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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

Edwin Reyes

Planning and Preparedness Manager/Emergency Management Agency

2017 total comp
$32,642
Base pay
$32,642
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$32,642
Hire date
2009-09-01

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
9ca2889e-90a6-4888-b48d-4f2cbb6bbc36
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
4813
Office
1265
Position Id
669504

Edwin Reyes holds the role of Planning and Preparedness Manager at Emergency Management Agency. Their tenure dates to 2009, about 8 years. In 2017, their total compensation was $32,642.

Timothy Thomas

Deputy Director of Administration/Emergency Management Agency

2018 total comp
$32,623
Base pay
$32,623
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$32,623
Hire date
2011-08-22

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
9447bb23-5505-44ab-b74f-f4dcfd29d908
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
5418
Office
1265
Position Id
1001005

Timothy Thomas holds the role of Deputy Director of Administration at Emergency Management Agency. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 7 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $32,623.