Cook County, Illinois / Department of Transportation and Hw

Agency file

Department of Transportation and Hw

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

The Department of Transportation and Hw plans, builds, and maintains transportation infrastructure — roads, bridges, transit, and motor-vehicle services.

In 2018, this agency had 263 employees with median total compensation of $21,645; the highest distinct record was $155,194.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $6.2M
Employees: 263
Median total: $21,645
Highest record: $155,194

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$46,842+

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

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 263 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($21,645) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $23,468 (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

$15,407

$19,936

$21,645

$26,609

$30,332

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $30,332 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $15,407. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr

72 · $19,965

Highway Engineer III

22 · $24,927

Laborer I

14 · $23,029

Highway Engineer IV

13 · $28,497

Road Equipment Operator

11 · $27,211

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	$5.3M —	284 —	$19,936 —
2017	$5.6M ▲ 7.3%	289 ▲ 1.8%	$19,936 ±0%
2018	$6.2M ▲ 9.5%	263 ▼ 9.0%	$21,645 ▲ 8.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Leonard Abbate

Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr/Department of Transportation and Hw

2017 total comp

$1,424

Base pay: $1,424
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,424
Hire date: 1987-03-03
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2bc4e642-5205-4feb-b2bf-6dac2cec1da4
Fiscal Period: 2017Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2371
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517988

At Department of Transportation and Hw, Leonard Abbate serves as a Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr. Hired in 1987, they have about 30 years of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $1,424.

John Macchitelli

Road Maintenance Supervisor/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$1,342

Base pay: $1,342
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,342
Hire date: 1983-01-03

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 935300b5-3c00-4083-acd5-a00ff5ebf645
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2375
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517866

John Macchitelli is a Road Maintenance Supervisor at Department of Transportation and Hw. They have served since 1983 (about 35 years). 2018 total compensation came to $1,342.

Jason Navarro

Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr/Department of Transportation and Hw

2016 total comp

$1,139

Base pay: $1,139
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,139
Hire date: 2015-12-14
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2667cd9e-14f3-4199-8873-ad3a8900a4eb
Fiscal Period: 2016Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 2371
Office: 1500
Position Id: 1200113

At Department of Transportation and Hw, Jason Navarro serves as a Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr. They have served since 2015 (about a year). Their 2016 pay totaled $1,139.

Michael Gerhart

Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$860

Base pay: $860
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $860
Hire date: 2004-05-17
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 28b6f3d0-e705-48f5-96cf-2377623bead0
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2371
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517970

Michael Gerhart is a Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr at Department of Transportation and Hw. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 14 years. 2018 total compensation came to $860.

Paul Borkowski

Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr/Department of Transportation and Hw

2017 total comp

$570

Base pay: $570
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $570
Hire date: 2001-01-02

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 66583920-f5d8-440a-8b60-f8f346d272f1
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 2371
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517778

Paul Borkowski holds the role of Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr at Department of Transportation and Hw. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 16 years. In 2017, their total compensation was $570.

Richie Toler

Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$570

Base pay: $570
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $570
Hire date: 2011-12-05
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 47a2f685-700e-46a6-984f-5fe39835fa3c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 2371
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517978

Richie Toler works as a Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr for Department of Transportation and Hw. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 7 years. Richie earned $570 in 2018.

Efren Solis

Highway Engineer/Department of Transportation and Hw

2016 total comp

$238

Base pay: $238
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $238
Hire date: 2015-06-01

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 04427339-dc11-4236-b660-a626911b3673
Fiscal Period: 2016Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 2198
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517586

Efren Solis holds the role of Highway Engineer at Department of Transportation and Hw. Hired in 2015, they have about a year of service. In 2016, their total compensation was $238.

Bhanuprasad Vyas

Highway Engineer V/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$206

Base pay: $206
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $206
Hire date: 1988-03-01
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 64cb6053-c3ba-4960-a976-f6d95d710418
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2207
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517517

At Department of Transportation and Hw, Bhanuprasad Vyas serves as a Highway Engineer V. Their tenure dates to 1988, about 30 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $206.

Alicia Mincey

Clerk V/Department of Transportation and Hw

2016 total comp

$119

Base pay: $119
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119
Hire date: 2002-07-01

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1126af5e-f868-499e-a0d6-f92086577519
Fiscal Period: 2016Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 907
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517558

Alicia Mincey works as a Clerk V for Department of Transportation and Hw. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 14 years. Alicia earned $119 in 2016.

