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

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Record list

Employees

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Martin Burciaga

Graphics Technician III/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$17,780

Base pay: $17,780
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,780
Hire date: 2013-06-17
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 63f38eaf-29ce-4dea-a249-f6147ec5b023
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 969
Office: 1011
Position Id: 9500343

At Office Chief Administrative Officer, Martin Burciaga serves as a Graphics Technician III. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 5 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $17,780.

Lisa Blandi

Accountant III/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$17,720

Base pay: $17,720
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,720
Hire date: 1991-11-18

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: dd9ea6f6-2314-4f02-b800-47ff655f4fa3
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 143
Office: 1011
Position Id: 9500278

Lisa Blandi works as a Accountant III for Office Chief Administrative Officer. Their tenure dates to 1991, about 27 years. Lisa earned $17,720 in 2018.

Boguslaw Stefanski

Legislative Coordinator I/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$17,632

Base pay: $17,632
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,632
Hire date: 1993-01-25
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6d655ccd-df56-47da-9e78-f44234297034
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 620
Office: 1011
Position Id: 1000983

At Office Chief Administrative Officer, Boguslaw Stefanski serves as a Legislative Coordinator I. Their tenure dates to 1993, about 25 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $17,632.

Alexis Jenkins

Legislative Coordinator I/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$16,943

Base pay: $16,943
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,943
Hire date: 2015-12-14
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 8bbb377d-25f8-4e0e-8029-a3835f5930fe
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 620
Office: 1011
Position Id: 1000982

At Office Chief Administrative Officer, Alexis Jenkins serves as a Legislative Coordinator I. Hired in 2015, they have about 3 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $16,943.

Richard Hood

Animal Control Warden/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$16,888

Base pay: $16,888
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,888
Hire date: 2005-06-27
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 264d190f-a1b7-400a-9d43-1583befd78e3
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2045
Office: 1011
Position Id: 17522

At Office Chief Administrative Officer, Richard Hood serves as a Animal Control Warden. Hired in 2005, they have about 13 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $16,888.

Frank Pierson

Animal Control Warden/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$16,888

Base pay: $16,888
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,888
Hire date: 2003-07-14
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b6209848-3bb0-4851-9ab8-f16f8f38047f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2045
Office: 1011
Position Id: 9518075

Frank Pierson holds the role of Animal Control Warden at Office Chief Administrative Officer. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 15 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $16,888.

Luis Ortiz

Animal Control Warden/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$16,888

Base pay: $16,888
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,888
Hire date: 2006-05-01
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 81e4ed71-4b72-4d20-9743-156400e6dac7
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2045
Office: 1011
Position Id: 9517806

Luis Ortiz holds the role of Animal Control Warden at Office Chief Administrative Officer. Hired in 2006, they have about 12 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $16,888.

James Willis

Administrative Assistant V/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$16,608

Base pay: $16,608
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,608
Hire date: 2016-05-31
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9a952312-131c-4260-9939-330747a33943
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 51
Office: 1011
Position Id: 9500113

James Willis works as a Administrative Assistant V for Office Chief Administrative Officer. Hired in 2016, they have about 2 years of service. James earned $16,608 in 2018.