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

$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

Patrick Whalen

Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr/Department of Transportation and Hw

2016 total comp

$3,643

Base pay: $3,643
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,643
Hire date: 2015-11-16
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5597394a-4a39-456d-ab40-0bc0b35f0e97
Fiscal Period: 2016Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2371
Office: 1500
Position Id: 1200108

Patrick Whalen works as a Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr for Department of Transportation and Hw. They have served since 2015 (about a year). Patrick earned $3,643 in 2016.

Caleb Burton

Distribution Clerk/Department of Transportation and Hw

2017 total comp

$3,468

Base pay: $3,468
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,468
Hire date: 2017-10-30
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1b68539d-5eea-44b5-9683-be046a8feb5c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6347
Office: 1500
Position Id: 18054

Caleb Burton holds the role of Distribution Clerk at Department of Transportation and Hw. Hired in 2017, they have under a year of service. In 2017, their total compensation was $3,468.

Majid Choughale

Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$2,848

Base pay: $2,848
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,848
Hire date: 2017-11-13

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c1703b21-ea1d-46ae-9eb2-9026edf4e173
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2371
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517756

At Department of Transportation and Hw, Majid Choughale serves as a Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr. Hired in 2017, they have about a year of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $2,848.

Thomas Ennis

Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr/Department of Transportation and Hw

2017 total comp

$2,848

Base pay: $2,848
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,848
Hire date: 2017-11-13

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b2a6ffcf-1e4f-4cb6-9c8b-4f818d3ea429
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2371
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517756

Thomas Ennis holds the role of Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr at Department of Transportation and Hw. They have served since 2017 (under a year). In 2017, their total compensation was $2,848.

Carlos Villasenor

Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr/Department of Transportation and Hw

2017 total comp

$2,848

Base pay: $2,848
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,848
Hire date: 2017-11-13

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a02de7db-319e-4204-b2f0-1d6061e2a896
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2371
Office: 1500
Position Id: 1200111

Carlos Villasenor works as a Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr for Department of Transportation and Hw. Hired in 2017, they have under a year of service. Carlos earned $2,848 in 2017.

Majid Choughale

Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr/Department of Transportation and Hw

2017 total comp

$2,848

Base pay: $2,848
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,848
Hire date: 2017-11-13

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c1703b21-ea1d-46ae-9eb2-9026edf4e173
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2371
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517756

Majid Choughale is a Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr at Department of Transportation and Hw. Hired in 2017, they have under a year of service. 2017 total compensation came to $2,848.

Joseph Benigno

Laborer I/Department of Transportation and Hw

2017 total comp

$2,677

Base pay: $2,677
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,677
Hire date: 1990-05-22
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f3fb415a-6c83-4690-b976-ef355a2840aa
Fiscal Period: 2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 2393
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517887

Joseph Benigno holds the role of Laborer I at Department of Transportation and Hw. Their tenure dates to 1990, about 27 years. In 2017, their total compensation was $2,677.

Jill Hayes

Highway Engineer Vi-Planning/Department of Transportation and Hw

2016 total comp

$1,958

Base pay: $1,958
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,958
Hire date: 2013-05-22
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e1cf35b5-4d18-4b6a-b418-36a898d196f1
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 2296
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517580

Jill Hayes works as a Highway Engineer Vi-Planning for Department of Transportation and Hw. Hired in 2013, they have about 3 years of service. Jill earned $1,958 in 2016.