Lucas Cabrera

Cadd Operator I/Department of Transportation and Hw

2016 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Hire date: 1994-05-02
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 22bb63ce-188f-4c52-b3d7-234ce6c1cb81
Fiscal Period: 2016Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 4190
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517648

Lucas Cabrera works as a Cadd Operator I for Department of Transportation and Hw. Hired in 1994, they have about 22 years of service. Lucas earned $0 in 2016.

Michael Courtney

Road Equipment Operator/Department of Transportation and Hw

2016 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Hire date: 2014-07-14
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5de9da65-e67e-497d-8d50-7c7e5672e9ff
Fiscal Period: 2016Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 2372
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9518022

At Department of Transportation and Hw, Michael Courtney serves as a Road Equipment Operator. Hired in 2014, they have about 2 years of service. Their 2016 pay totaled $0.

Patrick Fabiano

Administrative Assistant III/Department of Transportation and Hw

2016 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Hire date: 1998-01-05

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b55d8edb-3b1c-4e35-85d8-de665d282a19
Fiscal Period: 2016Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 48
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9500112

Patrick Fabiano is a Administrative Assistant III at Department of Transportation and Hw. They have served since 1998 (about 18 years). 2016 total compensation came to $0.

Nick Francis

Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr/Department of Transportation and Hw

2016 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Hire date: 2015-12-14
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5c948598-7221-4cb9-ab94-fb190f5c8426
Fiscal Period: 2016Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2371
Office: 1500
Position Id: 1200115

Nick Francis holds the role of Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr at Department of Transportation and Hw. They have served since 2015 (about a year). In 2016, their total compensation was $0.

Reginald Johnson

Laborer Foreman Highway/Department of Transportation and Hw

2017 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Hire date: 1985-10-07
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 415c7cb5-ec42-4d93-acb3-a372328fbc4f
Fiscal Period: 2017Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2396
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517927

Reginald Johnson holds the role of Laborer Foreman Highway at Department of Transportation and Hw. Hired in 1985, they have about 32 years of service. In 2017, their total compensation was $0.

Michael Larucci

Engineering Technician I/Department of Transportation and Hw

2017 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Hire date: 1980-10-07

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0e97498e-2f95-4518-adab-3258c2908000
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 2253
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517856

Michael Larucci works as a Engineering Technician I for Department of Transportation and Hw. Hired in 1980, they have about 37 years of service. Michael earned $0 in 2017.

James Macchitelli

Laborer I/Department of Transportation and Hw

2017 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Hire date: 1994-02-07

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: dc0a4b34-1065-498a-a406-1215b9f7e2eb
Fiscal Period: 2017Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2393
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517813

James Macchitelli is a Laborer I at Department of Transportation and Hw. Their tenure dates to 1994, about 23 years. 2017 total compensation came to $0.

James Mazzie

Laborer I/Department of Transportation and Hw

2017 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Hire date: 1986-04-16
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 206a9280-d257-44b0-87ec-566197029fd5
Fiscal Period: 2017Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2393
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517883

James Mazzie is a Laborer I at Department of Transportation and Hw. Their tenure dates to 1986, about 31 years. 2017 total compensation came to $0.

Thomas Rudolfi

Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr/Department of Transportation and Hw

2016 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Hire date: 1987-05-04

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: aec6eb71-3225-4c4b-a81e-4aa18ea2c98d
Fiscal Period: 2016Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 2371
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9518003

At Department of Transportation and Hw, Thomas Rudolfi serves as a Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr. They have served since 1987 (about 29 years). Their 2016 pay totaled $0.

Michael Sanchez

Laborer I/Department of Transportation and Hw

2017 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Hire date: 2015-04-20
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5bdbaad1-b87d-4580-8a63-2837814344b3
Fiscal Period: 2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 2393
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517901

At Department of Transportation and Hw, Michael Sanchez serves as a Laborer I. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 2 years. Their 2017 pay totaled $0.

Emma Stigger

Administrative Assistant II/Department of Transportation and Hw

2017 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Hire date: 1989-07-18
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5edf7761-77cb-4016-bfd4-8907886cdb80
Fiscal Period: 2017Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 47
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517608

At Department of Transportation and Hw, Emma Stigger serves as a Administrative Assistant II. Hired in 1989, they have about 28 years of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $0.

Richard Walker

Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr/Department of Transportation and Hw

2017 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Hire date: 1987-12-01
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2248d61a-9bc1-43a0-828c-8f742b80725e
Fiscal Period: 2017Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2371
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517943

Richard Walker holds the role of Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr at Department of Transportation and Hw. Their tenure dates to 1987, about 30 years. In 2017, their total compensation was $0.

