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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

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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Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Record list

Employees

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Mizell Walls

County Police Officer/Sheriff Administrative & HR

2018 total comp
$17,017
Base pay
$17,017
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$17,017
Hire date
1998-09-28
Middle name
G

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
521531fd-6586-4ee4-a1b8-3659089bc84a
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1328
Office
1214
Position Id
1803326

Mizell Walls is a County Police Officer at Sheriff Administrative & HR. They have served since 1998 (about 20 years). 2018 total compensation came to $17,017.

Victoria Winford

Correctional Officer/Sheriff Administrative & HR

2018 total comp
$16,942
Base pay
$16,942
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$16,942
Hire date
2002-07-22

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1360
Office
1214
Position Id
1803344

Victoria Winford works as a Correctional Officer for Sheriff Administrative & HR. They have served since 2002 (about 16 years). Victoria earned $16,942 in 2018.

Elizabeth Scannell

Assistant General Counsel III/Sheriff Administrative & HR

2018 total comp
$16,820
Base pay
$16,820
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$16,820
Hire date
2014-09-08
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
2d3a0ea9-c90b-4ac9-82ec-f24e096c40a6
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
5849
Office
1214
Position Id
1803395

At Sheriff Administrative & HR, Elizabeth Scannell serves as a Assistant General Counsel III. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 4 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $16,820.