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

Michael Carrero

Road Equipment Operator/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$27,211

Base pay: $27,211
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,211
Hire date: 2001-07-30

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: bb8b08eb-0284-4c5b-844e-a5f061499817
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2372
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9518023

At Department of Transportation and Hw, Michael Carrero serves as a Road Equipment Operator. They have served since 2001 (about 17 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $27,211.

Tara Fifer

Highway Engineer IV/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$27,164

Base pay: $27,164
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,164
Hire date: 2010-10-25

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1440640f-f17c-4cfa-aba1-933aae236b2f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2206
Office: 1500
Position Id: 18036

Tara Fifer holds the role of Highway Engineer IV at Department of Transportation and Hw. They have served since 2010 (about 8 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $27,164.

Michael Finnerty

Road Equipment Operator/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$27,048

Base pay: $27,048
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,048
Hire date: 2017-04-03
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ef86ab8a-7370-4f85-90e0-d8f74cc5d30d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2372
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9518022

Michael Finnerty is a Road Equipment Operator at Department of Transportation and Hw. Their tenure dates to 2017, about a year. 2018 total compensation came to $27,048.

Dennis Dezutter

Road Equipment Operator/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$27,048

Base pay: $27,048
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,048
Hire date: 1993-12-29
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2dd8318f-bf68-4ac1-a3e4-feccc46c95f4
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2372
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9518009

Dennis Dezutter holds the role of Road Equipment Operator at Department of Transportation and Hw. Hired in 1993, they have about 25 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $27,048.

Jason Martin

Road Equipment Operator/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$27,048

Base pay: $27,048
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,048
Hire date: 2017-04-03
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9b0c06f7-aeac-45e0-bc32-ba5a7dfe8145
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2372
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9518027

Jason Martin is a Road Equipment Operator at Department of Transportation and Hw. Hired in 2017, they have about a year of service. 2018 total compensation came to $27,048.

Todd Guzlas

Road Equipment Operator/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$27,048

Base pay: $27,048
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,048
Hire date: 1988-02-22
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 8a545c20-7c08-4e79-832c-a74f16b00f98
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2372
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9518024

Todd Guzlas holds the role of Road Equipment Operator at Department of Transportation and Hw. Their tenure dates to 1988, about 30 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $27,048.

Dwayne Robinson

Road Equipment Operator/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$27,042

Base pay: $27,042
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,042
Hire date: 2001-09-25
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c9d255a3-6edf-4d9c-a1e8-0939ce60aabd
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2372
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9518012

Dwayne Robinson holds the role of Road Equipment Operator at Department of Transportation and Hw. They have served since 2001 (about 17 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $27,042.

Kenneth Demann Jr

Engineering Assistant III/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$26,845

Base pay: $26,845
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,845
Hire date: 1990-09-05
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c900dd97-c95c-465e-bdc2-8e8e06eda2dd
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2249
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517634

At Department of Transportation and Hw, Kenneth Demann Jr serves as a Engineering Assistant III. Their tenure dates to 1990, about 28 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $26,845.

Omar Torres

Machinist/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$26,634

Base pay: $26,634
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,634
Hire date: 2016-09-19

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3780f2c2-ffcb-41d2-8067-751f8f55e9b9
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2331
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517814

Omar Torres holds the role of Machinist at Department of Transportation and Hw. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 2 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $26,634.

Allan Lake

Machinist/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$26,609

Base pay: $26,609
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,609
Hire date: 2001-02-13

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: cba3194c-fda6-48a8-93b7-f4b4094f25be
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2331
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517818

Allan Lake works as a Machinist for Department of Transportation and Hw. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 17 years. Allan earned $26,609 in 2018.

Cesar Gallegos

Machinist/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$26,583

Base pay: $26,583
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,583
Hire date: 2016-07-11

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 25f0714e-7882-4d24-9fa6-0d7e15eb3761
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2331
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517816

Cesar Gallegos holds the role of Machinist at Department of Transportation and Hw. Hired in 2016, they have about 2 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $26,583.

Alicia Belkin

Administrative Assistant V/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$26,579

Base pay: $26,579
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,579
Hire date: 1989-09-18
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ad5e53b6-75c8-4ef3-b058-93cb3c131177
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 51
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517510

Alicia Belkin holds the role of Administrative Assistant V at Department of Transportation and Hw. Their tenure dates to 1989, about 29 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $26,579.

Bhupen Shah

Highway Engineer IV/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$26,461

Base pay: $26,461
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,461
Hire date: 1988-03-16

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6ee94328-e317-4e8e-a4dd-d3d542a469c3
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 2206
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517667

Bhupen Shah works as a Highway Engineer IV for Department of Transportation and Hw. Hired in 1988, they have about 30 years of service. Bhupen earned $26,461 in 2018.

Kiran Patel

Highway Engineer V/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$26,446

Base pay: $26,446
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,446
Hire date: 1988-03-08
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a58bbf85-561f-4606-97f0-69c22801ff52
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2207
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517666

At Department of Transportation and Hw, Kiran Patel serves as a Highway Engineer V. Their tenure dates to 1988, about 30 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $26,446.

Kevin Koeneman

Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$26,379

Base pay: $26,379
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,379
Hire date: 1976-09-21
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 7aefa077-0ede-46d7-aea4-0ccfffd3bc25
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 2371
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517989

Kevin Koeneman holds the role of Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr at Department of Transportation and Hw. Their tenure dates to 1976, about 42 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $26,379.

