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Cook County, Illinois / Department of Transportation and Hw

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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

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian 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

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Mohammed Quraishi

Director of Financial Control III/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp
$33,387
Base pay
$33,387
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$33,387
Hire date
1988-03-08
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
fb246f99-123a-4874-944c-478c0a02ee01
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
112
Office
1500
Position Id
9517616

Mohammed Quraishi is a Director of Financial Control III at Department of Transportation and Hw. Their tenure dates to 1988, about 30 years. 2018 total compensation came to $33,387.

F Romero

District Maintenance Supervisor-Highway/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp
$33,223
Base pay
$33,223
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$33,223
Hire date
1991-07-16
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
2b07eb00-497f-4618-885d-c82551b5382b
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
4099
Office
1500
Position Id
9517864

F Romero holds the role of District Maintenance Supervisor-Highway at Department of Transportation and Hw. Their tenure dates to 1991, about 27 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $33,223.