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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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James Sledge

Executive Officer/Medical Examiner

2016 total comp
$27,925
Base pay
$27,925
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$27,925
Hire date
1994-04-04
Middle name
P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
89a1df03-76ea-4b18-bda0-f1ff659d8811
Fiscal Period
2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter
3
Job Code
516
Office
1259
Position Id
9511126

James Sledge holds the role of Executive Officer at Medical Examiner. Hired in 1994, they have about 22 years of service. In 2016, their total compensation was $27,925.

Nadine Jakubowski

Deputy Executive Officer/Medical Examiner

2018 total comp
$27,348
Base pay
$27,348
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$27,348
Hire date
1980-06-09
Middle name
H

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
3392bb36-27d1-4009-b6ac-46438b475895
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
5726
Office
1259
Position Id
1200544

Nadine Jakubowski is a Deputy Executive Officer at Medical Examiner. Hired in 1980, they have about 38 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $27,348.

Denika Means

Assistant Medical Examiner I E1/Medical Examiner

2016 total comp
$26,673
Base pay
$26,673
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$26,673
Hire date
2014-08-01
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
cb7640f5-9f28-4e11-9bfb-f4b0dff319d0
Fiscal Period
2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter
3
Job Code
1743
Office
1259
Position Id
1400330

At Medical Examiner, Denika Means serves as a Assistant Medical Examiner I E1. Hired in 2014, they have about 2 years of service. Their 2016 pay totaled $26,673.