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

Alyson Brodner

Social Caseworker III/Social Casework Services

2018 total comp

$24,235

Base pay: $24,235
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,235
Hire date: 1992-10-19
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0aa4b9dc-4174-421b-81ea-0cec8b3c1854
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1533
Office: 1313
Position Id: 9514283

At Social Casework Services, Alyson Brodner serves as a Social Caseworker III. They have served since 1992 (about 26 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $24,235.

Troy Amato

Social Caseworker III/Social Casework Services

2018 total comp

$24,198

Base pay: $24,198
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,198
Hire date: 1999-10-12
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e196729b-fba5-470a-aaee-7e8493bebe7c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1533
Office: 1313
Position Id: 9514304

Troy Amato holds the role of Social Caseworker III at Social Casework Services. Their tenure dates to 1999, about 19 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $24,198.

Ladawna Reed

Social Caseworker III/Social Casework Services

2018 total comp

$23,996

Base pay: $23,996
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,996
Hire date: 1999-10-12
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 81dfe96a-5ce3-441b-a2ac-1e58533aca77
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1533
Office: 1313
Position Id: 9514289

Ladawna Reed is a Social Caseworker III at Social Casework Services. Hired in 1999, they have about 19 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $23,996.

Timeka Gee

Social Caseworker III/Social Casework Services

2018 total comp

$23,927

Base pay: $23,927
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,927
Hire date: 2000-02-07
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a09e809f-cff9-41e7-8946-0ff84afcde1e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1533
Office: 1313
Position Id: 1700523

Timeka Gee works as a Social Caseworker III for Social Casework Services. Hired in 2000, they have about 18 years of service. Timeka earned $23,927 in 2018.

Tammie Birmann

Probation Officer V/Social Casework Services

2018 total comp

$23,560

Base pay: $23,560
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,560
Hire date: 2000-07-17
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a3fff9bb-8226-4953-99d9-d0484912d79a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1578
Office: 1313
Position Id: 9514220

Tammie Birmann is a Probation Officer V at Social Casework Services. They have served since 2000 (about 18 years). 2018 total compensation came to $23,560.

Karen Holtzberg

Social Caseworker III/Social Casework Services

2018 total comp

$23,321

Base pay: $23,321
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,321
Hire date: 2000-07-17
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e56a8fe6-b636-412a-904f-f883a11a45f5
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1533
Office: 1313
Position Id: 9514300

Karen Holtzberg is a Social Caseworker III at Social Casework Services. They have served since 2000 (about 18 years). 2018 total compensation came to $23,321.

Kristine Vanderploeg

Social Caseworker III/Social Casework Services

2018 total comp

$23,246

Base pay: $23,246
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,246
Hire date: 1997-08-18
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 409c8c1b-673c-4291-9b76-df2cd1e69481
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1533
Office: 1313
Position Id: 14306

Kristine Vanderploeg works as a Social Caseworker III for Social Casework Services. They have served since 1997 (about 21 years). Kristine earned $23,246 in 2018.