Cook County, Illinois / Juvenile Probation
Agency file
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.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
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.
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.
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).
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
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% |
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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
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Probation Officer III/Juvenile Probation
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Alton Smith works as a Probation Officer III for Juvenile Probation. Hired in 1990, they have about 28 years of service. Alton earned $8,066 in 2018.