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

Dionne Camacho

Correctional Officer/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$20,107

Base pay: $20,107
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,107
Hire date: 2006-05-15
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 18e95f25-d2ec-4cc8-a440-fe1a595b2ae3
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1214
Position Id: 600171

Dionne Camacho holds the role of Correctional Officer at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 12 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $20,107.

Colleen Chambers

Business Manager III/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$20,075

Base pay: $20,075
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,075
Hire date: 2008-11-24

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b64f2560-5ce9-42d9-b7df-b9756ee763c7
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 253
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9503206

Colleen Chambers holds the role of Business Manager III at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 2008 (about 10 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $20,075.

Sarah Travers

Administrative Support VI/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$19,776

Base pay: $19,776
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,776
Hire date: 2002-03-18
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 673ad33a-ea13-41a3-819f-5a16b386f36e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5802
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9502902

Sarah Travers is a Administrative Support VI at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 2002 (about 16 years). 2018 total compensation came to $19,776.

Steven Martino

Correctional Officer/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$19,513

Base pay: $19,513
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,513
Hire date: 2011-05-23
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: eea234ea-7660-48cc-9f23-e144301dc0b3
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9508775

Steven Martino works as a Correctional Officer for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 7 years. Steven earned $19,513 in 2018.

Marcia Oviedo

Project Manager Iii-Sheriff/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$19,511

Base pay: $19,511
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,511
Hire date: 2015-08-24
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 813b837a-5a3c-48cb-add1-7e21b93c2216
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6110
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9506676

Marcia Oviedo is a Project Manager Iii-Sheriff at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 2015, they have about 3 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $19,511.

Kevin Suchocki

Deputy Sheriff II/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$19,394

Base pay: $19,394
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,394
Hire date: 2005-10-17
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 80257cbb-1293-46de-b7ba-e58062384a74
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1333
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9503352

Kevin Suchocki works as a Deputy Sheriff II for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 13 years. Kevin earned $19,394 in 2018.

Daniel Mattson

Vehicle Service Man/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$19,080

Base pay: $19,080
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,080
Hire date: 2003-02-10
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 64cb450d-9fca-4fba-83f4-46fc9c154352
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2384
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9502720

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Daniel Mattson serves as a Vehicle Service Man. Hired in 2003, they have about 15 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $19,080.

Dennis Siears

Vehicle Service Man/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$19,080

Base pay: $19,080
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,080
Hire date: 1996-04-09
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 86499b30-1b98-453a-bcf3-70e9d6ab6fca
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2384
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9502722

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Dennis Siears serves as a Vehicle Service Man. Their tenure dates to 1996, about 22 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $19,080.

Wayne Simek

Vehicle Service Man/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$19,080

Base pay: $19,080
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,080
Hire date: 1989-03-16

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 81e79f30-b109-4d3b-854e-d5226100b450
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2384
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9504256

Wayne Simek holds the role of Vehicle Service Man at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 1989, about 29 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $19,080.

Tim Mcconnell

Administrative Support VI/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$18,943

Base pay: $18,943
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,943
Hire date: 2003-04-22
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: fb36c1b8-97c4-4c8d-801c-d87e5b7f5332
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5802
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9502708

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Tim Mcconnell serves as a Administrative Support VI. They have served since 2003 (about 15 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $18,943.