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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%

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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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Michael Hodges

Probation Officer Ii- Psb/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp
$3,843
Base pay
$3,843
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$3,843
Hire date
1988-01-19
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
15ff0c26-6f52-4739-8713-e64bbb52cec1
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1570
Office
1326
Position Id
9514657

Michael Hodges is a Probation Officer Ii- Psb at Juvenile Probation. They have served since 1988 (about 30 years). 2018 total compensation came to $3,843.

Emma Mcgee

Stenographer V/Juvenile Probation

2017 total comp
$3,608
Base pay
$3,608
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$3,608
Hire date
2001-11-26
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
1f5f8993-fd52-46a5-91d3-3123abf70c6f
Fiscal Period
2017Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
936
Office
1326
Position Id
9514526

Emma Mcgee holds the role of Stenographer V at Juvenile Probation. Hired in 2001, they have about 16 years of service. In 2017, their total compensation was $3,608.

Alison Katalinic

Probation Officer Ii- Psb/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp
$2,795
Base pay
$2,795
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$2,795
Hire date
2004-07-26
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
8a65747c-0f92-4db5-9954-448c1c258519
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1570
Office
1326
Position Id
9918411

Alison Katalinic holds the role of Probation Officer Ii- Psb at Juvenile Probation. Hired in 2004, they have about 14 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $2,795.