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

$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

Susan Messina

Psychologist III/Forensic Clinical Services

2018 total comp

$30,349

Base pay: $30,349
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,349
Hire date: 1990-09-17
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f9ef664b-5100-4aa6-ac49-968eb618b991
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1619
Office: 1312
Position Id: 9514197

At Forensic Clinical Services, Susan Messina serves as a Psychologist III. Hired in 1990, they have about 28 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $30,349.

Erick Neu

Psychologist III/Forensic Clinical Services

2018 total comp

$30,332

Base pay: $30,332
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,332
Hire date: 1998-09-08
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 041b3ca1-23c1-40c0-8a74-c02ccae6eae2
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1619
Office: 1312
Position Id: 131202

Erick Neu holds the role of Psychologist III at Forensic Clinical Services. Hired in 1998, they have about 20 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $30,332.