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

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Steven Levin

Social Caseworker I- Psb/Social Casework Services

2016 total comp

$7,334

Base pay: $7,334
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,334
Hire date: 1972-10-02
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f5213d10-2d5d-4406-ad6c-7da5e2572404
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 1539
Office: 1313
Position Id: 9514426

Steven Levin works as a Social Caseworker I- Psb for Social Casework Services. They have served since 1972 (about 44 years). Steven earned $7,334 in 2016.

Margaret Larsen

Social Caseworker III/Social Casework Services

2018 total comp

$7,154

Base pay: $7,154
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,154
Hire date: 1987-09-14
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6758ab63-c5bb-4d01-a143-c488dadd8106
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1533
Office: 1313
Position Id: 9514279

Margaret Larsen holds the role of Social Caseworker III at Social Casework Services. Hired in 1987, they have about 31 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $7,154.

Johan Townsend

Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME/Social Casework Services

2018 total comp

$7,098

Base pay: $7,098
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,098
Hire date: 2015-07-27
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 7e61c823-3619-42df-91cb-35ecda59d974
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 6735
Office: 1313
Position Id: 1400275

Johan Townsend works as a Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME for Social Casework Services. They have served since 2015 (about 3 years). Johan earned $7,098 in 2018.

Cheryl Meyerowitz

Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME/Social Casework Services

2016 total comp

$6,691

Base pay: $6,691
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,691
Hire date: 1994-06-27
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f75e962b-a31d-4902-a907-cb7b325cc502
Fiscal Period: 2016Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 6735
Office: 1313
Position Id: 9514234

Cheryl Meyerowitz holds the role of Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME at Social Casework Services. They have served since 1994 (about 22 years). In 2016, their total compensation was $6,691.