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

Paris Alexander

Correctional Officer/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$22,623

Base pay: $22,623
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,623
Hire date: 1993-04-26
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: bdf69810-c223-492b-98a0-c62ca8a1be3d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9508577

Paris Alexander works as a Correctional Officer for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 1993, they have about 25 years of service. Paris earned $22,623 in 2018.

Edmundo Hernandez Jr

Correctional Officer/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$22,623

Base pay: $22,623
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,623
Hire date: 1995-06-12

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 88952676-8787-472c-b669-fe79d39c6153
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9508319

Edmundo Hernandez Jr works as a Correctional Officer for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 1995, they have about 23 years of service. Edmundo earned $22,623 in 2018.

Jacquelyn Fletcher

Correctional Officer/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$22,615

Base pay: $22,615
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,615
Hire date: 1988-09-16

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ed3f3213-687e-4da7-b41c-81362bd3fd60
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9507993

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Jacquelyn Fletcher serves as a Correctional Officer. Their tenure dates to 1988, about 30 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $22,615.

Joan Mcgowan

Administratrative Support VIII/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$22,403

Base pay: $22,403
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,403
Hire date: 2001-03-12
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 448233e2-45bf-4efb-9180-7038d75ac2c0
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5804
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9502700

Joan Mcgowan holds the role of Administratrative Support VIII at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 17 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $22,403.

Sean Lynch

Deputy Director/Sheriff/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$22,403

Base pay: $22,403
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,403
Hire date: 2004-08-09

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 082f3963-d7ce-4615-b48a-ba4cf7078732
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5206
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9904991

Sean Lynch is a Deputy Director/Sheriff at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 2004 (about 14 years). 2018 total compensation came to $22,403.

Jimmy Dominguez

Correctional Officer/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$22,379

Base pay: $22,379
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,379
Hire date: 1990-02-01
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 119acaf9-e20a-40d5-bed8-4cab08420632
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9508594

Jimmy Dominguez works as a Correctional Officer for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 1990 (about 28 years). Jimmy earned $22,379 in 2018.

Maria Utreras

Deputy Sheriff Sergeant/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$22,368

Base pay: $22,368
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,368
Hire date: 2004-04-19
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0df970e3-d657-4c50-b4a7-1ffc6a50ecf9
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1341
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9504198

Maria Utreras is a Deputy Sheriff Sergeant at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 2004 (about 14 years). 2018 total compensation came to $22,368.

Alexander Chew

Deputy Sheriff Sergeant/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$22,353

Base pay: $22,353
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,353
Hire date: 2002-12-30

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 41850e34-6145-42a9-97f8-56dbacdd6707
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1341
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9503819

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Alexander Chew serves as a Deputy Sheriff Sergeant. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 16 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $22,353.

Thomas Quinn

Multi-Media Manager-Sheriff/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$22,285

Base pay: $22,285
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,285
Hire date: 1998-06-08
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 74c933fc-4a07-4f64-ba4b-352d780fe56d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5327
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9502672

Thomas Quinn holds the role of Multi-Media Manager-Sheriff at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 20 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $22,285.

Brian Milich

Administrative Support VI/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$22,193

Base pay: $22,193
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,193
Hire date: 1991-04-01
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 09411b73-6fda-42a5-9df7-823c3a9b9733
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5802
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9506133

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Brian Milich serves as a Administrative Support VI. They have served since 1991 (about 27 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $22,193.

Karl Cunningham

Deputy Sheriff D2B/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$22,126

Base pay: $22,126
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,126
Hire date: 1998-05-26
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3211e7bb-0bdf-47c5-9bc0-9b71f5faa440
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1339
Office: 1214
Position Id: 300075

Karl Cunningham works as a Deputy Sheriff D2B for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 20 years. Karl earned $22,126 in 2018.

Patrick Hurley

Business Manager II/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$21,960

Base pay: $21,960
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,960
Hire date: 1992-12-16
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d96eca8d-f250-4b69-a815-dbc02c4e5a5f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 252
Office: 1214
Position Id: 223103

Patrick Hurley is a Business Manager II at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 1992, about 26 years. 2018 total compensation came to $21,960.

Richard Chow

Correctional Officer/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$21,791

Base pay: $21,791
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,791
Hire date: 1995-06-12

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 94ded452-4b0a-4f2d-b52f-290ae8ea1876
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9507419

Richard Chow is a Correctional Officer at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 1995, they have about 23 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $21,791.

Lisa Johnson

Administrative Assistant II/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$21,653

Base pay: $21,653
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,653
Hire date: 1985-02-01
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d5715a64-1044-42ea-94dc-af1bc0f59485
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 47
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9502717

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Lisa Johnson serves as a Administrative Assistant II. They have served since 1985 (about 33 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $21,653.

Jeremiah Krystofiak

Correctional Officer/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$21,566

Base pay: $21,566
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,566
Hire date: 1998-03-16

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 8e9e3a98-747a-4728-aee3-cc810a7a36f6
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9506661

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Jeremiah Krystofiak serves as a Correctional Officer. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 20 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $21,566.