date: 2017-06-12

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c6993193-2774-4485-b486-0d26089fc1b0
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 6008
Office: 1032
Position Id: 9500675

Mary Karol is a Paralegal at Department of Human Resources. They have served since 2017 (under a year). 2017 total compensation came to $6,977.