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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

Leesandra Rios Torres

Security Specialist Operator/Emergency Management Agency

2018 total comp
$30,520
Base pay
$30,520
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$30,520
Hire date
2000-10-02

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
6945feb3-eca5-4f7f-9633-1979010e24a6
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
6245
Office
1265
Position Id
1400737

Leesandra Rios Torres works as a Security Specialist Operator for Emergency Management Agency. Hired in 2000, they have about 18 years of service. Leesandra earned $30,520 in 2018.

Jeffrey Singer

Director of Financial Control III/Emergency Management Agency

2018 total comp
$29,621
Base pay
$29,621
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$29,621
Hire date
2016-12-12
Middle name
T

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
c6670f05-30eb-45ce-9e8a-7fc3f6aec05c
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
112
Office
1265
Position Id
9500263

At Emergency Management Agency, Jeffrey Singer serves as a Director of Financial Control III. Hired in 2016, they have about 2 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $29,621.