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Cook County, Illinois / Juvenile Probation

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Juvenile Probation

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

The Juvenile Probation runs the corrections system — operating prisons and jails, supervising people in custody, and managing parole or probation.

In 2018, this agency had 389 employees with median total compensation of $22,399; the highest distinct record was $38,819.

Year
2018
Total payroll
$7.9M
Employees
389
Median total
$22,399
Highest record
$38,819

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 389 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($22,399) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$20,390 (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
$12,661
$17,031
$22,399
$23,565
$26,244

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $26,244 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $12,661. 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
$8M
440
$20,610
2017
$8.1M
0.9%
407
7.5%
$21,495
4.3%
2018
$7.9M
2.0%
389
4.4%
$22,399
4.2%

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Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Record list

Employees

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Joseph Wozniak

Stenographer IV/Juvenile Probation

2017 total comp
$9,938
Base pay
$9,938
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$9,938
Hire date
1991-05-01
Middle name
P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2017Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
935
Office
1326
Position Id
9514642

Joseph Wozniak works as a Stenographer IV for Juvenile Probation. Their tenure dates to 1991, about 26 years. Joseph earned $9,938 in 2017.

Jordan Matthews

Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp
$9,803
Base pay
$9,803
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$9,803
Hire date
2014-11-24
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
6735
Office
1326
Position Id
9514527

Jordan Matthews is a Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME at Juvenile Probation. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 4 years. 2018 total compensation came to $9,803.

Shirley Mcelroy Smith

Probation Officer Ii- Psb/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp
$9,395
Base pay
$9,395
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$9,395
Hire date
1980-05-21
Middle name
R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter
1
Job Code
1570
Office
1326
Position Id
9514798

Shirley Mcelroy Smith holds the role of Probation Officer Ii- Psb at Juvenile Probation. Their tenure dates to 1980, about 38 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $9,395.

Nancy Calderon

Administrative Assistant I/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp
$8,978
Base pay
$8,978
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$8,978
Hire date
1995-09-18
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter
1
Job Code
46
Office
1326
Position Id
9514534

Nancy Calderon holds the role of Administrative Assistant I at Juvenile Probation. They have served since 1995 (about 23 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $8,978.