Cook County, Illinois / Emhs Homeland Security

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Emhs Homeland Security

Source file: Cook County, Illinois — Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Emhs Homeland Security is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2018, this agency had 21 employees with median total compensation of $17,919; the highest distinct record was $21,430.

Year: 2018
Employees: 21
Median total: $17,919
Highest record: $21,430

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$1,665$21,430+

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 ($17,919) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $15,217 (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

$3,318

$14,577

$17,919

$19,202

$20,184

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $20,184 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $3,318. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Training & Exercise Coordinator

4 · $18,232

Emergency Logistics Officer

4 · $15,939

Regional Coordinator-Dhsem

3 · $19,588

Grant Analyst

2 · $10,567

Operations Information Support Off

1 · $21,430

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.

Record list

Employees

Highest-paid first / page 1

Joseph Kostuchowski

Operations Information Support Off/Emhs Homeland Security

2018 total comp

$21,430

Base pay: $21,430
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,430
Hire date: 2013-07-01

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: fe33532d-1afa-4dfd-8753-4ce9e3da0c56
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6868
Office: 1769
Position Id: 1300103

Joseph Kostuchowski holds the role of Operations Information Support Off at Emhs Homeland Security. Hired in 2013, they have about 5 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $21,430.

Kent Studnicka

Chief of Logistics-Dhsem/Emhs Homeland Security

2018 total comp

$21,081

Base pay: $21,081
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,081
Hire date: 2013-07-08
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 4c07e247-3c51-44c0-995e-a0e886ffa619
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5790
Office: 1769
Position Id: 1200757

Kent Studnicka is a Chief of Logistics-Dhsem at Emhs Homeland Security. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 5 years. 2018 total compensation came to $21,081.

Amanda Deacon

Senior Ops Information Support Analyst/Emhs Homeland Security

2018 total comp

$20,184

Base pay: $20,184
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,184
Hire date: 2013-07-15
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: afad6bbe-177b-4a02-9ad9-b8ba83e85474
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6923
Office: 1769
Position Id: 1300107

Amanda Deacon works as a Senior Ops Information Support Analyst for Emhs Homeland Security. They have served since 2013 (about 5 years). Amanda earned $20,184 in 2018.

Christopher Bruce

Regional Coordinator-Dhsem/Emhs Homeland Security

2018 total comp

$19,659

Base pay: $19,659
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,659
Hire date: 2015-11-02
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b0437176-db9c-4e29-9876-71c8ded111de
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5882
Office: 1769
Position Id: 1300106

Christopher Bruce holds the role of Regional Coordinator-Dhsem at Emhs Homeland Security. They have served since 2015 (about 3 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $19,659.

John Kiser Jr

Regional Coordinator-Dhsem/Emhs Homeland Security

2018 total comp

$19,588

Base pay: $19,588
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,588
Hire date: 2014-10-06
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a066a562-d2af-4c5d-a3fc-dee8a352251f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5882
Office: 1769
Position Id: 1300104

John Kiser Jr holds the role of Regional Coordinator-Dhsem at Emhs Homeland Security. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 4 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $19,588.

John Daniel

Regional Coordinator-Dhsem/Emhs Homeland Security

2018 total comp

$19,202

Base pay: $19,202
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,202
Hire date: 2016-08-22
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f65bf92a-2940-473c-8a97-c6611942a10a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5882
Office: 1769
Position Id: 1300105

At Emhs Homeland Security, John Daniel serves as a Regional Coordinator-Dhsem. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 2 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $19,202.

John Matthews

Emergency Logistics Officer/Emhs Homeland Security

2018 total comp

$19,044

Base pay: $19,044
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,044
Hire date: 2013-12-16
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 64aad98e-9cf7-4b1a-bc2f-542d22db26be
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5887
Office: 1769
Position Id: 1600207

John Matthews holds the role of Emergency Logistics Officer at Emhs Homeland Security. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 5 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $19,044.

Robert Dunne

Training & Exercise Coordinator/Emhs Homeland Security

2018 total comp

$18,546

Base pay: $18,546
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,546
Hire date: 2013-06-17
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: fe6a86d9-ce38-4994-8836-ad86406f1874
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5903
Office: 1769
Position Id: 1300113

Robert Dunne holds the role of Training & Exercise Coordinator at Emhs Homeland Security. They have served since 2013 (about 5 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $18,546.

Jeffery Schulman

Training & Exercise Coordinator/Emhs Homeland Security

2018 total comp

$18,546

Base pay: $18,546
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,546
Hire date: 2013-12-30

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ec83656d-92e4-4cc9-8680-ee5db709fa39
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5903
Office: 1769
Position Id: 1300333

Jeffery Schulman holds the role of Training & Exercise Coordinator at Emhs Homeland Security. Hired in 2013, they have about 5 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $18,546.

Aaron Eastham

Training & Exercise Coordinator/Emhs Homeland Security

2018 total comp

$17,919

Base pay: $17,919
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,919
Hire date: 2015-10-19
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 4dc91eeb-aedb-4bad-8cc8-d9c2845a52e2
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5903
Office: 1769
Position Id: 1276902

Aaron Eastham is a Training & Exercise Coordinator at Emhs Homeland Security. They have served since 2015 (about 3 years). 2018 total compensation came to $17,919.

