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

Darryl Dawkins

Probation Officer I/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$13,767

Base pay: $13,767
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,767
Hire date: 2008-12-08
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5754c980-b372-43df-962c-814915ce8b77
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1574
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9918440

Darryl Dawkins holds the role of Probation Officer I at Juvenile Probation. Hired in 2008, they have about 10 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $13,767.

Felipe Lopez Jr

Stenographer IV/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$13,594

Base pay: $13,594
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,594
Hire date: 1992-02-10

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c6c45597-a93c-46a9-847f-5e6f2589f78d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 935
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9513787

Felipe Lopez Jr holds the role of Stenographer IV at Juvenile Probation. Hired in 1992, they have about 26 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $13,594.

Frank Bovino

Clerk V/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$13,593

Base pay: $13,593
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,593
Hire date: 1994-06-20
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c8d59aef-c0d9-4133-a635-c86e1271fe0f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514485

Frank Bovino is a Clerk V at Juvenile Probation. Hired in 1994, they have about 24 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $13,593.

George Walker

Stenographer IV/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$13,328

Base pay: $13,328
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,328
Hire date: 1998-10-05
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: cbdf9b79-ee96-4b29-9ee7-4148994aa95c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 935
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514560

At Juvenile Probation, George Walker serves as a Stenographer IV. They have served since 1998 (about 20 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $13,328.

Deborah Laplaca

Clerk V/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$13,327

Base pay: $13,327
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,327
Hire date: 1998-07-20
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f1cfea52-24ab-4a0f-a5ce-791c17fc7dbc
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514571

Deborah Laplaca 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 $13,327.

Abelina Ayala

Clerk V/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$13,327

Base pay: $13,327
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,327
Hire date: 2002-08-12

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f93576ef-2f47-4062-b4c9-090f2772d61f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514523

Abelina Ayala works as a Clerk V for Juvenile Probation. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 16 years. Abelina earned $13,327 in 2018.

Vivian Williams

Administrative Assistant I/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$13,274

Base pay: $13,274
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,274
Hire date: 1984-09-17
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1342a293-041d-41d3-8d5f-dfdd90044a96
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 46
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514481

Vivian Williams is a Administrative Assistant I at Juvenile Probation. Hired in 1984, they have about 34 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $13,274.

Amy Vale

Stenographer IV/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$13,234

Base pay: $13,234
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,234
Hire date: 1994-09-19

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 336dac42-d05d-4ba4-b837-6a4d5100e360
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 935
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514686

Amy Vale works as a Stenographer IV for Juvenile Probation. Their tenure dates to 1994, about 24 years. Amy earned $13,234 in 2018.

Shanel Jones

Clerk V/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$13,193

Base pay: $13,193
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,193
Hire date: 1990-06-18
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 789a5d87-4548-4ac8-acbd-eba28ce1edd9
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514697

Shanel Jones is a Clerk V at Juvenile Probation. Their tenure dates to 1990, about 28 years. 2018 total compensation came to $13,193.

Amy Carioscia

Clerk V/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$13,137

Base pay: $13,137
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,137
Hire date: 1998-07-13
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d4c9a203-eeb6-411d-8768-75435e5f8cd3
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514689

Amy Carioscia works as a Clerk V for Juvenile Probation. Hired in 1998, they have about 20 years of service. Amy earned $13,137 in 2018.

Eboni Mclemore

Stenographer IV/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$13,137

Base pay: $13,137
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,137
Hire date: 1999-09-13
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 037b7578-c6b2-4012-ae88-3279ba8cba6a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 935
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514639

At Juvenile Probation, Eboni Mclemore serves as a Stenographer IV. Their tenure dates to 1999, about 19 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $13,137.

Carlos Gallardo

Clerk V/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$12,744

Base pay: $12,744
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,744
Hire date: 1992-05-11
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 56016df6-3960-4a9c-aec0-0620a0fefc75
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514486

Carlos Gallardo works as a Clerk V for Juvenile Probation. Hired in 1992, they have about 26 years of service. Carlos earned $12,744 in 2018.

Mary Smith

Data Entry Operator Iii/G11/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$12,661

Base pay: $12,661
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,661
Hire date: 2001-06-19
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1761fbc5-0ba8-4f86-b240-967fd1210cf2
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 955
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514493

Mary Smith works as a Data Entry Operator Iii/G11 for Juvenile Probation. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 17 years. Mary earned $12,661 in 2018.