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Cook County, Illinois / Public Administrator

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Public Administrator

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

The Public Administrator provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.

In 2018, this agency had 14 employees with median total compensation of $16,383; the highest distinct record was $24,263.

Year
2018
Total payroll
$232K
Employees
14
Median total
$16,383
Highest record
$24,263

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 14 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($16,383) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$16,574 (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
$11,865
$12,716
$16,383
$19,773
$20,567

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $20,567 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $11,865. 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
$248.8K
17
$12,803
2017
$244.3K
1.8%
17
±0%
$13,743
7.3%
2018
$232K
5.0%
14
17.6%
$16,383
19.2%

Record list

Employees

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Marie Lajoie

Clerk V/Public Administrator

2018 total comp
$11,865
Base pay
$11,865
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$11,865
Hire date
2013-04-22
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
267571fa-882b-4e09-ab2a-880f8abccfc4
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
907
Office
1390
Position Id
9516939

At Public Administrator, Marie Lajoie serves as a Clerk V. They have served since 2013 (about 5 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $11,865.

Trisha Redmond

Clerk V/Public Administrator

2018 total comp
$11,865
Base pay
$11,865
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$11,865
Hire date
2013-04-08
Middle name
R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
2b8d5397-d61c-4d2b-9445-2a5a161e9931
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
907
Office
1390
Position Id
9516941

Trisha Redmond works as a Clerk V for Public Administrator. Hired in 2013, they have about 5 years of service. Trisha earned $11,865 in 2018.