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

Delvin Jones

Road Maintenance Supervisor/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$155,194

Base pay: $155,194
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $155,194
Hire date: 2000-10-02

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d9c33bea-c5c1-41f6-b994-3161c7f6ac2e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2375
Office: 1500
Position Id: 800289

At Department of Transportation and Hw, Delvin Jones serves as a Road Maintenance Supervisor. They have served since 2000 (about 18 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $155,194.

Marc Tudor

District Maintenance Supervisor-Highway/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$81,783

Base pay: $81,783
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,783
Hire date: 2004-06-01

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 23aae310-47cf-4fe6-86de-ee1fdaf603ce
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4099
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517871

Marc Tudor works as a District Maintenance Supervisor-Highway for Department of Transportation and Hw. Hired in 2004, they have about 14 years of service. Marc earned $81,783 in 2018.

David Sekula

District Maintenance Supervisor-Highway/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$77,901

Base pay: $77,901
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,901
Hire date: 1989-08-21
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f60e6dfc-e1bc-4523-b077-f640dfd4148f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4099
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517862

David Sekula holds the role of District Maintenance Supervisor-Highway at Department of Transportation and Hw. Their tenure dates to 1989, about 29 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $77,901.

Mack Galvan

District Maintenance Supervisor-Highway/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$60,207

Base pay: $60,207
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,207
Hire date: 1986-06-02
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 4b7533a5-5556-4980-aade-1d902ce874ce
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4099
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517863

At Department of Transportation and Hw, Mack Galvan serves as a District Maintenance Supervisor-Highway. Hired in 1986, they have about 32 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $60,207.

Helen Sterr

Highway Engineer V/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$54,903

Base pay: $54,903
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,903
Hire date: 1994-10-31
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 52049f5d-c84d-477a-a07b-32c0a228cf32
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2207
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517691

Helen Sterr is a Highway Engineer V at Department of Transportation and Hw. They have served since 1994 (about 24 years). 2018 total compensation came to $54,903.

Michael Sterr

Highway Engineer V/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$46,841

Base pay: $46,841
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,841
Hire date: 2004-04-05
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: cb2ac7d8-d7ee-414e-8d12-cc808759778f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2207
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517747

Michael Sterr holds the role of Highway Engineer V at Department of Transportation and Hw. They have served since 2004 (about 14 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $46,841.

John Yonan

Highway Superintendent/Department of Transportation and Hw

2018 total comp

$45,984

Base pay: $45,984
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,984
Hire date: 2011-12-30
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 87e061bb-1309-402b-8e81-ac92143a1d6b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2202
Office: 1500
Position Id: 9517507

At Department of Transportation and Hw, John Yonan serves as a Highway Superintendent. Hired in 2011, they have about 7 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $45,984.