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

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Gloria Jackson

Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$12,431

Base pay: $12,431
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,431
Hire date: 2003-05-05
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: fc560881-a924-4c07-accb-365a2b1962de
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6735
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514521

Gloria Jackson is a Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME at Juvenile Probation. They have served since 2003 (about 15 years). 2018 total compensation came to $12,431.

Gemal Walker

Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$12,284

Base pay: $12,284
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,284
Hire date: 2003-05-05
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 737192dc-1c4a-4ed8-97f9-fc9d2187e793
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6735
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514495

At Juvenile Probation, Gemal Walker serves as a Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME. Hired in 2003, they have about 15 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $12,284.

Ricardo Castellanos

Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$12,136

Base pay: $12,136
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,136
Hire date: 2010-02-16
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 617e3f8a-ed6c-4a2f-8a18-5e7c33ba79a1
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6735
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514608

Ricardo Castellanos holds the role of Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME at Juvenile Probation. They have served since 2010 (about 8 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $12,136.

Tysha Franklin

Clerk V/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$11,423

Base pay: $11,423
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,423
Hire date: 1998-12-07
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f4df6cb2-fa3b-4802-a58a-8c2901a93916
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1326
Position Id: 800162

Tysha Franklin holds the role of Clerk V at Juvenile Probation. Hired in 1998, they have about 20 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $11,423.