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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

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian 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

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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

Employees

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Charisma Eaglin

Forensic Compliance Officer/Medical Examiner

2018 total comp
$22,403
Base pay
$22,403
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$22,403
Hire date
2015-07-20
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
5cf3ef23-b50e-4427-a450-c1f182df9329
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
6483
Office
1259
Position Id
1500078

At Medical Examiner, Charisma Eaglin serves as a Forensic Compliance Officer. Hired in 2015, they have about 3 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $22,403.

Katherine Krupela

Photography Supervisor/Medical Examiner

2018 total comp
$21,851
Base pay
$21,851
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$21,851
Hire date
1987-12-07
Middle name
P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
91355091-24e0-4393-9676-9f3b90fdea7b
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
6621
Office
1259
Position Id
1500850

Katherine Krupela holds the role of Photography Supervisor at Medical Examiner. Their tenure dates to 1987, about 31 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $21,851.

Kaiulana Henderson

Investigator III/Medical Examiner

2018 total comp
$21,737
Base pay
$21,737
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$21,737
Hire date
1999-08-02

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
91496d5e-5cab-426e-8805-d8e0c8e1175f
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
640
Office
1259
Position Id
9511214

At Medical Examiner, Kaiulana Henderson serves as a Investigator III. They have served since 1999 (about 19 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $21,737.