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

Dawn D'Amico

Administrative Support IV/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$3,698

Base pay: $3,698
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,698
Hire date: 1987-10-01
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b5e3171c-cabb-4763-87f8-25f849d391cb
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5800
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9502678

Dawn D'Amico is a Administrative Support IV at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 1987, about 31 years. 2018 total compensation came to $3,698.

Scott Panozzo

Deputy Director/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$3,685

Base pay: $3,685
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,685
Hire date: 1989-01-17

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 7721ef80-c6b9-49e2-9168-4759f49b4ebb
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5205
Office: 1214
Position Id: 2632

Scott Panozzo is a Deputy Director at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 1989 (about 29 years). 2018 total compensation came to $3,685.

Exline Banks

Administrative Assistant III/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$3,646

Base pay: $3,646
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,646
Hire date: 2016-10-31

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 56d0f5a8-9e78-43e0-9c75-701d4b7632e8
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1214
Position Id: 1500242

Exline Banks holds the role of Administrative Assistant III at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 2016, they have about 2 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $3,646.

Natalie Fouty

Administrative Support IV/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$3,625

Base pay: $3,625
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,625
Hire date: 2016-07-11
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d5fb7a19-f85d-40d9-bd30-73fcb3d56622
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5800
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9503963

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Natalie Fouty serves as a Administrative Support IV. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 2 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $3,625.

Ellen Giurdanella

Drug Testing Technician/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$3,553

Base pay: $3,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,553
Hire date: 2013-12-02
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6a4a219c-d2df-45cd-a284-7688f21663c8
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1311
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9502697

Ellen Giurdanella holds the role of Drug Testing Technician at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 2013 (about 5 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $3,553.

Thomas Wade

Court Liaison-Sheriff/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$3,483

Base pay: $3,483
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,483
Hire date: 2014-06-23
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 53d19126-3e1c-42a3-b6d2-42a35077ea40
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5858
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9504156

Thomas Wade is a Court Liaison-Sheriff at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 2014 (about 4 years). 2018 total compensation came to $3,483.

Stanley Shannon

Administrative Support IV/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$3,483

Base pay: $3,483
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,483
Hire date: 2016-06-20
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 612960ad-22d6-4abf-84b4-422e6620e0e4
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5800
Office: 1214
Position Id: 500136

Stanley Shannon holds the role of Administrative Support IV at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 2 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $3,483.

Finola Keegan

Deputy Director/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2017 total comp

$3,447

Base pay: $3,447
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,447
Hire date: 2003-05-18
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b47c0de2-d3b6-4983-b1c6-f40fa53da916
Fiscal Period: 2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 5204
Office: 1214
Position Id: 2730

Finola Keegan works as a Deputy Director for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 2003 (about 14 years). Finola earned $3,447 in 2017.

Leonard Evans

Director - Sheriff/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$3,395

Base pay: $3,395
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,395
Hire date: 1989-01-03
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5d9794a0-6557-408d-b739-eea981d1ecb9
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 708
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9502655

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Leonard Evans serves as a Director - Sheriff. They have served since 1989 (about 29 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $3,395.

Kelly Cassidy

Administrative Coordinator/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$3,261

Base pay: $3,261
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,261
Hire date: 1997-04-14

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 85d1c01a-4d60-4924-897e-5d357e185ac1
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 210
Office: 1214
Position Id: 1500213

Kelly Cassidy works as a Administrative Coordinator for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 1997 (about 21 years). Kelly earned $3,261 in 2018.

Raul Cardona

Distribution Clerk/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$2,911

Base pay: $2,911
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,911
Hire date: 2017-03-20

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 87e46450-fe16-46c7-8797-c4c69a259df4
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6347
Office: 1214
Position Id: 1500233

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Raul Cardona serves as a Distribution Clerk. Their tenure dates to 2017, about a year. Their 2018 pay totaled $2,911.

Madeline Navigato

Student Administrative Aide/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2017 total comp

$2,763

Base pay: $2,763
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,763
Hire date: 2017-06-12
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 36b87dfc-a110-4f11-8e72-733588f96897
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 79
Office: 1214
Position Id: 1500085

Madeline Navigato holds the role of Student Administrative Aide at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 2017 (under a year). In 2017, their total compensation was $2,763.

Timothy Brennan

Deputy Director/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$2,736

Base pay: $2,736
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,736
Hire date: 1989-05-01
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6b0c4e8b-46df-43c3-b908-f8ebbd97d229
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 5205
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9502710

Timothy Brennan works as a Deputy Director for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 1989 (about 29 years). Timothy earned $2,736 in 2018.