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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Jean Wenger

Deputy Law Librarian/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$29,035

Base pay: $29,035
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,035
Hire date: 1985-06-03
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2aa08eb8-264b-42ee-927d-8c7ece943229
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5551
Office: 1011
Position Id: 1001010

Jean Wenger holds the role of Deputy Law Librarian at Office Chief Administrative Officer. Hired in 1985, they have about 33 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $29,035.

Aldophus Kindle

Special Assistant for Legal Affairs/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp

$28,715

Base pay: $28,715
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,715
Hire date: 2015-04-21
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1c8eda36-befe-4119-b0ec-897af2d8ff1e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1031
Office: 1011
Position Id: 17509

Aldophus Kindle works as a Special Assistant for Legal Affairs for Office Chief Administrative Officer. Hired in 2015, they have about 3 years of service. Aldophus earned $28,715 in 2018.