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

Teresa Brown

Employee Relations Representative I/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$16,334

Base pay: $16,334
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,334
Hire date: 1996-08-07

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: afef0a3f-0713-407e-ac87-28428c5f7e13
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 775
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9506191

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Teresa Brown serves as a Employee Relations Representative I. Hired in 1996, they have about 22 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $16,334.

Kari Pennington

Research Associate II/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2017 total comp

$16,280

Base pay: $16,280
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,280
Hire date: 2017-06-26
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6a8c25a6-4404-406e-b904-4ab3a1a54c23
Fiscal Period: 2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 4002
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9504830

Kari Pennington works as a Research Associate II for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 2017, under a year. Kari earned $16,280 in 2017.

Alma Laws

Administrative Assistant III/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$16,179

Base pay: $16,179
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,179
Hire date: 2004-08-11
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e282a13d-edf8-4e28-a77a-073dcd331c87
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9507951

Alma Laws holds the role of Administrative Assistant III at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 2004, they have about 14 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $16,179.

Shelly Hendricks

Administrative Assistant III/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$16,125

Base pay: $16,125
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,125
Hire date: 2008-01-07

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6d4adf3a-4877-4b90-873f-501e8df785a4
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9503208

Shelly Hendricks works as a Administrative Assistant III for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 2008, they have about 10 years of service. Shelly earned $16,125 in 2018.

Linda Howard

Administrative Assistant III/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$16,125

Base pay: $16,125
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,125
Hire date: 2008-06-09

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 56e0b622-60e4-429f-8115-d4bbee219af4
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9905821

Linda Howard works as a Administrative Assistant III for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 2008 (about 10 years). Linda earned $16,125 in 2018.

Veronica Savoie

Administrative Assistant III/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$16,125

Base pay: $16,125
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,125
Hire date: 2009-08-03
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 4bd377a6-e4df-48f9-9457-ee6278342f38
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9503256

Veronica Savoie holds the role of Administrative Assistant III at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 2009, they have about 9 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $16,125.

Candice Davis

Administrative Assistant III/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$16,125

Base pay: $16,125
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,125
Hire date: 2005-06-06
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 363b3ff6-d45d-4a52-b7cb-3a75f97115b3
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9507765

Candice Davis is a Administrative Assistant III at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 2005, they have about 13 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $16,125.

Lillian Harry-Robinson

Administrative Assistant II/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$15,707

Base pay: $15,707
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,707
Hire date: 2004-05-03
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 43856db6-13c6-410d-b808-8bcc103bb77f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 47
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9503249

Lillian Harry-Robinson holds the role of Administrative Assistant II at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 2004 (about 14 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $15,707.

Jennifer Bordoshuk

Administrative Assistant II/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$15,707

Base pay: $15,707
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,707
Hire date: 2004-06-14
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 96861766-6ff8-4d34-98c8-8a18e7367e40
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 47
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9503226

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Jennifer Bordoshuk serves as a Administrative Assistant II. They have served since 2004 (about 14 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $15,707.

Rita Simek

Administrative Assistant II/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$15,707

Base pay: $15,707
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,707
Hire date: 2001-02-20

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 14802bf4-9191-4620-b21b-d950a8247e3b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 47
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9507757

Rita Simek works as a Administrative Assistant II for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 2001, they have about 17 years of service. Rita earned $15,707 in 2018.

David Meekins

Administrative Support VI/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$15,476

Base pay: $15,476
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,476
Hire date: 2006-06-26
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 79f03160-070c-40ef-891c-315fcba5856a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5802
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9502723

David Meekins is a Administrative Support VI at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 2006 (about 12 years). 2018 total compensation came to $15,476.