Cook County, Illinois / Sheriff Administrative & HR

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Sheriff Administrative & HR

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

The Sheriff Administrative & HR provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2018, this agency had 84 employees with median total compensation of $13,224; the highest distinct record was $24,985.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $998.9K
Employees: 84
Median total: $13,224
Highest record: $24,985

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$2,094$22,675+

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

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 84 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($13,224) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $11,892 (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

$2,844

$4,631

$13,224

$16,153

$19,296

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $19,296 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $2,844. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

County Police Officer

15 · $14,467

Correctional Officer

13 · $9,538

Administrative Assistant III

5 · $13,246

Correctional Sergeant

4 · $3,456

Director - Sheriff

2 · $21,497

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.

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Police Department Cook County, Illinois75% match
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Maine Correctional Center Maine48% match
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Record list

Employees

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Julie Ruzicka-Kolosta

Warehouse Inventory Ctrl Specialist/Sheriff Administrative & HR

2018 total comp

$11,342

Base pay: $11,342
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,342
Hire date: 2012-11-19

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 778c7cd5-288c-45f9-b7cd-fae8aa1649ba
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 7114
Office: 1214
Position Id: 1803485

Julie Ruzicka-Kolosta works as a Warehouse Inventory Ctrl Specialist for Sheriff Administrative & HR. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 6 years. Julie earned $11,342 in 2018.

Antoine Stewart

Correctional Officer/Sheriff Administrative & HR

2018 total comp

$11,141

Base pay: $11,141
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,141
Hire date: 2010-07-26
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 111ccd75-0a0e-4670-9025-901d56f06bb5
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1214
Position Id: 1803340

Antoine Stewart works as a Correctional Officer for Sheriff Administrative & HR. They have served since 2010 (about 8 years). Antoine earned $11,141 in 2018.