Frank Abbott

Right of Way Agent II/Department of Transportation and Hw

2016 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Hire date: 1986-06-20
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f52eb088-72d8-494a-a296-772a71783234
Fiscal Period: 2016Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 431
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517610

Frank Abbott is a Right of Way Agent II at Department of Transportation and Hw. Hired in 1986, they have about 30 years of service. 2016 total compensation came to $0.

James Crane

Road Equipment Operator/Department of Transportation and Hw

2017 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Hire date: 1978-06-22
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ab5c238a-c2b3-49d1-94c9-3a431e7d98ad
Fiscal Period: 2017Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2372
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9518027

At Department of Transportation and Hw, James Crane serves as a Road Equipment Operator. They have served since 1978 (about 39 years). Their 2017 pay totaled $0.

Oscar Dixon

Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr/Department of Transportation and Hw

2016 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Hire date: 2002-12-16
Middle name: Lee

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9be3772a-6be1-4829-9122-97c9d9e81bc4
Fiscal Period: 2016Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 2371
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517996

At Department of Transportation and Hw, Oscar Dixon serves as a Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr. They have served since 2002 (about 14 years). Their 2016 pay totaled $0.

Nicholas Greco

Administrative Assistant III/Department of Transportation and Hw

2016 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Hire date: 1993-12-20
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e3800d33-5ced-4542-9850-f881d76c6d48
Fiscal Period: 2016Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 48
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517512

Nicholas Greco works as a Administrative Assistant III for Department of Transportation and Hw. They have served since 1993 (about 23 years). Nicholas earned $0 in 2016.

Bobbie Jackson

Administrative Assistant IV/Department of Transportation and Hw

2017 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Hire date: 2002-10-07
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5c587241-9591-4658-9695-530f4c4e9804
Fiscal Period: 2017Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 50
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517595

Bobbie Jackson is a Administrative Assistant IV at Department of Transportation and Hw. They have served since 2002 (about 15 years). 2017 total compensation came to $0.

Mark Menolascino

Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr/Department of Transportation and Hw

2017 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Hire date: 1980-08-01
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 23694e1f-2b87-4a4d-afe3-17cc54134b0f
Fiscal Period: 2017Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2371
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517778

Mark Menolascino works as a Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr for Department of Transportation and Hw. Hired in 1980, they have about 37 years of service. Mark earned $0 in 2017.

Jose Romero

Cadd Operator II/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Hire date: 2003-06-16
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9a91fe14-544a-4a66-ae18-b6f57fbf384e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4017
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517683

Jose Romero holds the role of Cadd Operator II at Department of Transportation and Hw. Hired in 2003, they have about 15 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $0.

James Salemi

Laborer I/Department of Transportation and Hw

2017 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Hire date: 1986-04-16
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e50af48d-4d36-48fc-a4fb-7b7235013fd5
Fiscal Period: 2017Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2393
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517907

James Salemi works as a Laborer I for Department of Transportation and Hw. Hired in 1986, they have about 31 years of service. James earned $0 in 2017.

Philip Varnagis

Machinist/Department of Transportation and Hw

2016 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Hire date: 1991-04-08
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 66152751-0682-4188-9387-3d6ca9f0380f
Fiscal Period: 2016Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 2331
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517816

At Department of Transportation and Hw, Philip Varnagis serves as a Machinist. Their tenure dates to 1991, about 25 years. Their 2016 pay totaled $0.

Golden Ward

Engineering Technician I/Department of Transportation and Hw

2016 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Hire date: 2001-05-07

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 02c04344-27ea-4526-af93-62486fd64872
Fiscal Period: 2016Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 2253
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517741

Golden Ward holds the role of Engineering Technician I at Department of Transportation and Hw. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 15 years. In 2016, their total compensation was $0.

Darryl Stiff

Laborer I/Department of Transportation and Hw

2016 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Hire date: 1985-09-23
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: be59161b-91d8-489c-98ff-8d4b327794ee
Fiscal Period: 2016Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2393
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517899

At Department of Transportation and Hw, Darryl Stiff serves as a Laborer I. They have served since 1985 (about 31 years). Their 2016 pay totaled $0.

Wayne Deasy

Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr/Department of Transportation and Hw

2016 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Hire date: 1968-06-20
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d082ebde-a0c0-4e97-acae-037aca3ff9ed
Fiscal Period: 2016Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 2371
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517941

Wayne Deasy works as a Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr for Department of Transportation and Hw. Hired in 1968, they have about 48 years of service. Wayne earned $0 in 2016.