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Cook County, Illinois / Police Department

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Police Department

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

The Police Department provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2018, this agency had 83 employees with median total compensation of $17,792; the highest distinct record was $25,226.

Year
2018
Total payroll
$1.4M
Employees
83
Median total
$17,792
Highest record
$25,226

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 83 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($17,792) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $17,016 (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
$10,389
$15,965
$17,792
$20,529
$21,989

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $21,989 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $10,389. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

County Police Officer
50 · $17,792
County Police Sergeant
10 · $21,061
Deputy Sheriff D2B
4 · $13,947
Police Commander
3 · $21,925
Administrative Assistant II
3 · $11,331

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

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Joyce Carothers

Administrative Assistant II/Police Department

2018 total comp
$11,556
Base pay
$11,556
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$11,556
Hire date
1988-04-07
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
ea23aa06-0b6b-4982-8c1a-cda029d90a19
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
47
Office
1231
Position Id
1803938

Joyce Carothers is a Administrative Assistant II at Police Department. Hired in 1988, they have about 30 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $11,556.

Christine Gallagher

Administrative Assistant II/Police Department

2018 total comp
$11,331
Base pay
$11,331
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$11,331
Hire date
2002-04-22
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
17dbe7f7-219e-451a-ac21-ff9dabb7ad7d
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
47
Office
1231
Position Id
1803939

Christine Gallagher is a Administrative Assistant II at Police Department. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 16 years. 2018 total compensation came to $11,331.