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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

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian 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.

Record list

Employees

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Joseph Mielnik

Accountant II/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp
$7,603
Base pay
$7,603
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$7,603
Hire date
1981-12-01
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
37b1d80e-fabd-438c-ae5b-4074eb77e89b
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
142
Office
1011
Position Id
9518348

Joseph Mielnik is a Accountant II at Office Chief Administrative Officer. They have served since 1981 (about 37 years). 2018 total compensation came to $7,603.

Saeed Alvi

Director of Fiscal Control I/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp
$7,283
Base pay
$7,283
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$7,283
Hire date
2012-01-03
Middle name
H

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
dad5e2a0-c320-48b4-8eb1-ee5aede9a38c
Fiscal Period
2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter
1
Job Code
5309
Office
1011
Position Id
9518322

Saeed Alvi holds the role of Director of Fiscal Control I at Office Chief Administrative Officer. They have served since 2012 (about 6 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $7,283.

Ryan Flores

Law Librarian I/Office Chief Administrative Officer

2018 total comp
$6,637
Base pay
$6,637
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$6,637
Hire date
2017-12-18

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
957cf799-c217-498b-84da-5262c8b64756
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
835
Office
1011
Position Id
9518365

Ryan Flores is a Law Librarian I at Office Chief Administrative Officer. Hired in 2017, they have about a year of service. 2018 total compensation came to $6,637.