Cook County, Illinois / Office Chief Administrative Officer

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Office Chief Administrative Officer

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

The Office Chief Administrative Officer is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2018, this agency had 78 employees with median total compensation of $16,070; the highest distinct record was $44,423.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $1.4M
Employees: 78
Median total: $16,070
Highest record: $44,423

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$1,577$31,629+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 78 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($16,070) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $17,533 (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

$11,862

$12,829

$16,070

$21,527

$27,761

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $27,761 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $11,862. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Clerk V

11 · $12,716

Animal Control Warden

6 · $16,349

Clerk V (Seiu73)

5 · $14,162

Clerk IV (Seiu73)

4 · $12,971

Administrative Assistant III

3 · $18,101

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.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2016	$1.4M —	89 —	$15,158 —
2017	$1.5M ▲ 4.4%	83 ▼ 6.7%	$16,608 ▲ 9.6%
2018	$1.4M ▼ 6.5%	78 ▼ 6.0%	$16,070 ▼ 3.2%

Compare

Similar departments

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.

County Clerk Cook County, Illinois67% match
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Record list

Employees

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Spring Kelley

Clerk V/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$12,833

Base pay: $12,833
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,833
Hire date: 2001-03-26
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c5098c68-7d6c-4a16-b24f-3de134185f6b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1011
Position Id: 151001

At Office Chief Administrative Officer, Spring Kelley serves as a Clerk V. They have served since 2001 (about 17 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $12,833.

Gwendolyn Phillips

Clerk V/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$12,829

Base pay: $12,829
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,829
Hire date: 1999-04-26

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 41210e01-eedb-4564-a920-57c26259ba36
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1011
Position Id: 9518068

Gwendolyn Phillips is a Clerk V at Office Chief Administrative Officer. Their tenure dates to 1999, about 19 years. 2018 total compensation came to $12,829.

Natasha Carter

Clerk V/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$12,828

Base pay: $12,828
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,828
Hire date: 2001-03-26

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 7b90e22a-5aa5-4579-92a6-afd45e311d93
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1011
Position Id: 9518074

Natasha Carter is a Clerk V at Office Chief Administrative Officer. Hired in 2001, they have about 17 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $12,828.

Mariya Jackson

Clerk V/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$12,815

Base pay: $12,815
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,815
Hire date: 2001-03-26

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 144cebd6-5c48-4fb2-aa62-891cc83fbb06
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1011
Position Id: 9518070

At Office Chief Administrative Officer, Mariya Jackson serves as a Clerk V. Hired in 2001, they have about 17 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $12,815.

Constance Mc Coy

Clerk IV (Seiu73)/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$12,716

Base pay: $12,716
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,716
Hire date: 1999-06-21

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ab7113f7-a177-4928-bf25-f3123708d9a5
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6798
Office: 1011
Position Id: 9518368

At Office Chief Administrative Officer, Constance Mc Coy serves as a Clerk IV (Seiu73). They have served since 1999 (about 19 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $12,716.

Sharon Jones

Clerk V/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$12,716

Base pay: $12,716
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,716
Hire date: 2005-07-25
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e2be0b8a-b8a4-407f-aade-b72db0ca4689
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1011
Position Id: 9517546

Sharon Jones works as a Clerk V for Office Chief Administrative Officer. Hired in 2005, they have about 13 years of service. Sharon earned $12,716 in 2018.

Jennifer Wallace

Clerk V/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$12,648

Base pay: $12,648
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,648
Hire date: 2001-05-21

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 23fcb216-2605-40db-8e76-6cfff4c0a0cc
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1011
Position Id: 151003

Jennifer Wallace works as a Clerk V for Office Chief Administrative Officer. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 17 years. Jennifer earned $12,648 in 2018.

Joyce Hyshaw

Clerk V (Seiu73)/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$12,584

Base pay: $12,584
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,584
Hire date: 2013-03-12

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 502cca90-868b-43c2-971c-b329963e94e5
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6799
Office: 1011
Position Id: 9518356

At Office Chief Administrative Officer, Joyce Hyshaw serves as a Clerk V (Seiu73). They have served since 2013 (about 5 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $12,584.

Christine Do

Clerk V/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$12,466

Base pay: $12,466
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,466
Hire date: 2008-07-21
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5b7899f3-63f1-477b-92de-3da978fd3f66
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1011
Position Id: 800290

Christine Do works as a Clerk V for Office Chief Administrative Officer. Hired in 2008, they have about 10 years of service. Christine earned $12,466 in 2018.

Araceli Diaz Herrera

Clerk V/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$12,466

Base pay: $12,466
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,466
Hire date: 1990-06-07

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: dabb488c-2f1b-4381-a76d-2d194cb6fb68
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1011
Position Id: 9518071

Araceli Diaz Herrera is a Clerk V at Office Chief Administrative Officer. They have served since 1990 (about 28 years). 2018 total compensation came to $12,466.

Lynette Collins

Clerk IV (Seiu73)/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$12,466

Base pay: $12,466
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,466
Hire date: 2007-02-05

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e344b2f2-69fe-4c4c-8d15-f3a2a3f626f7
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6798
Office: 1011
Position Id: 100344

Lynette Collins works as a Clerk IV (Seiu73) for Office Chief Administrative Officer. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 11 years. Lynette earned $12,466 in 2018.

Tina Fortune

Clerk V/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$12,428

Base pay: $12,428
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,428
Hire date: 2008-07-21

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: dd32a413-aa0e-423f-bbf2-b3eb2e5383ce
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1011
Position Id: 9518072

Tina Fortune holds the role of Clerk V at Office Chief Administrative Officer. They have served since 2008 (about 10 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $12,428.

Jacqueline Stinson

Clerk V/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$11,862

Base pay: $11,862
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,862
Hire date: 2013-02-25

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 21df5e99-3295-450b-aae2-e8fe6eaa9085
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1011
Position Id: 9518073

At Office Chief Administrative Officer, Jacqueline Stinson serves as a Clerk V. Hired in 2013, they have about 5 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $11,862.