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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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Kirstin Howell

Forensic Pathology Fellow/Medical Examiner

2017 total comp
$33,387
Base pay
$33,387
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$33,387
Hire date
2017-07-01
Middle name
E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
758cd491-dfd7-4c67-ba80-cd26e1e094ec
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1301
Office
1259
Position Id
9511156

Kirstin Howell is a Forensic Pathology Fellow at Medical Examiner. Their tenure dates to 2017, under a year. 2017 total compensation came to $33,387.

Michael Eckhardt

Forensic Pathology Fellow/Medical Examiner

2017 total comp
$33,387
Base pay
$33,387
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$33,387
Hire date
2017-07-01
Middle name
D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
7d7cf073-949e-47e0-acc4-337c187f930a
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1301
Office
1259
Position Id
1300139

Michael Eckhardt is a Forensic Pathology Fellow at Medical Examiner. They have served since 2017 (under a year). 2017 total compensation came to $33,387.

Joshua Akers

Forensic Pathology Fellow/Medical Examiner

2017 total comp
$33,387
Base pay
$33,387
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$33,387
Hire date
2017-07-01

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
488ebff6-8af0-478a-981a-0c32da8aef57
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1301
Office
1259
Position Id
9511157

At Medical Examiner, Joshua Akers serves as a Forensic Pathology Fellow. They have served since 2017 (under a year). Their 2017 pay totaled $33,387.