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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Alexander Bahls

Research Associate/Sheriff Information Technology

2018 total comp

$8,719

Base pay: $8,719
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,719
Hire date: 2016-06-13
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 57ddf3af-2bae-4662-bb92-a1ba976a4e85
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1850
Office: 1217
Position Id: 1803578

Alexander Bahls is a Research Associate at Sheriff Information Technology. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 2 years. 2018 total compensation came to $8,719.