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Cook County, Illinois / Planning & Development

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Planning & Development

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

The Planning & Development supports housing and community development — affordable housing, planning, and neighborhood programs.

In 2018, this agency had 21 employees with median total compensation of $24,231; the highest distinct record was $40,264.

Year
2018
Total payroll
$484.9K
Employees
21
Median total
$24,231
Highest record
$40,264

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 21 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($24,231) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$23,092 (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
$8,022
$20,309
$24,231
$27,481
$34,132

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $34,132 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $8,022. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

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
$429K
20
$21,813
2017
$501.2K
16.8%
20
±0%
$24,067
10.3%
2018
$484.9K
3.2%
21
5.0%
$24,231
0.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Karl Brinson

Planner V/Planning & Development

2018 total comp
$875
Base pay
$875
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$875
Hire date
1992-02-24
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
a20b0de9-2941-42d0-bb89-7af5f75066e4
Fiscal Period
2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter
1
Job Code
175
Office
1013
Position Id
9932892

Karl Brinson works as a Planner V for Planning & Development. Hired in 1992, they have about 26 years of service. Karl earned $875 in 2018.