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

Joseph Smith

Deputy Sheriff II/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$21,354

Base pay: $21,354
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,354
Hire date: 2000-02-28
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d78d5c90-bbbd-4dd2-bbf0-b84207c00f3c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1333
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9504362

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Joseph Smith serves as a Deputy Sheriff II. Hired in 2000, they have about 18 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $21,354.

Theresa Smith

Deputy Sheriff II/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$21,354

Base pay: $21,354
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,354
Hire date: 1998-04-06
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 26d00f0c-933b-4723-bfb0-6a44342be8fb
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1333
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9504353

Theresa Smith works as a Deputy Sheriff II for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 1998, they have about 20 years of service. Theresa earned $21,354 in 2018.

Benjamin Breit

Director/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2016 total comp

$21,202

Base pay: $21,202
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,202
Hire date: 2013-05-05
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 772b5674-bb68-40dd-8fc0-b852f60462e6
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 708
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9502638

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Benjamin Breit serves as a Director. They have served since 2013 (about 3 years). Their 2016 pay totaled $21,202.

Juan Arellano

Correctional Officer/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$21,081

Base pay: $21,081
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,081
Hire date: 2004-11-01
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e9069e35-d433-4b33-9dfa-136ce7372312
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1214
Position Id: 600146

Juan Arellano is a Correctional Officer at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 2004 (about 14 years). 2018 total compensation came to $21,081.

Philip Koenig

Correctional Officer/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$21,019

Base pay: $21,019
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,019
Hire date: 2003-08-25
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d7bb13b8-d35c-4cbe-9b8d-e1709a9a5f12
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9506819

Philip Koenig is a Correctional Officer at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 2003, they have about 15 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $21,019.

Erick Bucio

Correctional Officer/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$21,014

Base pay: $21,014
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,014
Hire date: 2004-08-02

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e12b26c2-8739-4a7a-a5c8-9759057744c7
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9507994

Erick Bucio holds the role of Correctional Officer at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 2004, they have about 14 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $21,014.

Paul Ulanowski

Correctional Officer/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$21,003

Base pay: $21,003
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,003
Hire date: 2000-04-10
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2b185d50-35d8-4539-baf9-7e8d4a979225
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9507244

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Paul Ulanowski serves as a Correctional Officer. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 18 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $21,003.

Joseph Romo

Correctional Officer/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$21,003

Base pay: $21,003
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,003
Hire date: 2002-12-02
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9b6c1e0c-4dfe-4f8d-83f9-5dcbacdeb5c2
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9509090

Joseph Romo holds the role of Correctional Officer at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 16 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $21,003.

Debra Clark

Deputy Sheriff II/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$20,594

Base pay: $20,594
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,594
Hire date: 2005-04-04
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ff3d4715-23fb-43ae-aa2c-5ff4dc00fd54
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1333
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9504700

Debra Clark is a Deputy Sheriff II at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 2005 (about 13 years). 2018 total compensation came to $20,594.

Thomas Godin

Vehicle Service Technician II/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$20,381

Base pay: $20,381
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,381
Hire date: 2011-06-06
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: af88c5c9-6c9b-4b92-93e3-98710fc22c69
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5705
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9502718

Thomas Godin works as a Vehicle Service Technician II for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 7 years. Thomas earned $20,381 in 2018.

James Caudle

Coordinator of Safety/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$20,348

Base pay: $20,348
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,348
Hire date: 2011-05-23
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 8f475696-8c43-4b23-b238-31b61ad58028
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1388
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9506198

James Caudle holds the role of Coordinator of Safety at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 2011, they have about 7 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $20,348.

Marian Hatcher

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

2018 total comp

$20,275

Base pay: $20,275
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,275
Hire date: 2008-04-27
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b7e4f675-b302-4006-9c66-fae2a59feab1
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6109
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9505866

Marian Hatcher is a Project Manager Ii-Sheriff at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 10 years. 2018 total compensation came to $20,275.

Samuel Dutch

Correctional Officer/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$20,244

Base pay: $20,244
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,244
Hire date: 2003-07-14

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 4d98c9d3-80ed-4f50-aea0-26257e30e5ec
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9508706

Samuel Dutch works as a Correctional Officer for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 2003, they have about 15 years of service. Samuel earned $20,244 in 2018.

Natalie Smith

Correctional Officer/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$20,244

Base pay: $20,244
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,244
Hire date: 2004-11-01
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: cf3841d8-2fe9-4d2d-9a79-dbdd477a054d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9508733

Natalie Smith holds the role of Correctional Officer at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 2004, they have about 14 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $20,244.

Caesar Gaytan

Correctional Officer/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$20,243

Base pay: $20,243
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,243
Hire date: 2002-02-25

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f1cc27c0-8304-427d-a300-a3f9d6b7c02d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9508156

Caesar Gaytan holds the role of Correctional Officer at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 16 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $20,243.

James Mc Eldowney

Correctional Officer/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$20,243

Base pay: $20,243
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,243
Hire date: 2006-09-18
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9d553ae4-d2a6-44f8-91f1-dbd0e33f2763
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9507124

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, James Mc Eldowney serves as a Correctional Officer. They have served since 2006 (about 12 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $20,243.

Anthony Presbitero

Correctional Officer/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$20,243

Base pay: $20,243
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,243
Hire date: 2007-11-26

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 63b57021-52e1-40c7-ac54-54ef4673a752
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9508016

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Anthony Presbitero serves as a Correctional Officer. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 11 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $20,243.