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Cook County, Illinois / Emergency Management Agency

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Emergency Management Agency

Source file: Cook County, Illinois — Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Emergency Management Agency provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2018, this agency had 21 employees with median total compensation of $26,807; the highest distinct record was $43,885.

Year
2018
Total payroll
$573.9K
Employees
21
Median total
$26,807
Highest record
$43,885

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 21 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($26,807) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $27,329 (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
$16,620
$23,314
$26,807
$33,115
$38,040

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $38,040 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $16,620. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Security Specialist Operator
3 · $27,623
Training and Exercise Manager
2 · $13,525
Executive Director
1 · $43,885
Chief Information Security Off
1 · $41,135
Deputy Director of Operations
1 · $38,040

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
$1.5M
—
75
—
$20,277
—
2017
$519.1K
▼ 64.8%
32
▼ 57.3%
$16,252
▼ 19.8%
2018
$573.9K
▲ 10.6%
21
▼ 34.4%
$26,807
▲ 64.9%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Thomas Hardin

Training and Exercise Manager/Emergency Management Agency

2016 total comp
$19,418
Base pay
$19,418
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$19,418
Hire date
2009-02-17
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
6269ea85-240a-4369-84ff-bbbc67e2f18e
Fiscal Period
2016Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
4812
Office
1265
Position Id
956518

Thomas Hardin works as a Training and Exercise Manager for Emergency Management Agency. They have served since 2009 (about 7 years). Thomas earned $19,418 in 2016.

William Barnes Jr

Executive Director/Emergency Management Agency

2017 total comp
$18,808
Base pay
$18,808
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$18,808
Hire date
2017-10-16
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
4714
Office
1265
Position Id
669501

William Barnes Jr is a Executive Director at Emergency Management Agency. They have served since 2017 (under a year). 2017 total compensation came to $18,808.

Olivia Rivera

Intelligence Analyst/Emergency Management Agency

2016 total comp
$18,453
Base pay
$18,453
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$18,453
Hire date
2015-11-16

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
691e2eef-94a9-4f6c-a7a4-3c8faea77b78
Fiscal Period
2016Q4
Fiscal Quarter
4
Job Code
5885
Office
1265
Position Id
1300108

Olivia Rivera is a Intelligence Analyst at Emergency Management Agency. Their tenure dates to 2015, about a year. 2016 total compensation came to $18,453.