Office of the Sheriff

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

The Office of the Sheriff provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2018, this agency had 2 employees with median total compensation of $12,391; the highest distinct record was $15,385.

Year: 2018
Employees: 2
Median total: $12,391
Highest record: $15,385

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$9,396$15,385+

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 2 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($12,391) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $12,391 (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

$9,396

$12,391

$15,385

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $15,385 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $9,396. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Special Assistant for Legal Affairs

1 · $15,385

Project Manager I-Sheriff

1 · $9,396

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.

Record list

Employees

Highest-paid first / page 1

Judith Pardonnet

Special Assistant for Legal Affairs/Office of the Sheriff

2018 total comp

$15,385

Base pay: $15,385
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,385
Hire date: 2017-03-07
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a27f19df-707b-4a67-b470-874d9f7c8807
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1031
Office: 1210
Position Id: 1803323

Judith Pardonnet is a Special Assistant for Legal Affairs at Office of the Sheriff. Hired in 2017, they have about a year of service. 2018 total compensation came to $15,385.

Timothy Kaufmann

Project Manager I-Sheriff/Office of the Sheriff

2018 total comp

$9,396

Base pay: $9,396
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,396
Hire date: 2015-05-18
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: db446f68-66e4-4e17-881a-82cd27e2433a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6108
Office: 1210
Position Id: 1803322

Timothy Kaufmann holds the role of Project Manager I-Sheriff at Office of the Sheriff. They have served since 2015 (about 3 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $9,396.