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Office Inspector General

Source file: Cook County, Illinois — Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Office Inspector General is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2018, this agency had 17 employees with median total compensation of $26,673; the highest distinct record was $43,692.

Year
2018
Total payroll
$435.1K
Employees
17
Median total
$26,673
Highest record
$43,692

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 17 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($26,673) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $25,597 (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
$19,002
$22,403
$26,673
$28,585
$31,426

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $31,426 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $19,002. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Investigator III
4 · $22,628
Investigator V
3 · $27,077
Deputy Inspector General
2 · $31,426
Investigator Iv-Oiig
2 · $26,943
Investigator IV Financial
2 · $26,153

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
$523.2K
—
21
—
$25,633
—
2017
$468.9K
▼ 10.4%
19
▼ 9.5%
$26,093
▲ 1.8%
2018
$435.1K
▼ 7.2%
17
▼ 10.5%
$26,673
▲ 2.2%

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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Steven Cyranoski

General Counsel-Oiig/Office Inspector General

2018 total comp
$31,426
Base pay
$31,426
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$31,426
Hire date
2009-05-11
Middle name
E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
696d70b1-25fd-4860-8472-8e49a9eb4bbb
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
5566
Office
1080
Position Id
1100426

Steven Cyranoski holds the role of General Counsel-Oiig at Office Inspector General. They have served since 2009 (about 9 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $31,426.

Joseph Norris

Deputy Inspector General/Office Inspector General

2018 total comp
$31,426
Base pay
$31,426
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$31,426
Hire date
2009-05-26
Middle name
K

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
19e7cacf-2bdf-49b6-b606-a36f8abd047f
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
5203
Office
1080
Position Id
903319

Joseph Norris is a Deputy Inspector General at Office Inspector General. Their tenure dates to 2009, about 9 years. 2018 total compensation came to $31,426.

Tirrell Paxton

Deputy Inspector General/Office Inspector General

2018 total comp
$31,426
Base pay
$31,426
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$31,426
Hire date
2010-01-19
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
5203
Office
1080
Position Id
800044

At Office Inspector General, Tirrell Paxton serves as a Deputy Inspector General. They have served since 2010 (about 8 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $31,426.