Cook County, Illinois / Sheriff's Administrative and HR

Agency file

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
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Maine Correctional Center Maine44% match
Jail Allegheny County, Pennsylvania44% match

Record list

Employees

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Patrick Leow

Student Administrative Aide/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2016 total comp

$1,238

Base pay: $1,238
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,238
Hire date: 2015-06-22

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 772d0875-37ca-463f-a6ff-4884f13bd5b4
Fiscal Period: 2016Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 79
Office: 1214
Position Id: 1500080

Patrick Leow works as a Student Administrative Aide for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 2015, they have about a year of service. Patrick earned $1,238 in 2016.

Jane Huber

Student Administrative Aide/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2016 total comp

$1,121

Base pay: $1,121
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,121
Hire date: 2016-01-11
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6f2b5180-96d9-40ec-bf5e-af8ede26b7bd
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 79
Office: 1214
Position Id: 1500084

Jane Huber holds the role of Student Administrative Aide at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 2016 (under a year). In 2016, their total compensation was $1,121.

Emily Feldhake

Student Administrative Aide/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2016 total comp

$914

Base pay: $914
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $914
Hire date: 2015-06-22
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 8f83e453-e830-4808-88a8-a098f1b60e89
Fiscal Period: 2016Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 79
Office: 1214
Position Id: 1500081

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Emily Feldhake serves as a Student Administrative Aide. Hired in 2015, they have about a year of service. Their 2016 pay totaled $914.

Rachel Johnson

Student Administrative Aide/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2017 total comp

$706

Base pay: $706
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $706
Hire date: 2016-06-13
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 57c47003-08b8-4f6c-806f-2704d8113c20
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 79
Office: 1214
Position Id: 1500086

Rachel Johnson is a Student Administrative Aide at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 2016 (about a year). 2017 total compensation came to $706.

Nedra Wilson

Deputy Director/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2016 total comp

$594

Base pay: $594
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $594
Hire date: 2008-06-10
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5141627d-0263-4ade-b7e1-0584eae241d9
Fiscal Period: 2016Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 5205
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9904991

Nedra Wilson holds the role of Deputy Director at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 2008 (about 8 years). In 2016, their total compensation was $594.

Chandra Shannon

Administrative Support IV/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2017 total comp

$520

Base pay: $520
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $520
Hire date: 2017-06-26
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 933391ab-b62c-4ce9-846a-943ff81fbb0d
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 5800
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9504718

Chandra Shannon works as a Administrative Support IV for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 2017, under a year. Chandra earned $520 in 2017.

Samuel Diaz

Student Administrative Aide/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2017 total comp

$389

Base pay: $389
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $389
Hire date: 2017-06-12

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 61b857de-2f3a-4ff6-86ae-05ffd0a89d9a
Fiscal Period: 2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 79
Office: 1214
Position Id: 1500082

Samuel Diaz works as a Student Administrative Aide for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 2017, they have under a year of service. Samuel earned $389 in 2017.

Anne Philipps

Administrative Assistant III/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2017 total comp

$241

Base pay: $241
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $241
Hire date: 2001-04-30
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: db24265e-36d6-4588-89f6-4d333abd3e1f
Fiscal Period: 2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 48
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9505131

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Anne Philipps serves as a Administrative Assistant III. Hired in 2001, they have about 16 years of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $241.