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

Page 1

Kelly Turney

Administrative Assistant III/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$18,841

Base pay: $18,841
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,841
Hire date: 1992-05-13
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a37a4965-64c2-4ffa-baba-8743cc9c91a7
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9503227

Kelly Turney is a Administrative Assistant III at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 1992, they have about 26 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $18,841.

Cyndi Kenzinger

Executive Assistant III Sheriff/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$18,350

Base pay: $18,350
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,350
Hire date: 2014-04-21

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 4e613b78-859f-4036-8531-e0a455360ea5
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4728
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9502648

Cyndi Kenzinger holds the role of Executive Assistant III Sheriff at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 2014, they have about 4 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $18,350.

Mary Mcglynn

Administrative Assistant III/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$18,227

Base pay: $18,227
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,227
Hire date: 2002-07-22
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f6327015-ab39-4af9-a7d2-c180ad8c32ba
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9505131

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Mary Mcglynn serves as a Administrative Assistant III. They have served since 2002 (about 16 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $18,227.

Arthur Evans Ii

Vehicle Service Man/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$18,180

Base pay: $18,180
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,180
Hire date: 2000-02-07
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 689ff1d4-e3bc-4d20-8ccc-7296d065ec75
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2384
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9502727

Arthur Evans Ii is a Vehicle Service Man at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 2000 (about 18 years). 2018 total compensation came to $18,180.

Michael Mckeon

Vehicle Service Man/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$18,180

Base pay: $18,180
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,180
Hire date: 2005-11-28

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0fb49ea6-2287-4bf1-a374-61ca7dd19aa2
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2384
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9502728

Michael Mckeon is a Vehicle Service Man at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 13 years. 2018 total compensation came to $18,180.

Frank Yost

Vehicle Service Man/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$18,180

Base pay: $18,180
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,180
Hire date: 2011-06-06

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ebba6c72-7c1c-45cc-b0b8-0a9bda5821df
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2384
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9504302

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Frank Yost serves as a Vehicle Service Man. Hired in 2011, they have about 7 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $18,180.

Pamela Goodwin

Administrative Assistant III/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$18,051

Base pay: $18,051
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,051
Hire date: 1996-08-05
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a53b90d1-9888-49f3-9d3c-1c2934db47fd
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9507754

Pamela Goodwin works as a Administrative Assistant III for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 1996, they have about 22 years of service. Pamela earned $18,051 in 2018.

Sharron Mason

Administrative Assistant III/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$18,051

Base pay: $18,051
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,051
Hire date: 1993-12-20

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5c16c93b-360d-4c86-8548-53de0f8b2661
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9507764

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Sharron Mason serves as a Administrative Assistant III. Their tenure dates to 1993, about 25 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $18,051.

Barbara Anderson

Administrative Assistant III/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$18,051

Base pay: $18,051
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,051
Hire date: 1993-04-12
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a0aa8f46-7fdd-4d4e-8f62-248ddecff139
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9507759

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Barbara Anderson serves as a Administrative Assistant III. Their tenure dates to 1993, about 25 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $18,051.

Verita Walker

Administrative Assistant III/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$18,051

Base pay: $18,051
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,051
Hire date: 1988-01-22

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 8c4294e6-b0cc-47c4-ade8-95002c0d9002
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9507763

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Verita Walker serves as a Administrative Assistant III. They have served since 1988 (about 30 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $18,051.

Judith Schillo

Administrative Assistant III/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$17,966

Base pay: $17,966
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,966
Hire date: 1996-04-01
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c9e2fbe2-94bb-41f3-80bf-2e9314ffaccf
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 48
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9505635

Judith Schillo is a Administrative Assistant III at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 1996, about 22 years. 2018 total compensation came to $17,966.

Scott Goodrich

Senior Project Manager Sheriff/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$17,712

Base pay: $17,712
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,712
Hire date: 2012-11-19

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 327d7281-c884-4c3d-ab11-1fdeb4257ebe
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 6083
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9507776

Scott Goodrich holds the role of Senior Project Manager Sheriff at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 2012, they have about 6 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $17,712.

Anisah Muhammad

Administrative Assistant III/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$17,686

Base pay: $17,686
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,686
Hire date: 2004-06-01
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e3ee9bca-210f-4a8e-9085-f53d9ebf0f05
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9503522

Anisah Muhammad is a Administrative Assistant III at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 2004 (about 14 years). 2018 total compensation came to $17,686.