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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

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
Correctional Officer
26 · $20,244
Vehicle Service Man
15 · $16,554
Director - Sheriff
13 · $27,875
Deputy Director
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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian 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.

Record list

Employees

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Tony Pan

Information Systems Manager/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp
$26,279
Base pay
$26,279
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$26,279
Hire date
2015-11-30

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
5581
Office
1214
Position Id
9505533

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Tony Pan serves as a Information Systems Manager. They have served since 2015 (about 3 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $26,279.

Colleen Sullivan

Business Manager V/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp
$25,889
Base pay
$25,889
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$25,889
Hire date
1997-01-13
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
6096
Office
1214
Position Id
9502711

Colleen Sullivan works as a Business Manager V for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 1997 (about 21 years). Colleen earned $25,889 in 2018.

Sophia Ansari

Press Secretary/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp
$25,761
Base pay
$25,761
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$25,761
Hire date
2012-11-18

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
5714
Office
1214
Position Id
9505473

Sophia Ansari holds the role of Press Secretary at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 6 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $25,761.