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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Donna Neal

Probation Officer V/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$28,489

Base pay: $28,489
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,489
Hire date: 1999-08-30
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: bc30546d-0610-4937-9bba-1458c8a18542
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1578
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514679

Donna Neal holds the role of Probation Officer V at Juvenile Probation. Hired in 1999, they have about 19 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $28,489.

Mark Dean-Myrda

Probation Officer V/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$28,208

Base pay: $28,208
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,208
Hire date: 1984-08-16
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 7d29796e-6dbe-4f60-a45b-fe4320168da4
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1578
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514678

At Juvenile Probation, Mark Dean-Myrda serves as a Probation Officer V. Hired in 1984, they have about 34 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $28,208.

Jennifer Nunez

Probation Officer V/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$27,926

Base pay: $27,926
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,926
Hire date: 1990-10-29
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 82797bd9-c994-4586-a9ae-fcdca2ebb41f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1578
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514529

Jennifer Nunez works as a Probation Officer V for Juvenile Probation. Hired in 1990, they have about 28 years of service. Jennifer earned $27,926 in 2018.

Amanda Halawa-Mahdi

Probation Officer V/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$27,919

Base pay: $27,919
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,919
Hire date: 1998-04-13

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ddfa4243-b309-4aa3-85d8-98cb1536dbbe
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1578
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514607

Amanda Halawa-Mahdi holds the role of Probation Officer V at Juvenile Probation. They have served since 1998 (about 20 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $27,919.

Melissa Parise

Probation Officer V/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$27,623

Base pay: $27,623
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,623
Hire date: 1999-02-16
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 578dfcbd-1bdb-4d8d-a0ab-cbd76217a215
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1578
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514958

Melissa Parise holds the role of Probation Officer V at Juvenile Probation. They have served since 1999 (about 19 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $27,623.