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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Record list

Employees

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Gary Rizzo

County Police Officer/Sheriff Administrative & HR

2018 total comp

$19,590

Base pay: $19,590
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,590
Hire date: 1985-09-16
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 459c6ba0-ed89-465b-b53e-061becc5bebe
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1328
Office: 1214
Position Id: 1803324

At Sheriff Administrative & HR, Gary Rizzo serves as a County Police Officer. Their tenure dates to 1985, about 33 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $19,590.

Parris Williams

Director - Sheriff/Sheriff Administrative & HR

2018 total comp

$19,296

Base pay: $19,296
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,296
Hire date: 2001-03-19
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: eb0ad42d-f102-481b-a1ee-6f260f2772fa
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 708
Office: 1214
Position Id: 1803463

Parris Williams is a Director - Sheriff at Sheriff Administrative & HR. They have served since 2001 (about 17 years). 2018 total compensation came to $19,296.