Cook County, Illinois / Forensic Clinical Services

Agency file

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

$8,481$71,776+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

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.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median 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

Elena Tapia

Administrative Assistant II/Forensic Clinical Services

2018 total comp

$16,326

Base pay: $16,326
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,326
Hire date: 1990-10-16

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0fb7a86a-1d0d-4bf6-8f9e-a0e85ee32d21
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 47
Office: 1312
Position Id: 9514161

Elena Tapia holds the role of Administrative Assistant II at Forensic Clinical Services. Hired in 1990, they have about 28 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $16,326.

Cherie Ford

Administrative Assistant II/Forensic Clinical Services

2018 total comp

$16,009

Base pay: $16,009
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,009
Hire date: 1993-07-26
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 886bb389-41fd-4cb9-8f13-8f32d111a7ea
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 47
Office: 1312
Position Id: 400085

Cherie Ford works as a Administrative Assistant II for Forensic Clinical Services. Their tenure dates to 1993, about 25 years. Cherie earned $16,009 in 2018.

Yvonne Edwards

Caseworker V/Forensic Clinical Services

2016 total comp

$15,639

Base pay: $15,639
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,639
Hire date: 1993-11-01

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 947263d7-a5ed-416a-b46f-44a8d3ecdb3d
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 1515
Office: 1312
Position Id: 9514186

At Forensic Clinical Services, Yvonne Edwards serves as a Caseworker V. Hired in 1993, they have about 23 years of service. Their 2016 pay totaled $15,639.

Lauren Goldstein

Caseworker V/Forensic Clinical Services

2018 total comp

$14,166

Base pay: $14,166
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,166
Hire date: 2016-05-16

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2b18b8d9-afca-47dc-803b-8158c5eb01ee
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1515
Office: 1312
Position Id: 9514189

Lauren Goldstein is a Caseworker V at Forensic Clinical Services. They have served since 2016 (about 2 years). 2018 total compensation came to $14,166.

Elnora Watkins

Clerk V/Forensic Clinical Services

2018 total comp

$13,993

Base pay: $13,993
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,993
Hire date: 1994-01-18

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3ddc4245-7f9f-4f98-b480-feb818bb5cd4
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1312
Position Id: 9514172

At Forensic Clinical Services, Elnora Watkins serves as a Clerk V. Their tenure dates to 1994, about 24 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $13,993.

Sherrie Williams

Stenographer IV/Forensic Clinical Services

2018 total comp

$13,993

Base pay: $13,993
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,993
Hire date: 1987-11-19

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ab5ab748-dd13-48f5-b0e4-055281f99ab2
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 935
Office: 1312
Position Id: 9514166

Sherrie Williams is a Stenographer IV at Forensic Clinical Services. Their tenure dates to 1987, about 31 years. 2018 total compensation came to $13,993.

Alma Holman

Stenographer IV/Forensic Clinical Services

2018 total comp

$13,981

Base pay: $13,981
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,981
Hire date: 1982-04-16
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: fcc11ac7-0e8b-40cf-b847-ecc52f54833b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 935
Office: 1312
Position Id: 9514167

Alma Holman is a Stenographer IV at Forensic Clinical Services. Hired in 1982, they have about 36 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $13,981.