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Cook County, Illinois / Forensic Clinical Services

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Forensic Clinical Services

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

The Forensic Clinical Services oversees public health and medical services — disease prevention, clinics and hospitals, and health licensing and regulation.

In 2018, this agency had 24 employees with median total compensation of $17,345; the highest distinct record was $71,776.

Year
2018
Total payroll
$587.7K
Employees
24
Median total
$17,345
Highest record
$71,776

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 24 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($17,345) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $24,487 (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
$13,001
$13,993
$17,345
$30,332
$49,792

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $49,792 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $13,001. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Forensic Psychiatrist
5 · $40,913
Psychologist III
4 · $29,699
Caseworker V
4 · $13,960
Administrative Assistant II
3 · $16,326
Clerk V
3 · $13,001

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
$650.6K
—
31
—
$15,801
—
2017
$663.2K
▲ 1.9%
31
±0%
$16,352
▲ 3.5%
2018
$587.7K
▼ 11.4%
24
▼ 22.6%
$17,345
▲ 6.1%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Melanie Venable

Forensic Psychiatrist/Forensic Clinical Services

2017 total comp
$10,408
Base pay
$10,408
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$10,408
Hire date
2015-01-20

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter
3
Job Code
603
Office
1312
Position Id
9514155

Melanie Venable is a Forensic Psychiatrist at Forensic Clinical Services. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 2 years. 2017 total compensation came to $10,408.

Lauren Calace

Clerk V/Forensic Clinical Services

2018 total comp
$8,724
Base pay
$8,724
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$8,724
Hire date
2015-07-27
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
907
Office
1312
Position Id
9514169

At Forensic Clinical Services, Lauren Calace serves as a Clerk V. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 3 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $8,724.