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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

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.

Record list

Employees

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Claire Johnson

Probation Officer II/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp
$4,816
Base pay
$4,816
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$4,816
Hire date
2014-05-12
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1575
Office
1326
Position Id
9514629

At Juvenile Probation, Claire Johnson serves as a Probation Officer II. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 4 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $4,816.

Dorinda Sayles

Clerk V/Juvenile Probation

2016 total comp
$4,600
Base pay
$4,600
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$4,600
Hire date
1993-06-21

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter
3
Job Code
907
Office
1326
Position Id
9514955

Dorinda Sayles holds the role of Clerk V at Juvenile Probation. Hired in 1993, they have about 23 years of service. In 2016, their total compensation was $4,600.

Sharon Brown

Clerk V/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp
$4,572
Base pay
$4,572
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$4,572
Hire date
1988-08-16
Middle name
D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter
1
Job Code
907
Office
1326
Position Id
9514646

Sharon Brown holds the role of Clerk V at Juvenile Probation. Their tenure dates to 1988, about 30 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $4,572.

Francisco Adame

Probation Officer I/Juvenile Probation

2017 total comp
$4,303
Base pay
$4,303
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$4,303
Hire date
2014-10-20
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter
4
Job Code
1574
Office
1326
Position Id
9514740

Francisco Adame holds the role of Probation Officer I at Juvenile Probation. Hired in 2014, they have about 3 years of service. In 2017, their total compensation was $4,303.

Priscilla Dubois

Psychologist III/Juvenile Probation

2017 total comp
$4,228
Base pay
$4,228
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$4,228
Hire date
2008-11-03
Middle name
T

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter
4
Job Code
1619
Office
1326
Position Id
9514208

Priscilla Dubois holds the role of Psychologist III at Juvenile Probation. Hired in 2008, they have about 9 years of service. In 2017, their total compensation was $4,228.

Julia Potts

Clerk V/Juvenile Probation

2016 total comp
$4,199
Base pay
$4,199
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$4,199
Hire date
1998-10-13
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter
3
Job Code
907
Office
1326
Position Id
9514643

Julia Potts holds the role of Clerk V at Juvenile Probation. Hired in 1998, they have about 18 years of service. In 2016, their total compensation was $4,199.

Denise Dixon

Probation Officer Ii- Psb/Juvenile Probation

2017 total comp
$3,994
Base pay
$3,994
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$3,994
Hire date
1995-06-26

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2017Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1570
Office
1326
Position Id
9514849

Denise Dixon holds the role of Probation Officer Ii- Psb at Juvenile Probation. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 22 years. In 2017, their total compensation was $3,994.