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
Total payroll: $44.7K
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+

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

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).