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

James Louda Jr

Engineering Assistant II/Department of Transportation and Hw

2017 total comp

$7,670

Base pay: $7,670
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,670
Hire date: 1982-11-08
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: eff8e5d2-918e-455f-b85e-23dea3db295d
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 2252
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517714

James Louda Jr is a Engineering Assistant II at Department of Transportation and Hw. Hired in 1982, they have about 35 years of service. 2017 total compensation came to $7,670.

Michael O'Neill

Laborer I/Department of Transportation and Hw

2016 total comp

$7,526

Base pay: $7,526
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,526
Hire date: 1990-04-16
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 082e0d76-9043-44c6-9919-a79a9efba270
Fiscal Period: 2016Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 2393
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517889

Michael O'Neill works as a Laborer I for Department of Transportation and Hw. Their tenure dates to 1990, about 26 years. Michael earned $7,526 in 2016.

Alex Napoleon Jr

Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr/Department of Transportation and Hw

2017 total comp

$7,120

Base pay: $7,120
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,120
Hire date: 1993-06-29
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3fcc5d82-9e4d-46a1-98c2-d432210890b0
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 2371
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517974

Alex Napoleon Jr holds the role of Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr at Department of Transportation and Hw. Hired in 1993, they have about 24 years of service. In 2017, their total compensation was $7,120.

Michael Stawski

Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr/Department of Transportation and Hw

2017 total comp

$7,120

Base pay: $7,120
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,120
Hire date: 1986-06-04
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1da3cc2d-92e2-4c1b-aebd-fa7c3bf84c59
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 2371
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517971

Michael Stawski holds the role of Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr at Department of Transportation and Hw. Their tenure dates to 1986, about 31 years. In 2017, their total compensation was $7,120.

Matthew Schmitz

Planner II/Department of Transportation and Hw

2017 total comp

$6,862

Base pay: $6,862
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,862
Hire date: 2015-12-14
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0e1111f3-dd9f-4c69-b190-793223998cce
Fiscal Period: 2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 177
Office: 1500
Position Id: 1500098

At Department of Transportation and Hw, Matthew Schmitz serves as a Planner II. They have served since 2015 (about 2 years). Their 2017 pay totaled $6,862.

Hilliard Mondane

Distribution Clerk/Department of Transportation and Hw

2017 total comp

$6,511

Base pay: $6,511
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,511
Hire date: 1977-05-25
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 25d66c8f-d1f3-4747-a452-622c29b9c853
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 6347
Office: 1500
Position Id: 18054

Hilliard Mondane is a Distribution Clerk at Department of Transportation and Hw. Their tenure dates to 1977, about 40 years. 2017 total compensation came to $6,511.