Director - Sheriff

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

13 employees hold this title in Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Median total compensation for the role is $27,875, above the department median of $15,707.

Employees: 13
Total payroll: $290.6K
Role median: $27,875
Agency median: $15,707
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$3,395$31,198+

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

How total compensation varies among the 13 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compare departments

This role across Cook County, Illinois

Director - Sheriff is held in 8 Cook County, Illinois departments. In Sheriff's Administrative and HR, the median of $27,875 ranks #2 of 8.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Police Department

$31,784 · 1

Off of Professional Review Integrity

$27,873 · 1

Sheriff Administrative & HR

$21,497 · 2

Office of the Sheriff

$20,846 · 1

Police Department

$19,141 · 1

Department of Corrections

$18,934 · 3

Sheriff's Information Technolo

$8,293 · 1

Median total compensation for the Director - Sheriff role in other Cook County, Illinoisdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Sojourner Colbert

Director - Sheriff/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$29,710

Base pay: $29,710
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,710
Hire date: 1997-05-27
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 739833bf-fe74-4258-a9ad-6a82d7e94f6b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 708
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9504909

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Sojourner Colbert serves as a Director - Sheriff. Hired in 1997, they have about 21 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $29,710.

Helen Cohn

Director - Sheriff/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$29,077

Base pay: $29,077
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,077
Hire date: 1997-08-04

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 46c57655-588b-4fdb-a45d-ea6c25fbdbbf
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 708
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9508090

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Helen Cohn serves as a Director - Sheriff. Hired in 1997, they have about 21 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $29,077.