Cook County, Illinois / Sheriff Information Technology

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Sheriff Information Technology

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

The Sheriff Information Technology provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2018, this agency had 56 employees with median total compensation of $11,664; the highest distinct record was $19,928.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $506K
Employees: 56
Median total: $11,664
Highest record: $19,928

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$1,193$18,462+

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

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 56 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($11,664) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $9,035 (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

$2,557

$2,721

$11,664

$13,190

$16,731

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $16,731 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $2,557. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

21 · $11,664

4 · $5,772

3 · $17,331

3 · $13,323

Application Developer

2 · $18,805

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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Baolan Zhu

Data Analyst/Sheriff Information Technology

2018 total comp

$13,323

Base pay: $13,323
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,323
Hire date: 2017-05-30

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ed02d834-0fae-4ef6-a05d-7b03f5cc6c50
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6379
Office: 1217
Position Id: 1803564

Baolan Zhu holds the role of Data Analyst at Sheriff Information Technology. They have served since 2017 (about a year). In 2018, their total compensation was $13,323.

Charles Martinez

Database Administrator/Sheriff Information Technology

2018 total comp

$13,190

Base pay: $13,190
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,190
Hire date: 2017-06-12
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2a4c1e5d-1a00-4b00-8f61-024038bb9488
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6469
Office: 1217
Position Id: 1803568

Charles Martinez works as a Database Administrator for Sheriff Information Technology. They have served since 2017 (about a year). Charles earned $13,190 in 2018.

Eric Scott

Junior Systems Network Administrator/Sheriff Information Technology

2018 total comp

$13,042

Base pay: $13,042
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,042
Hire date: 2015-07-27
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: dd54f72d-1dec-4c39-bd52-4b65b6abaf2f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6089
Office: 1217
Position Id: 1803511

At Sheriff Information Technology, Eric Scott serves as a Junior Systems Network Administrator. Hired in 2015, they have about 3 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $13,042.

Abbas Rad

Senior Project Manager Sheriff/Sheriff Information Technology

2018 total comp

$12,762

Base pay: $12,762
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,762
Hire date: 2013-06-03
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 10912778-e3e7-4137-823f-8eef2de7d9d1
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6083
Office: 1217
Position Id: 1803587

Abbas Rad works as a Senior Project Manager Sheriff for Sheriff Information Technology. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 5 years. Abbas earned $12,762 in 2018.