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
She Cdc-M Offend Management Key Metro Nashville45% match
Maine Correctional Center Maine44% match
Jail Allegheny County, Pennsylvania44% match

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Linda Bolls

Administrative Assistant III/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$15,092

Base pay: $15,092
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,092
Hire date: 2004-04-19
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e7fd4592-a2ae-48f4-b671-0c1a7cd29791
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9507750

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Linda Bolls serves as a Administrative Assistant III. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 14 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $15,092.

Renee Fine

Time & Attendance Coordinator/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$14,774

Base pay: $14,774
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,774
Hire date: 1991-08-26

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2d98f36d-4733-44e4-967c-944247afcec1
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 7111
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9905820

Renee Fine holds the role of Time & Attendance Coordinator at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 1991 (about 27 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $14,774.

Carl Collett

Business Manager IV/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$14,774

Base pay: $14,774
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,774
Hire date: 2018-04-02

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c280fbb9-6107-4c98-8b44-7a6e33e8b002
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 254
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9509282

Carl Collett holds the role of Business Manager IV at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 2018, they have under a year of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $14,774.

Timothy Phillips

Correctional Officer/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2017 total comp

$14,592

Base pay: $14,592
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,592
Hire date: 2017-06-12
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 61663a57-1fb7-40ef-b2bd-58e0975b6cdd
Fiscal Period: 2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9508768

Timothy Phillips is a Correctional Officer at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 2017, they have under a year of service. 2017 total compensation came to $14,592.

Maurice Richardson

Correctional Officer/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2017 total comp

$14,592

Base pay: $14,592
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,592
Hire date: 2017-06-12
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 80151be8-6710-45d9-b00e-1b6743375996
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9526956

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Maurice Richardson serves as a Correctional Officer. Hired in 2017, they have under a year of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $14,592.

Salvador Ramos

Correctional Officer/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2017 total comp

$14,475

Base pay: $14,475
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,475
Hire date: 2017-06-12

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 99f94ac1-f6a9-4d47-9e61-cf97b2bca8ba
Fiscal Period: 2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9508184

Salvador Ramos is a Correctional Officer at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 2017 (under a year). 2017 total compensation came to $14,475.

Margaret Keating

Executive Assistant for Fiscal Administrative/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$14,410

Base pay: $14,410
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,410
Hire date: 2002-03-11
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1a07894a-3620-48eb-8ff9-2f28804f3292
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 7087
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9503357

Margaret Keating works as a Executive Assistant for Fiscal Administrative for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 2002, they have about 16 years of service. Margaret earned $14,410 in 2018.

Marianne Osuch

Clerk V-Cnty Clk/Rod/Sheriff/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$14,169

Base pay: $14,169
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,169
Hire date: 1993-02-01
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ca15acab-152f-4ef5-b59b-b7fd0bfcc5c4
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4841
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9503265

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Marianne Osuch serves as a Clerk V-Cnty Clk/Rod/Sheriff. Their tenure dates to 1993, about 25 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $14,169.

David Sheppard

County Police Officer/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2017 total comp

$14,163

Base pay: $14,163
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,163
Hire date: 1995-09-05

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f0df4d48-95b4-4b04-ad6e-5e05b03da044
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 1328
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9505148

David Sheppard is a County Police Officer at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 22 years. 2017 total compensation came to $14,163.

Thomas Leonard

Vehicle Service Man/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2017 total comp

$13,948

Base pay: $13,948
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,948
Hire date: 2004-05-03
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 52598ed6-f318-4e1d-872c-158cc77c0a0e
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 2384
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9502724

Thomas Leonard works as a Vehicle Service Man for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 2004, they have about 13 years of service. Thomas earned $13,948 in 2017.

Willette Lindsey

Employee Relations Representative I/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$13,899

Base pay: $13,899
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,899
Hire date: 2015-04-06

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 047dd110-951c-4785-ac0c-86da9229d622
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 775
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9503545

Willette Lindsey works as a Employee Relations Representative I for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 2015, they have about 3 years of service. Willette earned $13,899 in 2018.