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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Olivier Yao

Application Developer/Sheriff Information Technology

2018 total comp

$19,928

Base pay: $19,928
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,928
Hire date: 2014-11-17

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b73c41cb-8724-481c-a2a1-3f55a09abfd7
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5919
Office: 1217
Position Id: 1803547

Olivier Yao is a Application Developer at Sheriff Information Technology. Hired in 2014, they have about 4 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $19,928.

Amar Patel

Bureau Chief/Sheriff Information Technology

2018 total comp

$18,462

Base pay: $18,462
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,462
Hire date: 2007-11-26
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2682a053-127a-4ce2-affa-ead00c86c053
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 721
Office: 1217
Position Id: 1803549

At Sheriff Information Technology, Amar Patel serves as a Bureau Chief. Hired in 2007, they have about 11 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $18,462.

Pawel Owadowski

Systems Analyst V/Sheriff Information Technology

2018 total comp

$18,328

Base pay: $18,328
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,328
Hire date: 2014-04-14

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 05e81b5e-90c9-4fdc-9aba-5c0f854fa061
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1114
Office: 1217
Position Id: 1803519

Pawel Owadowski is a Systems Analyst V at Sheriff Information Technology. They have served since 2014 (about 4 years). 2018 total compensation came to $18,328.