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

Pat Suero

Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$9,709

Base pay: $9,709
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,709
Hire date: 1997-01-06
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 97efd571-8c84-4e5e-85a1-ea679ede8eee
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2371
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517972

Pat Suero works as a Motor Vehicle Driver- Rr for Department of Transportation and Hw. Their tenure dates to 1997, about 21 years. Pat earned $9,709 in 2018.

Dennis Lehuta

Highway Engineer IV/Department of Transportation and Hw

2017 total comp

$9,599

Base pay: $9,599
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,599
Hire date: 1997-06-12
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f4278e02-a799-4b9f-a214-9459c07d7b9a
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 2206
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517693

Dennis Lehuta works as a Highway Engineer IV for Department of Transportation and Hw. Hired in 1997, they have about 20 years of service. Dennis earned $9,599 in 2017.

Jonathan Rualo

Highway Engineer/Department of Transportation and Hw

2017 total comp

$9,292

Base pay: $9,292
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,292
Hire date: 2005-05-16
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e43a195f-1e91-4f89-a40a-ad291bf2f11e
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 2198
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517594

Jonathan Rualo works as a Highway Engineer for Department of Transportation and Hw. They have served since 2005 (about 12 years). Jonathan earned $9,292 in 2017.

Eric Petraitis

Highway Engineer V/Department of Transportation and Hw

2016 total comp

$8,559

Base pay: $8,559
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,559
Hire date: 1987-06-16
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: fea1fad1-77da-40ab-bc43-ebda024014b0
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 2207
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517748

Eric Petraitis works as a Highway Engineer V for Department of Transportation and Hw. They have served since 1987 (about 29 years). Eric earned $8,559 in 2016.

Adam Luecke

Boilermaker-Welder/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$8,497

Base pay: $8,497
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,497
Hire date: 2014-02-10
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 85af7555-3704-4119-8d97-f2225e64d2c9
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2310
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9931209

Adam Luecke works as a Boilermaker-Welder for Department of Transportation and Hw. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 4 years. Adam earned $8,497 in 2018.

Michael Braswell

Laborer I/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$8,129

Base pay: $8,129
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,129
Hire date: 2017-09-18
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ae9570a6-bd3c-4700-a8d4-92b3621c007c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2393
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517907

At Department of Transportation and Hw, Michael Braswell serves as a Laborer I. Hired in 2017, they have about a year of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $8,129.

Shaefrey Griffin

Engineering Assistant I/Department of Transportation and Hw

2017 total comp

$8,016

Base pay: $8,016
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,016
Hire date: 2017-10-02
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e39683c2-6b06-44aa-a5ac-3458da19e4ef
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2251
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517790

Shaefrey Griffin is a Engineering Assistant I at Department of Transportation and Hw. They have served since 2017 (under a year). 2017 total compensation came to $8,016.