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.

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Record list

Employees

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Janusz Kaczmarczyk

Multilith Operator IV/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$13,753

Base pay: $13,753
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,753
Hire date: 1999-07-06

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5d433727-67e3-4946-a1ff-d9f0b95557ed
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 989
Office: 1011
Position Id: 9500346

At Office Chief Administrative Officer, Janusz Kaczmarczyk serves as a Multilith Operator IV. Hired in 1999, they have about 19 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $13,753.

Jose Lopez

Clerk V (Seiu73)/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$13,751

Base pay: $13,751
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,751
Hire date: 1986-09-08
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 719eeead-f227-4d7e-8bfd-5a9c1b42968d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6799
Office: 1011
Position Id: 9518340

At Office Chief Administrative Officer, Jose Lopez serves as a Clerk V (Seiu73). They have served since 1986 (about 32 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $13,751.

Don Noll

Animal Control Warden/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$13,660

Base pay: $13,660
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,660
Hire date: 2016-10-31

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e10f4cc2-d55b-4d07-b667-61e945c03c97
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2045
Office: 1011
Position Id: 800291

Don Noll works as a Animal Control Warden for Office Chief Administrative Officer. They have served since 2016 (about 2 years). Don earned $13,660 in 2018.

Eleshia Steele

Administrative Assistant III/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$13,578

Base pay: $13,578
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,578
Hire date: 1987-07-06
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 915730b8-9871-4ee7-b6b1-261a937e47fe
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1011
Position Id: 9518331

Eleshia Steele works as a Administrative Assistant III for Office Chief Administrative Officer. Their tenure dates to 1987, about 31 years. Eleshia earned $13,578 in 2018.

Jennifer Gershon

Clerk IV (Seiu73)/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$13,227

Base pay: $13,227
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,227
Hire date: 1993-12-27

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3553b1e4-1882-4306-88eb-c4e9415c596d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6798
Office: 1011
Position Id: 9518372

At Office Chief Administrative Officer, Jennifer Gershon serves as a Clerk IV (Seiu73). Hired in 1993, they have about 25 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $13,227.

Eugene Granberry

Clerk IV (Seiu73)/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$13,227

Base pay: $13,227
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,227
Hire date: 1994-05-16
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 12376faf-d448-4d34-a8f4-6d9a35f5c34a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6798
Office: 1011
Position Id: 9931388

Eugene Granberry is a Clerk IV (Seiu73) at Office Chief Administrative Officer. Their tenure dates to 1994, about 24 years. 2018 total compensation came to $13,227.

Festus Olaworetan

Law Librarian I/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2017 total comp

$13,090

Base pay: $13,090
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,090
Hire date: 1981-09-14
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2d415275-7e1b-402b-b516-bec9578795e2
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 835
Office: 1011
Position Id: 9518365

Festus Olaworetan works as a Law Librarian I for Office Chief Administrative Officer. Their tenure dates to 1981, about 36 years. Festus earned $13,090 in 2017.

Jesse Young

Animal Control Field Superviso/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$13,019

Base pay: $13,019
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,019
Hire date: 2000-12-04

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 42e8a2b8-4fed-4c98-a784-9aa649a43130
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1393
Office: 1011
Position Id: 151004

Jesse Young works as a Animal Control Field Superviso for Office Chief Administrative Officer. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 18 years. Jesse earned $13,019 in 2018.

Samantha Williams

Clerk V/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$12,945

Base pay: $12,945
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,945
Hire date: 2001-03-12
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c6d97297-0a4a-47c3-b4f6-3629aab64d15
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1011
Position Id: 9518069

Samantha Williams works as a Clerk V for Office Chief Administrative Officer. Hired in 2001, they have about 17 years of service. Samantha earned $12,945 in 2018.