David Mccabe

District Maintenance Supervisor-Highway/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$26,317

Base pay: $26,317
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,317
Hire date: 2011-11-18
Middle name: D.

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 312d221d-0118-4679-b778-761b66555b9c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4099
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517866

David Mccabe is a District Maintenance Supervisor-Highway at Department of Transportation and Hw. Hired in 2011, they have about 7 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $26,317.

Michael Bawiec

Administrative Assistant V/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$26,279

Base pay: $26,279
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,279
Hire date: 1984-03-01
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c0a1084f-5380-4f11-9d60-f70e1322632e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 51
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517770

Michael Bawiec is a Administrative Assistant V at Department of Transportation and Hw. Their tenure dates to 1984, about 34 years. 2018 total compensation came to $26,279.

Karen Cicero

Administrative Assistant V/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$26,279

Base pay: $26,279
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,279
Hire date: 1991-10-07
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: cd099ff9-5e9d-4919-9c0e-d7c56327797e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 51
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517518

Karen Cicero holds the role of Administrative Assistant V at Department of Transportation and Hw. Hired in 1991, they have about 27 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $26,279.

Jorge Herrada

Machinist/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$26,237

Base pay: $26,237
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,237
Hire date: 2013-07-15

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3c355de9-eb26-493c-bda0-f9195d7da7a9
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2331
Office: 1500
Position Id: 150008

Jorge Herrada works as a Machinist for Department of Transportation and Hw. Hired in 2013, they have about 5 years of service. Jorge earned $26,237 in 2018.

Jeffrey Fronczak

Special Assistant for Legal Affairs/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$26,215

Base pay: $26,215
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,215
Hire date: 2011-01-03
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d491345a-aa0b-4773-97ca-99166443a74c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5531
Office: 1500
Position Id: 1400733

Jeffrey Fronczak is a Special Assistant for Legal Affairs at Department of Transportation and Hw. They have served since 2011 (about 7 years). 2018 total compensation came to $26,215.

Mohammad Hadi

Highway Engineer III/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$25,928

Base pay: $25,928
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,928
Hire date: 1985-11-18
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9701762a-1446-4df9-bcf0-8f98d34b4818
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2205
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517620

At Department of Transportation and Hw, Mohammad Hadi serves as a Highway Engineer III. They have served since 1985 (about 33 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $25,928.

Ronald Maranan

Highway Engineer III/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$25,928

Base pay: $25,928
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,928
Hire date: 1990-05-01
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f389a017-b4e6-4145-b716-d7825a15b7eb
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2205
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517675

Ronald Maranan works as a Highway Engineer III for Department of Transportation and Hw. They have served since 1990 (about 28 years). Ronald earned $25,928 in 2018.

Benito Vasquez

Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$25,885

Base pay: $25,885
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,885
Hire date: 1996-10-28

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 4068dd34-a6f5-4f81-b7da-47198b935e0a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2371
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517969

At Department of Transportation and Hw, Benito Vasquez serves as a Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr. Hired in 1996, they have about 22 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $25,885.

Robert Seidel

Laborer Foreman Highway/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$25,877

Base pay: $25,877
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,877
Hire date: 1984-07-16
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 89c852c0-57da-45cd-8802-41eb2daf4b1b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2396
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517926

Robert Seidel is a Laborer Foreman Highway at Department of Transportation and Hw. They have served since 1984 (about 34 years). 2018 total compensation came to $25,877.

Peter Bukiri

Boilermaker-Welder/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$25,861

Base pay: $25,861
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,861
Hire date: 2010-08-30
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: dc1f0784-fa4c-4451-aca5-284bdde65c84
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2310
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517812

Peter Bukiri works as a Boilermaker-Welder for Department of Transportation and Hw. They have served since 2010 (about 8 years). Peter earned $25,861 in 2018.

Joseph Frankenbach

Boilermaker-Welder/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$25,861

Base pay: $25,861
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,861
Hire date: 1992-09-14
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ecfc385c-be8f-467a-b5c8-32308bdf42ac
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2310
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517811

At Department of Transportation and Hw, Joseph Frankenbach serves as a Boilermaker-Welder. They have served since 1992 (about 26 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $25,861.

Anthony Jeleniewski

Boilermaker-Welder/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$25,826

Base pay: $25,826
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,826
Hire date: 2012-02-15

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 8e682444-481e-4163-aa38-93c56c878eee
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2310
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9931208

Anthony Jeleniewski works as a Boilermaker-Welder for Department of Transportation and Hw. Hired in 2012, they have about 6 years of service. Anthony earned $25,826 in 2018.

Gary Fron

Administrative Analyst II/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$25,770

Base pay: $25,770
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,770
Hire date: 1987-11-16
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5e494581-e4bb-4567-8cd8-d5d987affa9a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 292
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517537

Gary Fron holds the role of Administrative Analyst II at Department of Transportation and Hw. Their tenure dates to 1987, about 31 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $25,770.

Paulus Molina

Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$25,640

Base pay: $25,640
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,640
Hire date: 2011-12-05
Middle name: C.

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e7b3201a-ced3-420e-b6db-5c2114cd18e7
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2371
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517961

Paulus Molina works as a Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr for Department of Transportation and Hw. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 7 years. Paulus earned $25,640 in 2018.