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

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David Henig

Data Analyst/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$7,215

Base pay: $7,215
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,215
Hire date: 2016-04-19
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 795a91fc-05c5-4d34-917f-b9ef872f5e78
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6379
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9505906

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, David Henig serves as a Data Analyst. Hired in 2016, they have about 2 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $7,215.

Edward Barksdale

County Police Officer/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$7,117

Base pay: $7,117
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,117
Hire date: 1995-08-07
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b4eefb88-b9ae-4b9a-8570-3fda58c5264c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1328
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9505019

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Edward Barksdale serves as a County Police Officer. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 23 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $7,117.

Robert Moon Iii

Administrative Coordinator III/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$6,932

Base pay: $6,932
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,932
Hire date: 2003-04-09
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 003da07d-ffae-4c9b-9454-966f29358727
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4580
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9502646

Robert Moon Iii works as a Administrative Coordinator III for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 15 years. Robert earned $6,932 in 2018.

Janet De La Torre

Executive Assistant III Sheriff/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2017 total comp

$6,858

Base pay: $6,858
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,858
Hire date: 2015-05-18

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a2fa8eb4-7955-4056-9240-035a655eb5f9
Fiscal Period: 2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 4728
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9507895

Janet De La Torre holds the role of Executive Assistant III Sheriff at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 2015, they have about 2 years of service. In 2017, their total compensation was $6,858.

Michael Lucente

County Police Officer/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$6,807

Base pay: $6,807
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,807
Hire date: 2001-02-13
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0f67d635-d611-4ed1-9cb7-95dbc8f30708
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1328
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9505312

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Michael Lucente serves as a County Police Officer. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 17 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $6,807.

Deon Tate

County Police Officer/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$6,807

Base pay: $6,807
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,807
Hire date: 1999-06-21
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 190f3f26-1b32-47e1-a629-32ad33ea3b3b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1328
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9505222

Deon Tate is a County Police Officer at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 1999, they have about 19 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $6,807.

Derrick Trice

County Police Officer/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$6,807

Base pay: $6,807
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,807
Hire date: 1999-06-21
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 33afced7-77ba-4467-813e-09195faf83a5
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1328
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9504950

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Derrick Trice serves as a County Police Officer. They have served since 1999 (about 19 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $6,807.

Katerina Klopas

Director II/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$6,769

Base pay: $6,769
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,769
Hire date: 2000-05-08

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f58d17c9-7ff5-4f6a-8a02-c27ce3c2e82a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5857
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9504212

Katerina Klopas holds the role of Director II at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 2000, they have about 18 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $6,769.

Tammy Leal

Program Coordinator Ii-Sheriff/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$6,529

Base pay: $6,529
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,529
Hire date: 1996-06-10
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e0fb2bc6-6d3b-44c1-b033-6502320f1917
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4745
Office: 1214
Position Id: 1500205

Tammy Leal works as a Program Coordinator Ii-Sheriff for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 1996, about 22 years. Tammy earned $6,529 in 2018.

Joseph Vertucci

County Police Officer/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$6,511

Base pay: $6,511
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,511
Hire date: 2007-07-23
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 28e65515-ba79-46be-9c27-ad977b3042e6
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1328
Office: 1214
Position Id: 1200067

Joseph Vertucci is a County Police Officer at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 11 years. 2018 total compensation came to $6,511.

Morlie Patel

Manager Collections/Compliance/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$6,368

Base pay: $6,368
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,368
Hire date: 2010-11-22
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 7110cab3-c980-41f2-8e91-3f73b4b68087
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 421
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9505169

Morlie Patel works as a Manager Collections/Compliance for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 2010 (about 8 years). Morlie earned $6,368 in 2018.

Tracey Thompson

Assistant General Counsel II/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$6,328

Base pay: $6,328
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,328
Hire date: 2014-05-04
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 90eb3a36-f023-4c3b-9d46-5a18c1ffe3ca
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5848
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9503190

Tracey Thompson holds the role of Assistant General Counsel II at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 2014, they have about 4 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $6,328.

Paul Eberwein Jr

Investigator II Inten Supervisor/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$6,325

Base pay: $6,325
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,325
Hire date: 1987-09-01

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a21a43cf-e361-47f7-81c9-4bd6700c3138
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 671
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9505889

Paul Eberwein Jr is a Investigator II Inten Supervisor at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 1987, they have about 31 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $6,325.

