Cook County, Illinois / Justice Advisory Council

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Justice Advisory Council

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

The Justice Advisory Council handles legal functions of government — prosecution, legal advice, and representing the state in court.

In 2018, this agency had 8 employees with median total compensation of $15,145; the highest distinct record was $26,215.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $132.2K
Employees: 8
Median total: $15,145
Highest record: $26,215

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$9,881$26,215+

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

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 8 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($15,145) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $16,521 (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

$11,058

$13,591

$15,145

$16,608

$24,529

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $24,529 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $11,058. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Director

2 · $12,369

Grant Coordinator

2 · $11,736

Special Assistant for Legal Affairs

1 · $26,215

Program Coordinator

1 · $24,529

Executive Assistant I

1 · $16,608

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	$141K —	7 —	$21,528 —
2017	$152.2K ▲ 8.0%	8 ▲ 14.3%	$19,961 ▼ 7.3%
2018	$132.2K ▼ 13.1%	8 ±0%	$15,145 ▼ 24.1%

Record list

Employees

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Floyd Stafford

Legislative Coordinator I/Justice Advisory Council

2017 total comp

$13,955

Base pay: $13,955
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,955
Hire date: 2015-10-05

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0394ea63-a0c3-46b9-a404-0dc2cb3a2314
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 620
Office: 1205
Position Id: 9502627

Floyd Stafford holds the role of Legislative Coordinator I at Justice Advisory Council. They have served since 2015 (about 2 years). In 2017, their total compensation was $13,955.

Alejandro Aixala

Director/Justice Advisory Council

2018 total comp

$13,681

Base pay: $13,681
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,681
Hire date: 2014-09-16
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1e20b1f8-5889-4019-8a91-dc00bc1571cf
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 263
Office: 1205
Position Id: 9502621

Alejandro Aixala is a Director at Justice Advisory Council. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 4 years. 2018 total compensation came to $13,681.

Nicole Seaton

Grant Coordinator/Justice Advisory Council

2018 total comp

$13,591

Base pay: $13,591
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,591
Hire date: 2018-04-16

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d4c5e766-2f00-4d79-acbd-f592aee23dde
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1719
Office: 1205
Position Id: 9502625

Nicole Seaton is a Grant Coordinator at Justice Advisory Council. Hired in 2018, they have under a year of service. 2018 total compensation came to $13,591.