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

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Andre Walker

Security Specialist I-Jtdc/Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr

2017 total comp

$7,623

Base pay: $7,623
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,623
Hire date: 2015-03-09

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d0074335-9ac4-4784-b6bb-389b7cc9bf72
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 5297
Office: 1440
Position Id: 1500064

Andre Walker works as a Security Specialist I-Jtdc for Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr. They have served since 2015 (about 2 years). Andre earned $7,623 in 2017.

Edwina Hollister

Recreational Specialist/Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr

2018 total comp

$7,413

Base pay: $7,413
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,413
Hire date: 1983-11-08
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 61ae8088-62c5-477e-91c0-6b2c878304ef
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5423
Office: 1440
Position Id: 9517366

At Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr, Edwina Hollister serves as a Recreational Specialist. They have served since 1983 (about 35 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $7,413.

Sheila Johnson

Food Service Worker I/Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr

2018 total comp

$7,248

Base pay: $7,248
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,248
Hire date: 2012-09-04

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 8346a0d9-8b39-48d8-b94b-637178bf48a7
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2131
Office: 1440
Position Id: 9517417

Sheila Johnson works as a Food Service Worker I for Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr. They have served since 2012 (about 6 years). Sheila earned $7,248 in 2018.

Caitlin Murphy

Youth Development Specialist/Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr

2016 total comp

$7,113

Base pay: $7,113
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,113
Hire date: 2014-03-24

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 803e28eb-4ee4-4c71-b12c-7a85e91f7d0e
Fiscal Period: 2016Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5425
Office: 1440
Position Id: 1400109

At Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr, Caitlin Murphy serves as a Youth Development Specialist. Hired in 2014, they have about 2 years of service. Their 2016 pay totaled $7,113.

Michael Quintero

Recreational Specialist/Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr

2018 total comp

$7,112

Base pay: $7,112
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,112
Hire date: 2014-12-01

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1c9d1415-68c3-4236-bbc0-e62b6ef2d03d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5423
Office: 1440
Position Id: 9517354

At Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr, Michael Quintero serves as a Recreational Specialist. Hired in 2014, they have about 4 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $7,112.

Nsisong Ekanem

Recreational Specialist/Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr

2018 total comp

$7,014

Base pay: $7,014
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,014
Hire date: 2013-08-12

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a0d12b42-5a74-4aa0-99a1-c0ad5c65ec69
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 5423
Office: 1440
Position Id: 9517358

At Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr, Nsisong Ekanem serves as a Recreational Specialist. Hired in 2013, they have about 5 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $7,014.

Elaine Tarver

Attorney-Jtdc/Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr

2018 total comp

$6,898

Base pay: $6,898
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,898
Hire date: 2014-04-21

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ba6b98f3-5e70-4f0b-affd-53905769be15
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5935
Office: 1440
Position Id: 800287

At Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr, Elaine Tarver serves as a Attorney-Jtdc. They have served since 2014 (about 4 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $6,898.

Michael Reed

Food Service Worker I/Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr

2016 total comp

$6,658

Base pay: $6,658
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,658
Hire date: 1995-03-13

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: dec9b9d1-bca2-4138-9713-6ce607ced87d
Fiscal Period: 2016Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 2131
Office: 1440
Position Id: 9517425

Michael Reed works as a Food Service Worker I for Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr. They have served since 1995 (about 21 years). Michael earned $6,658 in 2016.

Christine Clarahan

Registered Dietitian-Jtdc/Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr

2017 total comp

$6,613

Base pay: $6,613
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,613
Hire date: 2013-07-29

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c27cf398-4087-46e0-bbba-830e3b005293
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 5934
Office: 1440
Position Id: 800203

Christine Clarahan holds the role of Registered Dietitian-Jtdc at Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr. They have served since 2013 (about 4 years). In 2017, their total compensation was $6,613.

Ursula Carter

Rapid Response Team Specialist/Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr

2018 total comp

$6,516

Base pay: $6,516
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,516
Hire date: 1998-11-20

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2692f11a-d58f-4be1-ab45-9dca75a1400f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5484
Office: 1440
Position Id: 9517228

Ursula Carter works as a Rapid Response Team Specialist for Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 20 years. Ursula earned $6,516 in 2018.