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

$244$43,885+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

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.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median 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.

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.

Phillip Mason

Security Specialist Operator/Emergency Management Agency

2018 total comp

$27,623

Base pay: $27,623
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,623
Hire date: 1993-04-26
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e5672d2d-cf19-4621-b506-f4f8d1c4f96f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6245
Office: 1265
Position Id: 1400735

Phillip Mason holds the role of Security Specialist Operator at Emergency Management Agency. They have served since 1993 (about 25 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $27,623.

Jeffrey Rodrigues

Training and Exercise Manager/Emergency Management Agency

2018 total comp

$26,807

Base pay: $26,807
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,807
Hire date: 2009-08-17
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1a7112b3-9f05-40fc-9806-0bdc40791d26
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4812
Office: 1265
Position Id: 956518

Jeffrey Rodrigues holds the role of Training and Exercise Manager at Emergency Management Agency. They have served since 2009 (about 9 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $26,807.

Rodney Montgomery

Security Specialist Operator/Emergency Management Agency

2018 total comp

$26,541

Base pay: $26,541
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,541
Hire date: 2009-01-05
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 04a13bf2-e570-4464-b05b-c67f97ead255
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6245
Office: 1265
Position Id: 1400736

Rodney Montgomery is a Security Specialist Operator at Emergency Management Agency. Hired in 2009, they have about 9 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $26,541.

Joy Glover

Administrative Assistant V/Emergency Management Agency

2018 total comp

$26,339

Base pay: $26,339
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,339
Hire date: 2010-04-26

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ed1d6e99-ed6b-48c7-a748-6a5505f3e7b8
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 51
Office: 1265
Position Id: 1000361

Joy Glover works as a Administrative Assistant V for Emergency Management Agency. They have served since 2010 (about 8 years). Joy earned $26,339 in 2018.

Natalia Derevyanny

Deputy Director of Communication/Emergency Management Agency

2018 total comp

$25,964

Base pay: $25,964
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,964
Hire date: 2013-09-09

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 29376c32-4804-4cd1-8fff-28f23bf4c439
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4709
Office: 1265
Position Id: 1001006

Natalia Derevyanny holds the role of Deputy Director of Communication at Emergency Management Agency. They have served since 2013 (about 5 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $25,964.

Robert Meza

Special Assistant for Legal Affairs/Emergency Management Agency

2018 total comp

$25,466

Base pay: $25,466
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,466
Hire date: 2012-01-30
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 7ae14a05-8f2e-437d-a1b5-9737d3b03036
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5531
Office: 1265
Position Id: 956520

Robert Meza works as a Special Assistant for Legal Affairs for Emergency Management Agency. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 6 years. Robert earned $25,466 in 2018.

Antonio Favela

Legislative Coordinator I/Emergency Management Agency

2018 total comp

$23,314

Base pay: $23,314
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,314
Hire date: 2017-05-30

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1c53520b-a0b5-48c4-98eb-24ad872217eb
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 620
Office: 1265
Position Id: 1001007

Antonio Favela is a Legislative Coordinator I at Emergency Management Agency. Hired in 2017, they have about a year of service. 2018 total compensation came to $23,314.