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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

Page 1

Brendan Behan

County Police Officer/Police Department

2018 total comp
$19,494
Base pay
$19,494
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$19,494
Hire date
1994-12-21
Middle name
P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1328
Office
1231
Position Id
1803918

At Police Department, Brendan Behan serves as a County Police Officer. They have served since 1994 (about 24 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $19,494.

Jason Schmidt

County Police Officer/Police Department

2018 total comp
$19,463
Base pay
$19,463
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$19,463
Hire date
1992-06-29
Middle name
E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1328
Office
1231
Position Id
1803957

Jason Schmidt holds the role of County Police Officer at Police Department. They have served since 1992 (about 26 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $19,463.

James Bolek

County Police Officer/Police Department

2018 total comp
$19,247
Base pay
$19,247
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$19,247
Hire date
1995-12-04
Middle name
R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1328
Office
1231
Position Id
1803899

At Police Department, James Bolek serves as a County Police Officer. They have served since 1995 (about 23 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $19,247.

John Riggio

County Police Officer/Police Department

2018 total comp
$19,195
Base pay
$19,195
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$19,195
Hire date
1998-09-22
Middle name
V

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1328
Office
1231
Position Id
1803892

John Riggio works as a County Police Officer for Police Department. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 20 years. John earned $19,195 in 2018.

John Dziedzic

Director - Sheriff/Police Department

2018 total comp
$19,141
Base pay
$19,141
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$19,141
Hire date
1997-04-07
Middle name
T

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
708
Office
1231
Position Id
1804013

At Police Department, John Dziedzic serves as a Director - Sheriff. They have served since 1997 (about 21 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $19,141.

Harry Vance

County Police Officer/Police Department

2018 total comp
$19,139
Base pay
$19,139
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$19,139
Hire date
1997-01-06
Middle name
D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1328
Office
1231
Position Id
1803886

At Police Department, Harry Vance serves as a County Police Officer. Their tenure dates to 1997, about 21 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $19,139.

William De La Fuente

County Police Officer/Police Department

2018 total comp
$19,135
Base pay
$19,135
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$19,135
Hire date
1991-06-24

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1328
Office
1231
Position Id
1803891

At Police Department, William De La Fuente serves as a County Police Officer. Their tenure dates to 1991, about 27 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $19,135.

Robert Gassmann

County Police Officer/Police Department

2018 total comp
$18,969
Base pay
$18,969
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$18,969
Hire date
1991-07-01
Middle name
F

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1328
Office
1231
Position Id
1803998

Robert Gassmann is a County Police Officer at Police Department. Hired in 1991, they have about 27 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $18,969.