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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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Stephanie Powers

Assistant Medical Examiner II E8/Medical Examiner

2018 total comp
$55,637
Base pay
$55,637
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$55,637
Hire date
2015-07-01
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
c78e43c2-b5d7-472c-9c79-72873170cab9
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
5921
Office
1259
Position Id
9511154

Stephanie Powers works as a Assistant Medical Examiner II E8 for Medical Examiner. Hired in 2015, they have about 3 years of service. Stephanie earned $55,637 in 2018.

Lauren Decker

Assistant Medical Examiner II E8/Medical Examiner

2018 total comp
$54,280
Base pay
$54,280
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,280
Hire date
2017-08-01
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
d04203ac-c011-47b4-a56a-5a91f485f60b
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
5921
Office
1259
Position Id
1400330

Lauren Decker is a Assistant Medical Examiner II E8 at Medical Examiner. They have served since 2017 (about a year). 2018 total compensation came to $54,280.