Cook County, Illinois / Planning & Development

Agency file

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

$875$40,265+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

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

Project Director

4 · $25,771

Administrative Analyst IV

3 · $24,022

Grant Analyst

2 · $26,385

Economic Development Program Manager

2 · $15,086

Director of Community Develop & Planning

1 · $40,264

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	$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

Stephanie Milito

Project Director/Planning & Development

2018 total comp

$26,541

Base pay: $26,541
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,541
Hire date: 2003-12-01
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1493f894-6cb4-4462-94d6-449e1d247991
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 56
Office: 1013
Position Id: 9500240

Stephanie Milito is a Project Director at Planning & Development. They have served since 2003 (about 15 years). 2018 total compensation came to $26,541.

Dealia Bradley

Deputy Director of Finance Development & Str Proj/Planning & Development

2018 total comp

$26,538

Base pay: $26,538
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,538
Hire date: 2017-01-26
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b6694fcb-cece-4fe5-bcf1-d47e290e9a29
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5665
Office: 1013
Position Id: 1200029

Dealia Bradley is a Deputy Director of Finance Development & Str Proj at Planning & Development. Their tenure dates to 2017, about a year. 2018 total compensation came to $26,538.

Sheryl Stewart Caldwell

Project Director/Planning & Development

2018 total comp

$25,002

Base pay: $25,002
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,002
Hire date: 1995-08-28
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ff40c5a7-ed03-477f-bef2-174cfe2f4dd2
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 56
Office: 1013
Position Id: 9500246

Sheryl Stewart Caldwell is a Project Director at Planning & Development. They have served since 1995 (about 23 years). 2018 total compensation came to $25,002.

Arthur Williams

Economic Development Program Manager/Planning & Development

2018 total comp

$24,263

Base pay: $24,263
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,263
Hire date: 2014-12-15
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 7e241b2d-9dfb-4db5-9598-9b8e698ecdfd
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6294
Office: 1013
Position Id: 1400247

At Planning & Development, Arthur Williams serves as a Economic Development Program Manager. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 4 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $24,263.

Michelle Royster

Program Manager/Planning & Development

2018 total comp

$24,231

Base pay: $24,231
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,231
Hire date: 2016-12-19
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d9f015f8-aabb-4ba8-8b9b-380b6099a016
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 28
Office: 1013
Position Id: 9500106

Michelle Royster holds the role of Program Manager at Planning & Development. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 2 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $24,231.

Eugene Wood

Special Assistant for Legal Affairs/Planning & Development

2018 total comp

$24,231

Base pay: $24,231
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,231
Hire date: 2017-01-23
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 32764098-2b06-44f6-bcda-ea8d967ba997
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5531
Office: 1013
Position Id: 1000987

Eugene Wood works as a Special Assistant for Legal Affairs for Planning & Development. Their tenure dates to 2017, about a year. Eugene earned $24,231 in 2018.

Lesa Carey

Administrative Analyst IV/Planning & Development

2018 total comp

$24,022

Base pay: $24,022
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,022
Hire date: 2010-04-12

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b27fef3e-1ee9-492f-b9ce-8ce4cfa24899
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 294
Office: 1013
Position Id: 1275301

Lesa Carey is a Administrative Analyst IV at Planning & Development. They have served since 2010 (about 8 years). 2018 total compensation came to $24,022.

Mae Wilson

Project Director/Planning & Development

2018 total comp

$23,683

Base pay: $23,683
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,683
Hire date: 2011-05-09
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1f65bb9c-0d80-465d-9def-ba990fbfe254
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 56
Office: 1013
Position Id: 9500236

Mae Wilson works as a Project Director for Planning & Development. They have served since 2011 (about 7 years). Mae earned $23,683 in 2018.

Patricia Wilson

Administrative Analyst IV/Planning & Development

2018 total comp

$21,742

Base pay: $21,742
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,742
Hire date: 2010-09-26

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: edc5ed0f-e438-4df1-a0a0-bc5593a05bda
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 294
Office: 1013
Position Id: 975301

Patricia Wilson is a Administrative Analyst IV at Planning & Development. Hired in 2010, they have about 8 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $21,742.

Timothy Kleist

Community Development Project Manager/Planning & Development

2018 total comp

$20,309

Base pay: $20,309
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,309
Hire date: 1978-06-05
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b2bab31b-9476-43c8-9ba0-22bbc7cc1e1d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6409
Office: 1013
Position Id: 1400728

At Planning & Development, Timothy Kleist serves as a Community Development Project Manager. Hired in 1978, they have about 40 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $20,309.