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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Tonia Golden

Administrative Assistant III/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$18,907

Base pay: $18,907
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,907
Hire date: 1998-02-04
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d5d83a6e-1e8a-4585-9dfa-8f8377dc8ddc
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1011
Position Id: 9517548

Tonia Golden is a Administrative Assistant III at Office Chief Administrative Officer. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 20 years. 2018 total compensation came to $18,907.

Johnny Gill

Law Librarian I/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$18,775

Base pay: $18,775
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,775
Hire date: 1996-01-08
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9c8e5fa4-bb97-4792-8f17-4ef262501db8
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 835
Office: 1011
Position Id: 9518332

Johnny Gill holds the role of Law Librarian I at Office Chief Administrative Officer. Their tenure dates to 1996, about 22 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $18,775.

Deborah Furlong

Special Assistant/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$18,480

Base pay: $18,480
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,480
Hire date: 1996-07-09
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e1163d5e-d9ce-4640-9520-085704628672
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5210
Office: 1011
Position Id: 9900092

Deborah Furlong works as a Special Assistant for Office Chief Administrative Officer. Hired in 1996, they have about 22 years of service. Deborah earned $18,480 in 2018.

Atria Peterson

Administrative Assistant III/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$18,101

Base pay: $18,101
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,101
Hire date: 2004-11-18
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ce88dbc2-d623-4f45-80e6-e3e3aaf8016c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1011
Position Id: 9518066

Atria Peterson is a Administrative Assistant III at Office Chief Administrative Officer. They have served since 2004 (about 14 years). 2018 total compensation came to $18,101.