Stroger Hospital of Cook County

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

The Stroger Hospital of Cook County oversees public health and medical services — disease prevention, clinics and hospitals, and health licensing and regulation.

In 2018, this agency had 407 employees with median total compensation of $11,327; the highest distinct record was $81,564.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $6.4M
Employees: 407
Median total: $11,327
Highest record: $81,564

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$57,734+

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

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 407 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($11,327) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $15,715 (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

$7,200

$8,806

$11,327

$18,666

$26,816

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $26,816 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $7,200. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Building Service Worker SEIU 73)

58 · $8,469

Caseworker Mang Unit

34 · $11,439

Clinical Nurse I

25 · $21,373

Building Service Worker- Cch

19 · $6,799

Health Advocate - Inpatient

17 · $9,565

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

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Karen Simpson

Attending Physician Vii-Sc/Stroger Hospital of Cook County

2018 total comp

$39,579

Base pay: $39,579
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,579
Hire date: 2001-07-20

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: fb909f1c-7204-4407-b93d-2be5cba3ea96
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6546
Office: 1897
Position Id: 1802979

Karen Simpson is a Attending Physician Vii-Sc at Stroger Hospital of Cook County. Hired in 2001, they have about 17 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $39,579.