Cook County, Illinois / Social Casework Services

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Social Casework Services

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

The Social Casework Services is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2018, this agency had 180 employees with median total compensation of $21,388; the highest distinct record was $33,192.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $3.5M
Employees: 180
Median total: $21,388
Highest record: $33,192

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$1,979$28,747+

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

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 180 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($21,388) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $19,465 (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

$12,426

$15,688

$21,388

$22,308

$24,198

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $24,198 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $12,426. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Social Caseworker I- Psb

82 · $21,388

Social Caseworker III

20 · $24,216

Social Caseworker Ii- Psb

17 · $21,388

Social Caseworker I

17 · $15,197

Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME

11 · $10,713

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	$3.6M —	200 —	$20,332 —
2017	$3.6M ▼ 0.7%	203 ▲ 1.5%	$20,457 ▲ 0.6%
2018	$3.5M ▼ 1.5%	180 ▼ 11.3%	$21,388 ▲ 4.5%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Kristen Wisser

Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME/Social Casework Services

2018 total comp

$10,760

Base pay: $10,760
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,760
Hire date: 2014-09-08
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1cca012d-6f6f-4a76-b1a0-6f334795bbab
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6735
Office: 1313
Position Id: 9514258

At Social Casework Services, Kristen Wisser serves as a Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 4 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $10,760.

Symone Lee

Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME/Social Casework Services

2018 total comp

$10,713

Base pay: $10,713
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,713
Hire date: 2015-08-03
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d2e392ec-d284-4427-8ace-a2740cacdd98
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6735
Office: 1313
Position Id: 1400276

At Social Casework Services, Symone Lee serves as a Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME. They have served since 2015 (about 3 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $10,713.

Sandra Vanderbilt

Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME/Social Casework Services

2018 total comp

$10,713

Base pay: $10,713
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,713
Hire date: 2014-09-08
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 514c3ed4-bf45-4c9c-a66f-7742fb6871a8
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6735
Office: 1313
Position Id: 9513998

Sandra Vanderbilt is a Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME at Social Casework Services. They have served since 2014 (about 4 years). 2018 total compensation came to $10,713.

Roslynn Graham

Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME/Social Casework Services

2018 total comp

$10,713

Base pay: $10,713
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,713
Hire date: 2015-07-27
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 8012f7e3-775d-4a0e-ba80-982af23e6a7d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6735
Office: 1313
Position Id: 1400273

Roslynn Graham holds the role of Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME at Social Casework Services. Hired in 2015, they have about 3 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $10,713.

Neva Sain

Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME/Social Casework Services

2018 total comp

$10,713

Base pay: $10,713
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,713
Hire date: 2014-09-08
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0580e5da-8d55-49f9-93ad-69996f7819e4
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6735
Office: 1313
Position Id: 9514271

Neva Sain holds the role of Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME at Social Casework Services. Hired in 2014, they have about 4 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $10,713.

Karen Smith

Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME/Social Casework Services

2018 total comp

$10,713

Base pay: $10,713
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,713
Hire date: 2015-07-27
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f2aca3d8-9e20-4578-9473-8d2558c02956
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6735
Office: 1313
Position Id: 1400274

Karen Smith holds the role of Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME at Social Casework Services. They have served since 2015 (about 3 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $10,713.

Valentin Carbajal

Clerk V/Social Casework Services

2018 total comp

$10,526

Base pay: $10,526
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,526
Hire date: 2016-04-07

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 61b80dde-fc41-4daa-8eb2-fcbf555c74ba
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1313
Position Id: 9513882

At Social Casework Services, Valentin Carbajal serves as a Clerk V. Hired in 2016, they have about 2 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $10,526.

Essie Hargewood

Administrative Assistant I/Social Casework Services

2018 total comp

$10,471

Base pay: $10,471
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,471
Hire date: 1987-05-26
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0765a061-3c02-498d-8556-a52f4aa8e3e5
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 46
Office: 1313
Position Id: 9514232

Essie Hargewood works as a Administrative Assistant I for Social Casework Services. Their tenure dates to 1987, about 31 years. Essie earned $10,471 in 2018.

Karyn Buoscio

Social Caseworker I- Psb/Social Casework Services

2018 total comp

$10,198

Base pay: $10,198
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,198
Hire date: 1990-01-09
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 8fe73988-072c-454c-aefa-2d4ea4119c55
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1539
Office: 1313
Position Id: 9514402

Karyn Buoscio is a Social Caseworker I- Psb at Social Casework Services. Hired in 1990, they have about 28 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $10,198.