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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Shonda Akis

Probation Officer Ii- Psb/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$22,671

Base pay: $22,671
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,671
Hire date: 1996-03-11
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3e074a3c-f48b-464e-80e6-a1f9fd2edcd1
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1570
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514749

At Juvenile Probation, Shonda Akis serves as a Probation Officer Ii- Psb. Hired in 1996, they have about 22 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $22,671.

Reginald Qualls

Probation Officer Ii-Psby/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$22,668

Base pay: $22,668
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,668
Hire date: 1985-08-06
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d26777c6-1715-410f-b008-603a1adb29e5
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 7029
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514898

Reginald Qualls is a Probation Officer Ii-Psby at Juvenile Probation. Their tenure dates to 1985, about 33 years. 2018 total compensation came to $22,668.

Hanna Keller

Probation Officer Ii- Psb/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$22,632

Base pay: $22,632
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,632
Hire date: 2003-04-07
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 4d9aec05-28a0-4c97-a20d-83e5a8ff3046
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1570
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514739

Hanna Keller is a Probation Officer Ii- Psb at Juvenile Probation. They have served since 2003 (about 15 years). 2018 total compensation came to $22,632.

Lisa Rycraft

Probation Officer Ii- Psb/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$22,630

Base pay: $22,630
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,630
Hire date: 1993-06-07
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9f9e7d9f-bf87-4ac8-ad8e-bc9ae2793672
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1570
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514623

Lisa Rycraft works as a Probation Officer Ii- Psb for Juvenile Probation. They have served since 1993 (about 25 years). Lisa earned $22,630 in 2018.

Joy Kreuser

Probation Officer Ii- Psb/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$22,611

Base pay: $22,611
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,611
Hire date: 2001-04-09
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3d6b6340-1715-4d05-b746-2f648039a8bf
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1570
Office: 1326
Position Id: 153811

Joy Kreuser is a Probation Officer Ii- Psb at Juvenile Probation. Hired in 2001, they have about 17 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $22,611.

Robert Ackley

Probation Officer Ii-Psby/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$22,596

Base pay: $22,596
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,596
Hire date: 1991-08-27
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: bd6795f2-2520-4d7b-ab9e-951b8fd18ac3
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 7029
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9515002

At Juvenile Probation, Robert Ackley serves as a Probation Officer Ii-Psby. Hired in 1991, they have about 27 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $22,596.

Ledonna Rollins

Probation Officer Ii- Psb/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$22,593

Base pay: $22,593
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,593
Hire date: 1999-02-16

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d5007e47-d876-4765-a038-c03f92d0eaa6
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1570
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514663

Ledonna Rollins works as a Probation Officer Ii- Psb for Juvenile Probation. Their tenure dates to 1999, about 19 years. Ledonna earned $22,593 in 2018.

Brian Loftus

Probation Officer Ii- Psb/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$22,584

Base pay: $22,584
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,584
Hire date: 1992-10-19
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: df26be72-ca73-4ebd-94d5-db6391c75bb9
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1570
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514935

Brian Loftus 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 $22,584.

Tandra Tyler

Probation Officer Ii- Psb/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$22,565

Base pay: $22,565
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,565
Hire date: 1998-04-13
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 214de310-0e08-4351-b20f-8d48cb833dc2
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1570
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9515012

Tandra Tyler works as a Probation Officer Ii- Psb for Juvenile Probation. They have served since 1998 (about 20 years). Tandra earned $22,565 in 2018.

Antwan Jones

Probation Officer Ii- Psb/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$22,551

Base pay: $22,551
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,551
Hire date: 1997-08-18
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 959b6d08-61dc-47f7-9f29-ea01f58d7c3c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1570
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514811

Antwan Jones holds the role of Probation Officer Ii- Psb at Juvenile Probation. Their tenure dates to 1997, about 21 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $22,551.

Carla Jeffries

Probation Officer Ii- Psb/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$22,459

Base pay: $22,459
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,459
Hire date: 1999-09-27
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1c8639c4-034e-4d73-83b2-31eb0ee62dc4
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1570
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9918429

Carla Jeffries is a Probation Officer Ii- Psb at Juvenile Probation. Hired in 1999, they have about 19 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $22,459.