Cook County, Illinois / Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr

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Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr

Source file: Cook County, Illinois — Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2018, this agency had 613 employees with median total compensation of $18,398; the highest distinct record was $61,462.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $11M
Employees: 613
Median total: $18,398
Highest record: $61,462

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$0$31,018+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 613 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($18,398) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $17,873 (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

$9,333

$14,811

$18,398

$21,326

$24,341

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $24,341 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $9,333. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Youth Development Specialist

286 · $18,775

Security Specialist I-Jtdc

35 · $16,775

Rapid Response Team Specialist

28 · $21,570

Assistant Team Leader Jtdc

26 · $20,808

Caseworker II Jtdc

24 · $18,879

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	$10.1M —	738 —	$14,658 —
2017	$10.2M ▲ 0.7%	668 ▼ 9.5%	$15,725 ▲ 7.3%
2018	$11M ▲ 7.9%	613 ▼ 8.2%	$18,398 ▲ 17.0%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Kevin Perez

Youth Development Specialist/Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr

2017 total comp

$3,631

Base pay: $3,631
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,631
Hire date: 2015-06-29

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 47ef856f-3881-4a53-9b89-11dae50af022
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 5425
Office: 1440
Position Id: 9517177

At Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr, Kevin Perez serves as a Youth Development Specialist. Hired in 2015, they have about 2 years of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $3,631.

Gregory Charles

Cook II/Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr

2018 total comp

$3,611

Base pay: $3,611
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,611
Hire date: 1992-06-10

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 23550d67-fae0-4078-bb61-07518cfa8f99
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 2124
Office: 1440
Position Id: 9517413

Gregory Charles is a Cook II at Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr. They have served since 1992 (about 26 years). 2018 total compensation came to $3,611.

Carmen Garcia

Food Service Worker I/Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr

2017 total comp

$3,297

Base pay: $3,297
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,297
Hire date: 1996-04-01

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 8c51c31c-6a82-4b8b-b4c7-849336704f89
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 2131
Office: 1440
Position Id: 9517418

Carmen Garcia holds the role of Food Service Worker I at Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr. They have served since 1996 (about 21 years). In 2017, their total compensation was $3,297.

John Albright

Director of Quality Assurance-Jtdc/Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr

2017 total comp

$3,200

Base pay: $3,200
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,200
Hire date: 2009-07-06
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a1383396-1663-4311-b900-60c70cc82638
Fiscal Period: 2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 5612
Office: 1440
Position Id: 800280

John Albright is a Director of Quality Assurance-Jtdc at Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr. Hired in 2009, they have about 8 years of service. 2017 total compensation came to $3,200.

Troy Debro

Barber/Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr

2016 total comp

$2,961

Base pay: $2,961
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,961
Hire date: 1999-06-21
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ca6ef46a-63b3-4e3b-866b-cfe71eee5f4a
Fiscal Period: 2016Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 2016
Office: 1440
Position Id: 9517055

Troy Debro is a Barber at Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr. They have served since 1999 (about 17 years). 2016 total compensation came to $2,961.

Gina Shelton

Assistant Team Leader Jtdc/Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr

2017 total comp

$2,956

Base pay: $2,956
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,956
Hire date: 2009-04-06
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 4c74a02b-b928-4979-8396-4af9f88b9d04
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 4790
Office: 1440
Position Id: 1000753

Gina Shelton holds the role of Assistant Team Leader Jtdc at Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr. Hired in 2009, they have about 8 years of service. In 2017, their total compensation was $2,956.

Pleshette Graham

Youth Development Specialist/Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr

2017 total comp

$2,940

Base pay: $2,940
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,940
Hire date: 2014-02-10

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: be50bf42-d98f-4e13-aeda-0dfda83d9bab
Fiscal Period: 2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 5425
Office: 1440
Position Id: 800258

At Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr, Pleshette Graham serves as a Youth Development Specialist. Hired in 2014, they have about 3 years of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $2,940.

Gabbieal Brooks

Youth Development Specialist/Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr

2017 total comp

$2,868

Base pay: $2,868
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,868
Hire date: 2011-12-19

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9aceb310-8fb2-4d79-be80-d4799d618344
Fiscal Period: 2017Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5425
Office: 1440
Position Id: 9517287

At Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr, Gabbieal Brooks serves as a Youth Development Specialist. They have served since 2011 (about 6 years). Their 2017 pay totaled $2,868.

Arthur Williams Jr

Motor Vehicle Driver I/Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr

2018 total comp

$2,848

Base pay: $2,848
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,848
Hire date: 1991-05-23
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: aeba5cda-159e-4fb6-94db-d9d166031529
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2381
Office: 1440
Position Id: 9516980

At Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr, Arthur Williams Jr serves as a Motor Vehicle Driver I. Their tenure dates to 1991, about 27 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $2,848.

Candace Gaskin

Youth Development Specialist/Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr

2018 total comp

$2,770

Base pay: $2,770
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,770
Hire date: 2016-06-27

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b2463dab-3f49-4243-bdaf-0e0e7eb41cef
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 5425
Office: 1440
Position Id: 1000756

At Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr, Candace Gaskin serves as a Youth Development Specialist. They have served since 2016 (about 2 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $2,770.

Andre Brown

Youth Development Specialist/Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr

2017 total comp

$2,763

Base pay: $2,763
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,763
Hire date: 2016-06-27

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a4ded9c7-3d71-4c21-99a9-daa4283ca9ca
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 5425
Office: 1440
Position Id: 1400109

Andre Brown works as a Youth Development Specialist for Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr. Hired in 2016, they have about a year of service. Andre earned $2,763 in 2017.

Sharon Mcdowell

Administrative Assistant III/Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr

2018 total comp

$2,710

Base pay: $2,710
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,710
Hire date: 1988-06-06

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 43f593de-68f0-4c26-bdc2-4acace9a922e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1440
Position Id: 176835

Sharon Mcdowell holds the role of Administrative Assistant III at Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr. Their tenure dates to 1988, about 30 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $2,710.

Donta Smith

Rapid Response Team Specialist/Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr

2017 total comp

$2,674

Base pay: $2,674
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,674
Hire date: 2009-08-03

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0d46d0bc-f26d-4f2c-8716-f38c50f70853
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 5484
Office: 1440
Position Id: 9517301

At Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr, Donta Smith serves as a Rapid Response Team Specialist. They have served since 2009 (about 8 years). Their 2017 pay totaled $2,674.

Susan Pineda

Youth Development Specialist/Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr

2018 total comp

$2,657

Base pay: $2,657
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,657
Hire date: 1999-09-20
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 700c1247-704b-42dc-814a-c633b847f302
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5425
Office: 1440
Position Id: 9517100

At Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr, Susan Pineda serves as a Youth Development Specialist. They have served since 1999 (about 19 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $2,657.