Derick Eshelman

Training & Exercise Coordinator/Emhs Homeland Security

2018 total comp

$17,919

Base pay: $17,919
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,919
Hire date: 2015-10-19
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 7d84344b-72a2-4bca-8e32-bb9533a5ac61
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5903
Office: 1769
Position Id: 1276901

Derick Eshelman holds the role of Training & Exercise Coordinator at Emhs Homeland Security. Hired in 2015, they have about 3 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $17,919.

Angela Gilkes

Executive Assistant II/Emhs Homeland Security

2018 total comp

$17,553

Base pay: $17,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,553
Hire date: 2016-01-25
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2edc328d-a35b-4a25-8244-af22ffb3f5e0
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5819
Office: 1769
Position Id: 1200539

Angela Gilkes is a Executive Assistant II at Emhs Homeland Security. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 2 years. 2018 total compensation came to $17,553.

Ellen O'Connor

Grant Analyst/Emhs Homeland Security

2018 total comp

$16,617

Base pay: $16,617
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,617
Hire date: 2013-01-02
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2960d636-08f9-4d1b-badb-41662d4efe7d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 223
Office: 1769
Position Id: 1600217

Ellen O'Connor works as a Grant Analyst for Emhs Homeland Security. They have served since 2013 (about 5 years). Ellen earned $16,617 in 2018.

Manuel Prado Jr

Emergency Logistics Officer/Emhs Homeland Security

2018 total comp

$15,966

Base pay: $15,966
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,966
Hire date: 2016-02-29
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ec3ae39a-cd44-4251-b258-736b4ed593d1
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5887
Office: 1769
Position Id: 1600205

At Emhs Homeland Security, Manuel Prado Jr serves as a Emergency Logistics Officer. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 2 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $15,966.

Antonio Nocentelli

Emergency Logistics Officer/Emhs Homeland Security

2018 total comp

$15,913

Base pay: $15,913
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,913
Hire date: 2011-10-11

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 128b8233-62e9-4c92-bc86-063eed5ffae4
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5887
Office: 1769
Position Id: 1600206

Antonio Nocentelli works as a Emergency Logistics Officer for Emhs Homeland Security. They have served since 2011 (about 7 years). Antonio earned $15,913 in 2018.

Dimitri Taylor

Emergency Logistics Officer/Emhs Homeland Security

2018 total comp

$14,577

Base pay: $14,577
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,577
Hire date: 2015-03-23
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ef89e5a9-7f14-4f09-af18-c4e74f137f1f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5887
Office: 1769
Position Id: 1300110

Dimitri Taylor holds the role of Emergency Logistics Officer at Emhs Homeland Security. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 3 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $14,577.

Tania St Clair

Administrative Assistant III/Emhs Homeland Security

2018 total comp

$13,275

Base pay: $13,275
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,275
Hire date: 2009-04-10
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a4654388-3711-4b9e-a9ff-ca8990f7da35
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1769
Position Id: 476902

Tania St Clair holds the role of Administrative Assistant III at Emhs Homeland Security. They have served since 2009 (about 9 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $13,275.

Latoya Bell

Grant Analyst/Emhs Homeland Security

2018 total comp

$4,518

Base pay: $4,518
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,518
Hire date: 2016-09-19
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ced08cd7-660d-447d-9319-b5f3c36510ca
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 223
Office: 1769
Position Id: 1200928

Latoya Bell holds the role of Grant Analyst at Emhs Homeland Security. They have served since 2016 (about 2 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $4,518.

Sylvia Mckinley

Administrative Assistant IV/Emhs Homeland Security

2018 total comp

$3,318

Base pay: $3,318
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,318
Hire date: 2016-05-02
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a0d8c93a-ac01-430f-ac1e-059b064e9353
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 50
Office: 1769
Position Id: 1500851

Sylvia Mckinley is a Administrative Assistant IV at Emhs Homeland Security. They have served since 2016 (about 2 years). 2018 total compensation came to $3,318.

Toyla Rice

Procurement Officer-Dhsem/Emhs Homeland Security

2018 total comp

$3,045

Base pay: $3,045
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,045
Hire date: 2012-10-09
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 36760b53-b4e7-40c5-af77-62d1421c5906
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5795
Office: 1769
Position Id: 1200555

Toyla Rice is a Procurement Officer-Dhsem at Emhs Homeland Security. Hired in 2012, they have about 6 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $3,045.

Cheryl Slaughter

Executive Assistant I/Emhs Homeland Security

2018 total comp

$1,665

Base pay: $1,665
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,665
Hire date: 2015-05-18
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2e524c0a-e5fa-4ffc-9221-695f42384a20
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 5818
Office: 1769
Position Id: 1400473

Cheryl Slaughter works as a Executive Assistant I for Emhs Homeland Security. They have served since 2015 (about 3 years). Cheryl earned $1,665 in 2018.