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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

Marcus Clinkscales

Fixed Assets Accountant/Emergency Management Agency

2016 total comp
$9,299
Base pay
$9,299
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$9,299
Hire date
2015-08-10
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter
3
Job Code
4707
Office
1265
Position Id
1200930

Marcus Clinkscales holds the role of Fixed Assets Accountant at Emergency Management Agency. Hired in 2015, they have about a year of service. In 2016, their total compensation was $9,299.

Mark Edingburg

Planning and Preparedness Manager/Emergency Management Agency

2017 total comp
$9,194
Base pay
$9,194
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$9,194
Hire date
2012-06-04
Middle name
S

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter
4
Job Code
4813
Office
1265
Position Id
1001013

Mark Edingburg holds the role of Planning and Preparedness Manager at Emergency Management Agency. They have served since 2012 (about 5 years). In 2017, their total compensation was $9,194.

Ricardo Lafosse

Chief Information Security Off/Emergency Management Agency

2017 total comp
$8,426
Base pay
$8,426
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$8,426
Hire date
2013-05-13
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter
4
Job Code
5920
Office
1265
Position Id
1300114

Ricardo Lafosse holds the role of Chief Information Security Off at Emergency Management Agency. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 4 years. In 2017, their total compensation was $8,426.

Katherine Kolon

Executive Assistant I/Emergency Management Agency

2017 total comp
$8,304
Base pay
$8,304
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$8,304
Hire date
2016-03-21
Middle name
S

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter
3
Job Code
5818
Office
1265
Position Id
1600211

Katherine Kolon holds the role of Executive Assistant I at Emergency Management Agency. They have served since 2016 (about a year). In 2017, their total compensation was $8,304.

Jillian Neumann

Intelligence Analyst/Emergency Management Agency

2016 total comp
$8,141
Base pay
$8,141
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$8,141
Hire date
2013-07-15
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2016Q1
Fiscal Quarter
1
Job Code
5885
Office
1265
Position Id
1400472

Jillian Neumann holds the role of Intelligence Analyst at Emergency Management Agency. They have served since 2013 (about 3 years). In 2016, their total compensation was $8,141.