Cook County, Illinois / Medical Examiner

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Medical Examiner

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

The Medical Examiner oversees public health and medical services — disease prevention, clinics and hospitals, and health licensing and regulation.

In 2018, this agency had 109 employees with median total compensation of $14,955; the highest distinct record was $80,769.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $2.2M
Employees: 109
Median total: $14,955
Highest record: $80,769

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$967$61,413+

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

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 109 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($14,955) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $20,438 (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

$11,151

$13,044

$14,955

$19,799

$54,280

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $54,280 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $11,151. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Investigator I

13 · $14,337

Autopsy Technician II

13 · $14,205

Morgue Attendant I

11 · $13,372

Assistant Medical Examiner II E8

9 · $59,028

Investigator III

5 · $20,661

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	$2.5M —	143 —	$13,841 —
2017	$2.4M ▼ 4.1%	134 ▼ 6.3%	$14,321 ▲ 3.5%
2018	$2.2M ▼ 7.0%	109 ▼ 18.7%	$14,955 ▲ 4.4%

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.

Dcpc District of Columbia41% match
State Board of Veterinary Medical Examin Texas40% match
Civilian Complaint Review Bd New York City37% match

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Antonia Alarcon

Executive Assistant II/Medical Examiner

2018 total comp

$20,891

Base pay: $20,891
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,891
Hire date: 2004-06-28
Middle name: Mayorga

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 483db6ce-6e45-4cf4-b76d-4e036b9c1c7e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5819
Office: 1259
Position Id: 1400431

Antonia Alarcon works as a Executive Assistant II for Medical Examiner. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 14 years. Antonia earned $20,891 in 2018.

Johnnie Kearney Jr

Investigator III/Medical Examiner

2018 total comp

$20,702

Base pay: $20,702
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,702
Hire date: 2004-01-12

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0a7f6114-d386-4515-8fa1-51d56f104d79
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 640
Office: 1259
Position Id: 9511216

Johnnie Kearney Jr works as a Investigator III for Medical Examiner. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 14 years. Johnnie earned $20,702 in 2018.

Mario Johnson

Investigator III/Medical Examiner

2018 total comp

$20,661

Base pay: $20,661
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,661
Hire date: 2005-11-14
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: de864cda-7ef6-476f-97ff-0e1e1a1969c8
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 640
Office: 1259
Position Id: 9511220

Mario Johnson is a Investigator III at Medical Examiner. Hired in 2005, they have about 13 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $20,661.

James Summers

Investigator III/Medical Examiner

2018 total comp

$20,175

Base pay: $20,175
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,175
Hire date: 2008-12-22
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3657e2f2-354e-495d-9f6b-1ca9ca246d74
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 640
Office: 1259
Position Id: 9511206

At Medical Examiner, James Summers serves as a Investigator III. Hired in 2008, they have about 10 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $20,175.

Mary Marik

Manager of Medical Records/Medical Examiner

2018 total comp

$19,953

Base pay: $19,953
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,953
Hire date: 2010-02-01

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5f2e0bd7-939d-42a9-9c7f-53e04c6164d2
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6275
Office: 1259
Position Id: 9511213

Mary Marik is a Manager of Medical Records at Medical Examiner. They have served since 2010 (about 8 years). 2018 total compensation came to $19,953.

Michael Robinson

Investigator III/Medical Examiner

2018 total comp

$19,856

Base pay: $19,856
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,856
Hire date: 2006-07-10
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b80b52ad-41e4-41b5-96ff-b7b95e22c833
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 640
Office: 1259
Position Id: 9511209

Michael Robinson works as a Investigator III for Medical Examiner. They have served since 2006 (about 12 years). Michael earned $19,856 in 2018.

Felicia Clark

Child Death Investigator/Medical Examiner

2018 total comp

$19,799

Base pay: $19,799
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,799
Hire date: 2000-05-22
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 37f4c9e2-c9ce-4eb3-a6cf-e1a494e90ac8
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5938
Office: 1259
Position Id: 9511218

At Medical Examiner, Felicia Clark serves as a Child Death Investigator. Hired in 2000, they have about 18 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $19,799.

Norma Hancock

Toxicologist I/Medical Examiner

2018 total comp

$19,655

Base pay: $19,655
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,655
Hire date: 2003-06-16
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6a87be31-38d1-4c5a-9419-07a517990497
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1857
Office: 1259
Position Id: 1400192

At Medical Examiner, Norma Hancock serves as a Toxicologist I. They have served since 2003 (about 15 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $19,655.

Sherry Davis

Photo Technician III/Medical Examiner

2018 total comp

$18,775

Base pay: $18,775
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,775
Hire date: 1990-02-01
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 256f2cf9-e151-43ca-96a1-a8d8199569f7
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4874
Office: 1259
Position Id: 9511188

Sherry Davis holds the role of Photo Technician III at Medical Examiner. Their tenure dates to 1990, about 28 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $18,775.

Annette Mauro

X-Ray Technician I/Medical Examiner

2018 total comp

$18,690

Base pay: $18,690
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,690
Hire date: 1994-02-15

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 8ef63175-340f-4671-86b4-88e8133c5597
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1912
Office: 1259
Position Id: 9511149

Annette Mauro is a X-Ray Technician I at Medical Examiner. They have served since 1994 (about 24 years). 2018 total compensation came to $18,690.