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

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Record list

Employees

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Tracy Harmon

Administrative Assistant II/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$14,937

Base pay: $14,937
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,937
Hire date: 2004-08-09
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0ec9c7b6-7a5a-4860-84f8-490a5303f189
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 47
Office: 1011
Position Id: 100341

Tracy Harmon is a Administrative Assistant II at Office Chief Administrative Officer. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 14 years. 2018 total compensation came to $14,937.

Jenik Nichols

Stenographer V/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$14,629

Base pay: $14,629
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,629
Hire date: 2000-06-13
Middle name: Judas

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f39e314b-a046-4035-8a8e-d6df8536d48a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 936
Office: 1011
Position Id: 9518362

Jenik Nichols works as a Stenographer V for Office Chief Administrative Officer. They have served since 2000 (about 18 years). Jenik earned $14,629 in 2018.

David Sanborne

Technical Services Librarian I/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$14,371

Base pay: $14,371
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,371
Hire date: 2014-02-10
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9428f56e-6cee-49ba-94c0-43cda2a7e2b2
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5837
Office: 1011
Position Id: 1100430

David Sanborne works as a Technical Services Librarian I for Office Chief Administrative Officer. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 4 years. David earned $14,371 in 2018.

Nicholas Pacer

Bindery Digital Printer Operator/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$14,337

Base pay: $14,337
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,337
Hire date: 2013-09-23
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 75cae8ac-7812-4865-b8e6-b4ae81d7adb6
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6052
Office: 1011
Position Id: 9500344

Nicholas Pacer works as a Bindery Digital Printer Operator for Office Chief Administrative Officer. They have served since 2013 (about 5 years). Nicholas earned $14,337 in 2018.

Wardell Porter

Clerk V (Seiu73)/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$14,169

Base pay: $14,169
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,169
Hire date: 1987-04-01
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 226be033-69e9-4511-bbe7-b442f8e34992
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6799
Office: 1011
Position Id: 9518335

Wardell Porter works as a Clerk V (Seiu73) for Office Chief Administrative Officer. Hired in 1987, they have about 31 years of service. Wardell earned $14,169 in 2018.

Albert Stanislaus

Clerk V (Seiu73)/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$14,169

Base pay: $14,169
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,169
Hire date: 1989-06-16
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e06c1100-b3e1-46bf-b365-09fc85f351b7
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6799
Office: 1011
Position Id: 9518355

At Office Chief Administrative Officer, Albert Stanislaus serves as a Clerk V (Seiu73). Their tenure dates to 1989, about 29 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $14,169.

Cresencia Tiangson

Administrative Assistant I/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$14,169

Base pay: $14,169
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,169
Hire date: 1986-08-19
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 304f9dfa-09e2-4e42-9dd6-29c530ae3fc3
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 46
Office: 1011
Position Id: 9518353

Cresencia Tiangson works as a Administrative Assistant I for Office Chief Administrative Officer. Hired in 1986, they have about 32 years of service. Cresencia earned $14,169 in 2018.

Paul Mikulik

Cataloguer I (Seiu 73)/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$14,169

Base pay: $14,169
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,169
Hire date: 1983-10-05
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6e8c3def-7970-4f8d-a480-d250bfa0b9b9
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6841
Office: 1011
Position Id: 9518344

At Office Chief Administrative Officer, Paul Mikulik serves as a Cataloguer I (Seiu 73). They have served since 1983 (about 35 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $14,169.

Anthony Burwell

Clerk V (Seiu73)/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$14,162

Base pay: $14,162
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,162
Hire date: 1987-06-22

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0ba99def-4fd0-4e8b-8beb-71a61967d87c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6799
Office: 1011
Position Id: 9518366

Anthony Burwell works as a Clerk V (Seiu73) for Office Chief Administrative Officer. Their tenure dates to 1987, about 31 years. Anthony earned $14,162 in 2018.