Cook County, Illinois / Sheriff's Administrative and HR

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Sheriff's Administrative and HR

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

The Sheriff's Administrative and HR provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2018, this agency had 226 employees with median total compensation of $15,707; the highest distinct record was $31,218.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $3.2M
Employees: 226
Median total: $15,707
Highest record: $31,218

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$40$30,228+

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

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 226 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($15,707) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $14,150 (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

$4,397

$5,707

$15,707

$21,003

$24,263

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $24,263 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $4,397. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Administrative Assistant III

35 · $16,125

26 · $20,244

15 · $16,554

13 · $27,875

6 · $16,888

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.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2016	$6.3M —	349 —	$18,002 —
2017	$6.5M ▲ 3.1%	350 ▲ 0.3%	$18,780 ▲ 4.3%
2018	$3.2M ▼ 50.5%	226 ▼ 35.4%	$15,707 ▼ 16.4%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Sheriff Administrative & HR Cook County, Illinois53% match
Pps Prisons City of Philadelphia45% match
Texas Department of Criminal Justice Texas45% match
She Cdc-M Offend Management Key Metro Nashville45% match
Maine Correctional Center Maine44% match
Jail Allegheny County, Pennsylvania44% match

Record list

Employees

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Andrew Achterhof

Administrative Support VI/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2017 total comp

$10,052

Base pay: $10,052
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,052
Hire date: 2013-09-09
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ac654f20-6bb3-4d96-8173-b2be9ac6f585
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 708
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9502653

Andrew Achterhof works as a Administrative Support VI for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 2013 (about 4 years). Andrew earned $10,052 in 2017.

Christopher Smith

Human Resource Analyst III/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$9,861

Base pay: $9,861
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,861
Hire date: 2015-06-29
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 8cf28530-bbef-415f-968c-157e6a3667e6
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5253
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9503175

Christopher Smith is a Human Resource Analyst III at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 3 years. 2018 total compensation came to $9,861.

Adriana Morales

Executive Director/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2017 total comp

$9,704

Base pay: $9,704
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,704
Hire date: 2017-03-07
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 80381646-433f-471d-9152-87adeaf156c4
Fiscal Period: 2017Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 109
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9507747

Adriana Morales holds the role of Executive Director at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 2017 (under a year). In 2017, their total compensation was $9,704.

Michael Magliano

Deputy Director/Sheriff/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$9,676

Base pay: $9,676
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,676
Hire date: 2010-11-22
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 52118288-645f-4b06-82a7-129b4feee2cd
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 5206
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9503186

Michael Magliano is a Deputy Director/Sheriff at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 2010, about 8 years. 2018 total compensation came to $9,676.

Peter Kramer

Special Legal Counsel/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$9,571

Base pay: $9,571
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,571
Hire date: 2002-04-23

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 80ad082d-cb9f-49fa-92ab-105a2caa8950
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4702
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9502656

Peter Kramer is a Special Legal Counsel at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 2002 (about 16 years). 2018 total compensation came to $9,571.

Kevin Cooper Fenske

Research Associate/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$9,536

Base pay: $9,536
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,536
Hire date: 2015-08-17
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 47da7ee4-d97b-4711-8209-0330723e4dfd
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 1850
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9507659

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Kevin Cooper Fenske serves as a Research Associate. They have served since 2015 (about 3 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $9,536.

Karyn Williams

Executive Director/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$9,369

Base pay: $9,369
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,369
Hire date: 2016-07-11
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3253934b-b732-464e-8841-bac733dc2676
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 109
Office: 1214
Position Id: 1500152

Karyn Williams works as a Executive Director for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 2016, they have about 2 years of service. Karyn earned $9,369 in 2018.

Terence Coughlan

Director - Sheriff/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$9,238

Base pay: $9,238
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,238
Hire date: 2007-08-06

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 82b29fb9-8db9-4512-ade5-d0fe00a16976
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 708
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9505662

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Terence Coughlan serves as a Director - Sheriff. Hired in 2007, they have about 11 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $9,238.

Kyle Wolfley

Criminal Research Analyst IV/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2016 total comp

$9,120

Base pay: $9,120
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,120
Hire date: 2014-04-07
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 31297b71-71be-445d-a4e4-99d44ede4dee
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 4114
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9503184

Kyle Wolfley is a Criminal Research Analyst IV at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 2014, they have about 2 years of service. 2016 total compensation came to $9,120.

Alisha Harris

Administrative Assistant II/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$9,116

Base pay: $9,116
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,116
Hire date: 2016-11-28
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: de4119d6-0dc8-4a02-a21e-2e806e82ef2c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 47
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9505991

Alisha Harris works as a Administrative Assistant II for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 2016 (about 2 years). Alisha earned $9,116 in 2018.