Stephanie Zugschwert

Administrative Support VI/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2017 total comp

$6,161

Base pay: $6,161
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,161
Hire date: 2015-02-23
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e945dbb2-e8e1-4299-ad76-843ccae5c2bb
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 5802
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9502653

Stephanie Zugschwert holds the role of Administrative Support VI at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 2015 (about 2 years). In 2017, their total compensation was $6,161.

Winifred Shelby

Registered Nurse III/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$6,144

Base pay: $6,144
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,144
Hire date: 2014-12-15

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: db480fd3-395c-4024-b09c-4866da4040bd
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 1953
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9505648

Winifred Shelby is a Registered Nurse III at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 2014 (about 4 years). 2018 total compensation came to $6,144.

David Witte

Business Manager V/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$6,115

Base pay: $6,115
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,115
Hire date: 1995-05-01
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6429377f-00e6-4125-b43b-606cf83c5fab
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 6096
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9503132

David Witte holds the role of Business Manager V at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 23 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $6,115.

Natalie West

Assistant General Counsel I/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$6,019

Base pay: $6,019
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,019
Hire date: 2017-05-08
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 12ec3490-e5ed-44c6-a59d-a917665b09d9
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 5847
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9507349

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Natalie West serves as a Assistant General Counsel I. Hired in 2017, they have about a year of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $6,019.

Genna Reilly

Administrative Assistant IV/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$5,942

Base pay: $5,942
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,942
Hire date: 2004-06-14

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: fae8109e-9c71-4d31-ab79-f82573833291
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 50
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9905823

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Genna Reilly serves as a Administrative Assistant IV. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 14 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $5,942.

Robert Moon Jr

Warehouse Manager-Sheriff/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$5,910

Base pay: $5,910
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,910
Hire date: 2008-09-29
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 045d4665-6138-41e4-b92f-94fff6af3552
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4764
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9503145

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Robert Moon Jr serves as a Warehouse Manager-Sheriff. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 10 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $5,910.

Devin Munger

Student Administrative Aide/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2016 total comp

$5,895

Base pay: $5,895
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,895
Hire date: 2016-06-13
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: bcf0792f-8384-4566-83d5-7a6d86be9ed4
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 79
Office: 1214
Position Id: 1500081

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Devin Munger serves as a Student Administrative Aide. They have served since 2016 (under a year). Their 2016 pay totaled $5,895.

Melissa Anderson

Student Administrative Aide/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2016 total comp

$5,880

Base pay: $5,880
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,880
Hire date: 2016-06-13
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6dc8a9d0-965e-44a3-bd29-23fbdc1ca8fd
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 79
Office: 1214
Position Id: 1500087

Melissa Anderson works as a Student Administrative Aide for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 2016, under a year. Melissa earned $5,880 in 2016.

Aba Sekyiwa Nyarku

Student Administrative Aide/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2016 total comp

$5,880

Base pay: $5,880
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,880
Hire date: 2016-06-13

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: dca0f091-8f7a-4f0f-9b35-9d8719671067
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 79
Office: 1214
Position Id: 1500088

Aba Sekyiwa Nyarku is a Student Administrative Aide at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 2016, under a year. 2016 total compensation came to $5,880.

Rebecca Skorek

Deputy Director II/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$5,793

Base pay: $5,793
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,793
Hire date: 2015-12-30
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 411ec71e-b8c1-401a-a8ff-28ce51366d1e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5853
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9502712

Rebecca Skorek holds the role of Deputy Director II at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 2015, they have about 3 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $5,793.

Thomas Nelligan

Deputy Director/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$5,793

Base pay: $5,793
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,793
Hire date: 2002-06-03
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 011a8db6-bc74-4ac7-a198-f1ba31884efa
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5204
Office: 1214
Position Id: 2730

Thomas Nelligan holds the role of Deputy Director at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 2002 (about 16 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $5,793.

Michael Sepke

Student Administrative Aide/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2016 total comp

$5,760

Base pay: $5,760
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,760
Hire date: 2016-06-13
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9ec59003-7b0e-4ae7-80ef-e733af46edc6
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 79
Office: 1214
Position Id: 1500092

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Michael Sepke serves as a Student Administrative Aide. They have served since 2016 (under a year). Their 2016 pay totaled $5,760.

Brian Riordan

Director II/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$5,707

Base pay: $5,707
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,707
Hire date: 2005-11-01
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e51705d0-7823-4d90-919d-2a78bddbde92
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5857
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9505542

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Brian Riordan serves as a Director II. Hired in 2005, they have about 13 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $5,707.