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

$10,802$24,263+

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

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

Clerk V

4 · $11,865

Investigator III

3 · $19,773

Administrative Assistant III

2 · $17,477

General Counsel/Attorney

1 · $24,263

Business Manager II

1 · $20,567

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	$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

Page 1

Deborah Parrilli

Administrative Assistant II/Public Administrator

2018 total comp

$15,863

Base pay: $15,863
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,863
Hire date: 1999-02-08
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e9e2e8ec-4fb7-40ef-93c3-f3ba705cb96b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 47
Office: 1390
Position Id: 9516948

Deborah Parrilli holds the role of Administrative Assistant II at Public Administrator. Their tenure dates to 1999, about 19 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $15,863.