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

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Phyllis Woods

Labor Liaison Officer/Department of Human Resources

2018 total comp

$8,255

Base pay: $8,255
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,255
Hire date: 1998-05-10

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ffa27cb8-406c-40e9-856d-51fcd17d517e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 790
Office: 1032
Position Id: 9500652

Phyllis Woods works as a Labor Liaison Officer for Department of Human Resources. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 20 years. Phyllis earned $8,255 in 2018.

David Raban

Student Administrative Aide/Department of Human Resources

2017 total comp

$8,089

Base pay: $8,089
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,089
Hire date: 2017-06-02

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 850e8e74-73d8-4c03-ac30-c35830f8c866
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 79
Office: 1032
Position Id: 1600389

David Raban is a Student Administrative Aide at Department of Human Resources. Hired in 2017, they have under a year of service. 2017 total compensation came to $8,089.

Matthew Jacobson

Student Administrative Aide/Department of Human Resources

2017 total comp

$8,084

Base pay: $8,084
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,084
Hire date: 2017-06-02

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: eed0e387-1077-4698-8a92-f210158c5440
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 79
Office: 1032
Position Id: 1600392

Matthew Jacobson works as a Student Administrative Aide for Department of Human Resources. They have served since 2017 (under a year). Matthew earned $8,084 in 2017.

Tyler Barron

Student Administrative Aide/Department of Human Resources

2017 total comp

$8,066

Base pay: $8,066
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,066
Hire date: 2017-06-02

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 030cfbc3-be5d-4847-bf82-8aa80950018f
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 79
Office: 1032
Position Id: 1600394

Tyler Barron is a Student Administrative Aide at Department of Human Resources. Their tenure dates to 2017, under a year. 2017 total compensation came to $8,066.

Kimberly Neu

Student Administrative Aide/Department of Human Resources

2016 total comp

$8,062

Base pay: $8,062
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,062
Hire date: 2016-06-03
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6c15f2fa-cd39-4ee9-bbe8-67d127f630b1
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 79
Office: 1032
Position Id: 1600396

At Department of Human Resources, Kimberly Neu serves as a Student Administrative Aide. Hired in 2016, they have under a year of service. Their 2016 pay totaled $8,062.