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Cook County, Illinois / Off Economic Development

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Off Economic Development

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

The Off Economic Development is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2018, this agency had 8 employees with median total compensation of $25,388; the highest distinct record was $38,718.

Year
2018
Total payroll
$214.3K
Employees
8
Median total
$25,388
Highest record
$38,718

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 8 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($25,388) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $26,784 (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
$21,960
$22,282
$25,388
$29,267
$34,159

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $34,159 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $21,960. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Bureau Chief
1 · $38,718
Deputy Bureau Chief
1 · $34,159
Special Assistant for Legal Affairs
1 · $29,267
Assistant Deputy Bureau Chief
1 · $27,923
Legislative Coordinator I
1 · $22,853

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
$253.3K
—
11
—
$20,686
—
2017
$231.9K
▼ 8.4%
9
▼ 18.2%
$21,419
▲ 3.5%
2018
$214.3K
▼ 7.6%
8
▼ 11.1%
$25,388
▲ 18.5%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Irene Sherr

Assistant Deputy Bureau Chief/Off Economic Development

2018 total comp
$27,923
Base pay
$27,923
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$27,923
Hire date
2013-06-17
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
10a655d3-3f5a-4f95-b277-277288a73453
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
5660
Office
1027
Position Id
1200044

At Off Economic Development, Irene Sherr serves as a Assistant Deputy Bureau Chief. Hired in 2013, they have about 5 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $27,923.

Andre' Ashmore

Legislative Coordinator I/Off Economic Development

2018 total comp
$22,853
Base pay
$22,853
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$22,853
Hire date
1993-05-17
Middle name
B

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
5863dcd1-b092-4731-af13-18d3254c17c3
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
620
Office
1027
Position Id
1000986

At Off Economic Development, Andre' Ashmore serves as a Legislative Coordinator I. They have served since 1993 (about 25 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $22,853.

Vanessa Uribe

Econ Development Initiatives Program Manager/Off Economic Development

2018 total comp
$22,282
Base pay
$22,282
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$22,282
Hire date
2016-08-29
Middle name
G

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
4c93ef4d-8f8f-48dc-90d8-cab2d9136050
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
6813
Office
1027
Position Id
1400245

Vanessa Uribe works as a Econ Development Initiatives Program Manager for Off Economic Development. Hired in 2016, they have about 2 years of service. Vanessa earned $22,282 in 2018.