Cook County, Illinois / Sheriff's Merit Board

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Sheriff's Merit Board

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

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

In 2018, this agency had 6 employees with median total compensation of $4,348; the highest distinct record was $17,331.

Year: 2018
Employees: 6
Median total: $4,348
Highest record: $17,331

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$3,285$17,331+

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 6 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($4,348) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $7,455 (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

$3,285

$3,619

$4,348

$11,800

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $11,800 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $3,285. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

3 · $3,619

1 · $17,331

1 · $11,800

1 · $5,076

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.

Record list

Employees

Highest-paid first / page 1

John Koch

Business Manager II/Sheriff's Merit Board

2018 total comp

$17,331

Base pay: $17,331
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,331
Hire date: 2005-07-25
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5676ed01-e1db-429f-aaad-b372a23c9da0
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 252
Office: 1249
Position Id: 1805159

John Koch holds the role of Business Manager II at Sheriff's Merit Board. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 13 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $17,331.

Cheryl Brabec

Court Reporter III/Sheriff's Merit Board

2018 total comp

$11,800

Base pay: $11,800
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,800
Hire date: 2015-04-06

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: fbdab6bf-8bd4-4d17-87d3-3b94422f7c73
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 573
Office: 1249
Position Id: 1805160

Cheryl Brabec is a Court Reporter III at Sheriff's Merit Board. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 3 years. 2018 total compensation came to $11,800.

Gray Mateo Harris

Merit Board Member/Sheriff's Merit Board

2018 total comp

$5,076

Base pay: $5,076
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,076
Hire date: 2015-12-07
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 31dc6e4e-b8e5-4b71-ae3c-3f86dd02859f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 99
Office: 1249
Position Id: 1800112

Gray Mateo Harris is a Merit Board Member at Sheriff's Merit Board. They have served since 2015 (about 3 years). 2018 total compensation came to $5,076.

John Sbarbaro

Deputy Sheriff II/Sheriff's Merit Board

2018 total comp

$3,619

Base pay: $3,619
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,619
Hire date: 1964-04-20
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ef3816d8-5e51-4d53-a056-c3ae84eba491
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1333
Office: 1230
Position Id: 1803383

John Sbarbaro works as a Deputy Sheriff II for Sheriff's Merit Board. Hired in 1964, they have about 54 years of service. John earned $3,619 in 2018.

Edward Forster

Deputy Sheriff II/Sheriff's Merit Board

2018 total comp

$3,619

Base pay: $3,619
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,619
Hire date: 1991-07-01

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 40aae06b-4022-4e9d-ac26-ff8fe2339482
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1333
Office: 1230
Position Id: 1803387

Edward Forster works as a Deputy Sheriff II for Sheriff's Merit Board. Their tenure dates to 1991, about 27 years. Edward earned $3,619 in 2018.

John Stanton Iii

Deputy Sheriff II/Sheriff's Merit Board

2018 total comp

$3,285

Base pay: $3,285
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,285
Hire date: 2002-12-30
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 40849dae-1e2c-43c4-b813-7eadcdce81ba
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1333
Office: 1230
Position Id: 1803388

John Stanton Iii works as a Deputy Sheriff II for Sheriff's Merit Board. Hired in 2002, they have about 16 years of service. John earned $3,285 in 2018.