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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Sylvester Brown

Probation Officer Ii- Psb/Juvenile Probation

2017 total comp

$7,323

Base pay: $7,323
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,323
Hire date: 1980-10-01
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 052cf7bc-1861-4fb9-a721-48f1bc74ad31
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 1570
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514927

Sylvester Brown holds the role of Probation Officer Ii- Psb at Juvenile Probation. Hired in 1980, they have about 37 years of service. In 2017, their total compensation was $7,323.

Dawn Gottfried-Eaves

Administrative Assistant V/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$6,796

Base pay: $6,796
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,796
Hire date: 1998-07-06
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d7198840-e6ae-4629-874f-7366580ff941
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 51
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514677

Dawn Gottfried-Eaves works as a Administrative Assistant V for Juvenile Probation. Hired in 1998, they have about 20 years of service. Dawn earned $6,796 in 2018.

Jene Mcclain Andrews

Probation Officer III/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$6,561

Base pay: $6,561
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,561
Hire date: 2003-10-20

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0be33d5b-68f4-41cf-b095-b36ac87c789e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1576
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514986

At Juvenile Probation, Jene Mcclain Andrews serves as a Probation Officer III. They have served since 2003 (about 15 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $6,561.

Keith Kowal

Probation Officer Ii- Psb/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$6,405

Base pay: $6,405
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,405
Hire date: 1990-05-16
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3a48d942-b92e-4709-8d38-be53c9614325
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1570
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514816

At Juvenile Probation, Keith Kowal serves as a Probation Officer Ii- Psb. Their tenure dates to 1990, about 28 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $6,405.