Cook County, Illinois / Sheriff's Information Technolo

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Sheriff's Information Technolo

Source file: Cook County, Illinois — Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Sheriff's Information Technolo provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2018, this agency had 18 employees with median total compensation of $6,812; the highest distinct record was $29,128.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $150K
Employees: 18
Median total: $6,812
Highest record: $29,128

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$2,431$29,128+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 18 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($6,812) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $8,336 (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

$5,034

$6,812

$8,846

$11,524

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $11,524 — 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

Deputy Director

2 · $7,200

Functional Information Officer

1 · $29,128

Sup/Database Management-Rod

1 · $15,460

Doc Pgrms Project Manager

1 · $11,524

Deputy Chief

1 · $8,846

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	$800.4K —	44 —	$20,875 —
2017	$725K ▼ 9.4%	34 ▼ 22.7%	$23,369 ▲ 11.9%
2018	$150K ▼ 79.3%	18 ▼ 47.1%	$6,812 ▼ 70.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Michael Mahon

Senior Project Manager Sheriff/Sheriff's Information Technolo

2016 total comp

$10,147

Base pay: $10,147
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,147
Hire date: 1987-01-16
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d08502bd-d28b-4589-91dc-06d990bf5fe3
Fiscal Period: 2016Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 6083
Office: 1217
Position Id: 9502689

At Sheriff's Information Technolo, Michael Mahon serves as a Senior Project Manager Sheriff. Hired in 1987, they have about 29 years of service. Their 2016 pay totaled $10,147.

Paula Norton

Administrative Assistant II/Sheriff's Information Technolo

2016 total comp

$10,029

Base pay: $10,029
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,029
Hire date: 1988-03-28

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 60c1ac99-859d-4cc6-af90-bfb0fdb1a275
Fiscal Period: 2016Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 47
Office: 1217
Position Id: 9504718

Paula Norton works as a Administrative Assistant II for Sheriff's Information Technolo. They have served since 1988 (about 28 years). Paula earned $10,029 in 2016.

Derrick Warren

Administrative Support IV/Sheriff's Information Technolo

2016 total comp

$9,865

Base pay: $9,865
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,865
Hire date: 2012-09-10

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d43fceb2-bf3a-4424-b57a-1d6583b772de
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 5800
Office: 1217
Position Id: 1500214

Derrick Warren holds the role of Administrative Support IV at Sheriff's Information Technolo. They have served since 2012 (about 4 years). In 2016, their total compensation was $9,865.