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
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Record list

Employees

Page 1

Patricia Horne

Director - Sheriff/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$8,760

Base pay: $8,760
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,760
Hire date: 2005-10-03
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9c9c61d4-38e3-42d8-a5fa-a31352e77a23
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 708
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9505183

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Patricia Horne serves as a Director - Sheriff. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 13 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $8,760.

Michael Bournes

Business Manager V/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2017 total comp

$8,742

Base pay: $8,742
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,742
Hire date: 1986-05-19
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b0d44440-eac1-4b4d-8a2f-fb79f0fce84d
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 6096
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9502695

Michael Bournes works as a Business Manager V for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 1986, about 31 years. Michael earned $8,742 in 2017.

John Harrington

Inspector-Sheriff/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$8,720

Base pay: $8,720
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,720
Hire date: 1995-02-14
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a006e2e3-a70d-41f9-9032-8bf7e07c9d0b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6095
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9505534

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, John Harrington serves as a Inspector-Sheriff. Hired in 1995, they have about 23 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $8,720.

Jennifer Black

Director - Sheriff/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$8,507

Base pay: $8,507
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,507
Hire date: 1996-02-13
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1ccadfb4-6785-4dde-938f-a02a55054e15
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 708
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9905032

Jennifer Black is a Director - Sheriff at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 1996, they have about 22 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $8,507.

Sharon Little

Employee Relations Specialist/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$8,338

Base pay: $8,338
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,338
Hire date: 1989-08-01
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 39af68c6-f0ad-4a63-9a1d-378a89f87e23
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6384
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9506163

Sharon Little holds the role of Employee Relations Specialist at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 1989, they have about 29 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $8,338.

Deveon Rose

Research Associate/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2017 total comp

$8,105

Base pay: $8,105
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,105
Hire date: 2015-08-10
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 55d772ee-3c88-4485-8605-2cc0aaca0462
Fiscal Period: 2017Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1850
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9507085

Deveon Rose works as a Research Associate for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 2 years. Deveon earned $8,105 in 2017.

Steven Richardson

Criminal Research Analyst IV/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2017 total comp

$7,994

Base pay: $7,994
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,994
Hire date: 2016-10-03

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 934d6ce8-611a-4b55-a800-2fc1c7374bd3
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 4114
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9503184

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Steven Richardson serves as a Criminal Research Analyst IV. Hired in 2016, they have about a year of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $7,994.

John Vega

County Police Sergeant/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$7,985

Base pay: $7,985
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,985
Hire date: 1998-02-17
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 29f78ff9-eb52-4488-a9fa-f77d5ed64c13
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1330
Office: 1214
Position Id: 1500568

John Vega is a County Police Sergeant at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 1998, they have about 20 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $7,985.

Cynthia Perkins

Assistant General Counsel IV/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$7,814

Base pay: $7,814
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,814
Hire date: 1992-03-30

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 7f650b7f-b0dc-42cb-aa39-57656ec15ad0
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5850
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9905011

Cynthia Perkins is a Assistant General Counsel IV at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 1992, they have about 26 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $7,814.

Griselda Lobato

Employee Relations Representative I/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$7,752

Base pay: $7,752
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,752
Hire date: 2015-05-18
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: cc108e9c-3390-4f08-84dc-58c999d23462
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 775
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9503725

Griselda Lobato holds the role of Employee Relations Representative I at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 2015 (about 3 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $7,752.

Christian Whiting

Systems Analyst V/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$7,730

Base pay: $7,730
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,730
Hire date: 2016-06-20
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 09d8937f-24ba-4067-8875-618d6c813c68
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 1114
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9503947

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Christian Whiting serves as a Systems Analyst V. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 2 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $7,730.

Sharon Diver

Drug Testing Technician/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2017 total comp

$7,709

Base pay: $7,709
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,709
Hire date: 1986-05-16

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 8fb124db-835f-4edc-b350-0f2fa60d76b3
Fiscal Period: 2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 1311
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9802679

Sharon Diver is a Drug Testing Technician at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 1986 (about 31 years). 2017 total compensation came to $7,709.

Edward Fisher

Investigator IV/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$7,670

Base pay: $7,670
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,670
Hire date: 2014-01-13
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f9e595ca-1017-4b11-ae20-7e6c838d00d8
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 641
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9505634

Edward Fisher holds the role of Investigator IV at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 4 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $7,670.

Kenneth Raher

County Police Officer/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$7,608

Base pay: $7,608
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,608
Hire date: 1983-09-01
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e48921dd-f700-40e0-9601-00a0de0d7335
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1328
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9505076

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Kenneth Raher serves as a County Police Officer. Their tenure dates to 1983, about 35 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $7,608.