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

Sandra Bennett

Administrative Assistant I/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$14,987

Base pay: $14,987
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,987
Hire date: 1988-05-16
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ae03077a-5ae2-48ae-bddd-fb61157ef35c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 46
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514541

Sandra Bennett holds the role of Administrative Assistant I at Juvenile Probation. They have served since 1988 (about 30 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $14,987.

Wanda Hackett

Administrative Assistant I/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$14,986

Base pay: $14,986
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,986
Hire date: 1990-03-01
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: fe69007b-8372-4d1d-bb19-9105d8a2009b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 46
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514556

Wanda Hackett is a Administrative Assistant I at Juvenile Probation. They have served since 1990 (about 28 years). 2018 total compensation came to $14,986.

Sari Marsh

Probation Officer Ii-Psby/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$14,984

Base pay: $14,984
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,984
Hire date: 1986-12-15
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5aa12c4d-e481-4b70-8ac0-8a95b1552d3c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 7029
Office: 1326
Position Id: 153804

At Juvenile Probation, Sari Marsh serves as a Probation Officer Ii-Psby. They have served since 1986 (about 32 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $14,984.

Jovanie Stewart

Probation Officer II/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$14,912

Base pay: $14,912
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,912
Hire date: 2014-10-20

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: afecede4-1321-4e94-9609-40acb853e34f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1575
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514864

Jovanie Stewart is a Probation Officer II at Juvenile Probation. They have served since 2014 (about 4 years). 2018 total compensation came to $14,912.

Thomas Ortega

Probation Officer III/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$14,477

Base pay: $14,477
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,477
Hire date: 1986-05-12
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 8ef7ca9b-a98d-4cac-80fb-044014593172
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1576
Office: 1326
Position Id: 153814

Thomas Ortega holds the role of Probation Officer III at Juvenile Probation. Hired in 1986, they have about 32 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $14,477.

Celestine Hill

Stenographer IV/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$13,993

Base pay: $13,993
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,993
Hire date: 1997-02-10

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d7bf7fd8-db24-44cb-87d6-73a99f895230
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 935
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514579

At Juvenile Probation, Celestine Hill serves as a Stenographer IV. Their tenure dates to 1997, about 21 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $13,993.

Abronia Scott

Clerk V/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$13,993

Base pay: $13,993
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,993
Hire date: 1994-07-11

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 47049f66-35a6-4f08-b1c4-4f1b0d61bc51
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514489

At Juvenile Probation, Abronia Scott serves as a Clerk V. They have served since 1994 (about 24 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $13,993.

Ramona Turner

Stenographer IV/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$13,993

Base pay: $13,993
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,993
Hire date: 1989-06-01
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: efb425ec-fde2-4e14-9c85-9a8dc4bd0ed2
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 935
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514561

Ramona Turner works as a Stenographer IV for Juvenile Probation. Their tenure dates to 1989, about 29 years. Ramona earned $13,993 in 2018.

Thomas Balezentis

Data Entry Operator Iii/G11/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$13,993

Base pay: $13,993
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,993
Hire date: 1981-09-16
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e7971ff6-bb7b-42e2-bcac-ec69f7707732
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 955
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514490

Thomas Balezentis holds the role of Data Entry Operator Iii/G11 at Juvenile Probation. Hired in 1981, they have about 37 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $13,993.

Louise Coker

Clerk V/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$13,993

Base pay: $13,993
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,993
Hire date: 1983-11-01
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: aee31dd7-7c5c-439c-902f-a6fd3172d5e5
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514535

Louise Coker holds the role of Clerk V at Juvenile Probation. Their tenure dates to 1983, about 35 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $13,993.

Nicole Holmes

Stenographer IV/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$13,993

Base pay: $13,993
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,993
Hire date: 1993-11-29
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c6d53f54-bdc9-4fb2-b187-4a1adbd05521
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 935
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514562

At Juvenile Probation, Nicole Holmes serves as a Stenographer IV. They have served since 1993 (about 25 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $13,993.

Pritina Liggins

Stenographer IV/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$13,993

Base pay: $13,993
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,993
Hire date: 1984-01-03

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 822900f4-7053-4a13-9900-fb0fbdb144db
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 935
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514640

Pritina Liggins is a Stenographer IV at Juvenile Probation. Hired in 1984, they have about 34 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $13,993.

Sonseeahray Stanfort

Stenographer IV/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$13,993

Base pay: $13,993
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,993
Hire date: 1993-08-09

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 48dc8370-56be-4856-b4ed-07956d740ea2
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 935
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514566

Sonseeahray Stanfort is a Stenographer IV at Juvenile Probation. They have served since 1993 (about 25 years). 2018 total compensation came to $13,993.

Jeraldine Bizzle

Clerk V/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$13,992

Base pay: $13,992
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,992
Hire date: 1986-09-29

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 21245172-0ddd-43f2-b24c-d366ca3b2e71
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514525

Jeraldine Bizzle is a Clerk V at Juvenile Probation. Their tenure dates to 1986, about 32 years. 2018 total compensation came to $13,992.