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Cook County, Illinois / Fifth District

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Fifth District

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

The Fifth District is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2018, this agency had 4 employees with median total compensation of $22,497; the highest distinct record was $30,296.

Year
2018
Total payroll
$89.6K
Employees
4
Median total
$22,497
Highest record
$30,296

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 4 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($22,497) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$22,411 (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
$14,356
$22,109
$22,497
$22,885
$30,296

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $30,296 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $14,356. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

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
$110.7K
5
$21,782
2017
$96.5K
12.8%
5
±0%
$22,109
1.5%
2018
$89.6K
7.1%
4
20.0%
$22,497
1.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Deborah Sims

County Commissioner/Fifth District

2018 total comp
$22,885
Base pay
$22,885
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$22,885
Hire date
1988-06-01

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
a3c1c8fb-ee4d-4655-8891-b11273209321
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
6
Office
1085
Position Id
9500380

At Fifth District, Deborah Sims serves as a County Commissioner. They have served since 1988 (about 30 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $22,885.