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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

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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Kelly Stott

County Police Officer/Police Department

2018 total comp
$3,558
Base pay
$3,558
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$3,558
Hire date
1995-06-12
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
b09c4033-34db-49db-8e03-bf0c345e9e63
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1328
Office
1214
Position Id
1804023

Kelly Stott is a County Police Officer at Police Department. Hired in 1995, they have about 23 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $3,558.

Steven Williams

County Police Officer/Police Department

2018 total comp
$3,330
Base pay
$3,330
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$3,330
Hire date
2013-01-28
Middle name
D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1328
Office
1239
Position Id
1804039

At Police Department, Steven Williams serves as a County Police Officer. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 5 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $3,330.

Ann Schaffer

Payroll Administrator/Police Department

2018 total comp
$3,060
Base pay
$3,060
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$3,060
Hire date
2002-05-19
Middle name
F

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
effbb1e8-4a45-4bd8-97ab-0d2dfde5ec81
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
7099
Office
1214
Position Id
1804043

Ann Schaffer works as a Payroll Administrator for Police Department. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 16 years. Ann earned $3,060 in 2018.