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

Abdelhak Lairi

Information Security Student Intern/Emergency Management Agency

2017 total comp

$3,872

Base pay: $3,872
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,872
Hire date: 2016-07-18

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: def844ce-e008-4746-a91e-5145794cfec2
Fiscal Period: 2017Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6674
Office: 1265
Position Id: 1600213

Abdelhak Lairi is a Information Security Student Intern at Emergency Management Agency. They have served since 2016 (about a year). 2017 total compensation came to $3,872.

Robert Roman

Executive Assistant II/Emergency Management Agency

2016 total comp

$2,715

Base pay: $2,715
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,715
Hire date: 2015-07-14
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 83e1279b-3f6e-49c7-bc65-39672dd87032
Fiscal Period: 2016Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 5819
Office: 1265
Position Id: 1200539

Robert Roman works as a Executive Assistant II for Emergency Management Agency. Their tenure dates to 2015, about a year. Robert earned $2,715 in 2016.

Natalie Kuriata

Public Information Officer/Emergency Management Agency

2017 total comp

$2,635

Base pay: $2,635
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,635
Hire date: 2015-06-29
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ce096f38-b796-483b-988a-f58380608591
Fiscal Period: 2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 854
Office: 1265
Position Id: 956521

Natalie Kuriata holds the role of Public Information Officer at Emergency Management Agency. They have served since 2015 (about 2 years). In 2017, their total compensation was $2,635.

Porche Mickle

Victim Witness Coordinator III/Emergency Management Agency

2017 total comp

$2,262

Base pay: $2,262
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,262
Hire date: 2014-10-06
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 828261c7-195b-4a49-9313-327e5f8b70ed
Fiscal Period: 2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 692
Office: 1265
Position Id: 1400714

At Emergency Management Agency, Porche Mickle serves as a Victim Witness Coordinator III. They have served since 2014 (about 3 years). Their 2017 pay totaled $2,262.