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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

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.

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%

Compare

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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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Jeffrey Mcknight

Probation Officer III/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp
$1,080
Base pay
$1,080
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$1,080
Hire date
1985-03-18
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
429d96c5-0a3b-4185-83c2-e6f35651301c
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1576
Office
1326
Position Id
9514714

Jeffrey Mcknight is a Probation Officer III at Juvenile Probation. They have served since 1985 (about 33 years). 2018 total compensation came to $1,080.

Marian Fox

Probation Officer Ii- Psb/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp
$904
Base pay
$904
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$904
Hire date
1984-03-26
Middle name
H

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1570
Office
1326
Position Id
9514924

Marian Fox is a Probation Officer Ii- Psb at Juvenile Probation. Their tenure dates to 1984, about 34 years. 2018 total compensation came to $904.

Diane Grapsas

Probation Officer Ii- Psb/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp
$904
Base pay
$904
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$904
Hire date
1989-07-17
Middle name
C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1570
Office
1326
Position Id
9515005

Diane Grapsas holds the role of Probation Officer Ii- Psb at Juvenile Probation. Hired in 1989, they have about 29 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $904.

Lorena Oviedo

Probation Officer II/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp
$294
Base pay
$294
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$294
Hire date
2014-01-27

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1575
Office
1326
Position Id
9514781

Lorena Oviedo works as a Probation Officer II for Juvenile Probation. They have served since 2014 (about 4 years). Lorena earned $294 in 2018.