Cook County, Illinois / Juvenile Probation

Agency file

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

$200$29,854+

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

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

Probation Officer Ii- Psb

188 · $22,575

Probation Officer III

51 · $25,524

Probation Officer I

26 · $16,421

Probation Officer V

22 · $28,349

Probation Officer Ii-Psby

21 · $22,596

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	$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%

Compare

Similar departments

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.

Gsc General Probation Metro Nashville43% match
Department of Probation New York City39% match

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Lisa Chiappetta

Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$10,973

Base pay: $10,973
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,973
Hire date: 2014-04-07
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c503b64f-176e-40fd-8138-b65c07fbee06
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6735
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514502

Lisa Chiappetta works as a Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME for Juvenile Probation. Hired in 2014, they have about 4 years of service. Lisa earned $10,973 in 2018.

Eileen Winston Smith

Judicial Assistant/Juvenile Probation

2016 total comp

$10,893

Base pay: $10,893
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,893
Hire date: 1981-10-01

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: bc85c5ac-1840-4348-96c0-731369c3cc0c
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 649
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514945

Eileen Winston Smith holds the role of Judicial Assistant at Juvenile Probation. Their tenure dates to 1981, about 35 years. In 2016, their total compensation was $10,893.

Amanda Boler

Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$10,713

Base pay: $10,713
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,713
Hire date: 2014-10-20
Middle name: Z

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 30cf2d38-b814-4f9e-bf34-183537610f8a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6735
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514685

Amanda Boler holds the role of Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME at Juvenile Probation. Hired in 2014, they have about 4 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $10,713.

Tamara Tucker

Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$10,713

Base pay: $10,713
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,713
Hire date: 2014-10-27
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 49bb23e7-2538-4714-8261-38540a4eed9a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6735
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514698

At Juvenile Probation, Tamara Tucker serves as a Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME. Hired in 2014, they have about 4 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $10,713.

Ramona Machay

Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$10,713

Base pay: $10,713
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,713
Hire date: 2014-11-03

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: cb807f38-2901-4204-b0eb-86018bb60d23
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6735
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514487

Ramona Machay holds the role of Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME at Juvenile Probation. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 4 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $10,713.

Haydee Ramirez

Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$10,713

Base pay: $10,713
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,713
Hire date: 2014-11-03
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0b287bdc-4007-41b5-a0f5-cef58ead3c3b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6735
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514533

Haydee Ramirez is a Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME at Juvenile Probation. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 4 years. 2018 total compensation came to $10,713.

Tonnette Jones

Probation Officer I/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$10,633

Base pay: $10,633
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,633
Hire date: 2015-02-09

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3443c0bc-6dda-4ca7-ba77-0c68d8838716
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1574
Office: 1326
Position Id: 153818

Tonnette Jones works as a Probation Officer I for Juvenile Probation. Hired in 2015, they have about 3 years of service. Tonnette earned $10,633 in 2018.

Floydine Serino

Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$10,560

Base pay: $10,560
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,560
Hire date: 2014-11-10

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 245d8d56-d811-4b8a-a950-6a6d035de23a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6735
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514540

At Juvenile Probation, Floydine Serino serves as a Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 4 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $10,560.

Kennon Raggs

Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$10,407

Base pay: $10,407
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,407
Hire date: 2014-11-10
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: cf3c36cc-b470-4811-bea6-ae7a53bbcedf
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6735
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514568

Kennon Raggs holds the role of Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME at Juvenile Probation. Hired in 2014, they have about 4 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $10,407.

Levatte Carr

Clerk V/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$10,395

Base pay: $10,395
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,395
Hire date: 1983-09-06
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c258df2c-e8f5-45c6-b88f-c3ed380af2b2
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514602

At Juvenile Probation, Levatte Carr serves as a Clerk V. They have served since 1983 (about 35 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $10,395.

Maria Valdez

Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$10,253

Base pay: $10,253
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,253
Hire date: 2014-11-03

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 69fca1fc-5e00-4c2e-9058-1a3bf19a2041
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6735
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514578

Maria Valdez holds the role of Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME at Juvenile Probation. Hired in 2014, they have about 4 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $10,253.

Patricia Hill

Administrative Assistant I/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$10,219

Base pay: $10,219
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,219
Hire date: 1987-07-16

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ba13e6e3-d39a-44bf-8e66-553b22f5bfe9
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 46
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514483

Patricia Hill works as a Administrative Assistant I for Juvenile Probation. They have served since 1987 (about 31 years). Patricia earned $10,219 in 2018.

Rosemary Woodard

Administrative Assistant I/Juvenile Probation

2016 total comp

$10,213

Base pay: $10,213
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,213
Hire date: 1979-04-02

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3fdb6a10-8831-4645-a199-65810d5d8b3a
Fiscal Period: 2016Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 46
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514508

Rosemary Woodard holds the role of Administrative Assistant I at Juvenile Probation. They have served since 1979 (about 37 years). In 2016, their total compensation was $10,213.

Mary Byron

Probation Officer Ii- Psb/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$10,187

Base pay: $10,187
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,187
Hire date: 1992-03-09

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: eccc4dda-9e5c-40e0-b0aa-424722429975
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 1570
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514870

Mary Byron holds the role of Probation Officer Ii- Psb at Juvenile Probation. They have served since 1992 (about 26 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $10,187.