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
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Maine Correctional Center Maine44% match
Jail Allegheny County, Pennsylvania44% match

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Joseph Ryan

Director - Sheriff/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$31,218

Base pay: $31,218
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,218
Hire date: 2014-06-16
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f5a9e1a7-307e-4175-8662-01df094ba9de
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 708
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9505849

Joseph Ryan is a Director - Sheriff at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 2014, they have about 4 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $31,218.

Marie Rangel

Director - Sheriff/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$31,135

Base pay: $31,135
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,135
Hire date: 1995-09-18
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5f753092-36cb-4af5-add7-616f4e51ad88
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 708
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9504880

Marie Rangel works as a Director - Sheriff for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 23 years. Marie earned $31,135 in 2018.

Katherine Walsh

Deputy Director/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$30,981

Base pay: $30,981
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,981
Hire date: 1996-06-03
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ab7d6c1b-1751-4581-82ff-46e0fc60daa4
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5205
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9702734

Katherine Walsh holds the role of Deputy Director at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 1996, about 22 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $30,981.

Henriette Gratteau

Director - Sheriff/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$30,661

Base pay: $30,661
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,661
Hire date: 2015-08-10

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e56c9f21-9e45-4ed5-bcc1-208969446b8c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 708
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9506168

Henriette Gratteau works as a Director - Sheriff for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 2015 (about 3 years). Henriette earned $30,661 in 2018.

William Winters

Director - Sheriff/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$30,293

Base pay: $30,293
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,293
Hire date: 2007-04-17

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 98c1ef8e-7791-4f97-9a91-954222d8a0e8
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 708
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9506187

William Winters works as a Director - Sheriff for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 2007 (about 11 years). William earned $30,293 in 2018.

Daryl Howell

Inspector-Sheriff/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$30,228

Base pay: $30,228
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,228
Hire date: 1988-12-16
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 63e94eb3-ee5a-4bda-98ff-3d912c40a7d3
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6095
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9507894

Daryl Howell is a Inspector-Sheriff at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 1988, they have about 30 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $30,228.

Sojourner Colbert

Director - Sheriff/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$29,710

Base pay: $29,710
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,710
Hire date: 1997-05-27
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 739833bf-fe74-4258-a9ad-6a82d7e94f6b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 708
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9504909

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Sojourner Colbert serves as a Director - Sheriff. Hired in 1997, they have about 21 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $29,710.

Helen Cohn

Director - Sheriff/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$29,077

Base pay: $29,077
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,077
Hire date: 1997-08-04

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 46c57655-588b-4fdb-a45d-ea6c25fbdbbf
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 708
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9508090

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Helen Cohn serves as a Director - Sheriff. Hired in 1997, they have about 21 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $29,077.