Cook County Budgeted Position Salaries by Department and Fiscal Year

Budgeted salary information for all Cook County employees, excluding the Forest Preserves, based on the fiscal year from December 1 to November 30. The dataset includes columns for Fiscal Year, Department, Bureau, Program, Union Group, Job Code, Job Title, Position ID, and Sum of Total Comp. Cook County voluntarily provides this data as a public service but makes no warranty regarding its accuracy, timeliness, or completeness.

Use Cases

• Analyzing salary distribution across Departments and Bureaus using Department, Bureau, and Sum of Total Comp.
• Tracking budgeted compensation by job function using Program, Job Title, and Sum of Total Comp.
• Comparing union versus non-union salary budgets using Union Group and Sum of Total Comp.
• Identifying unique positions and their budgeted costs using the unique identifiers Position ID and Job Code alongside Sum of Total Comp.

Strengths

• Includes unique identifiers (Job Code, Position ID) for consistent tracking of positions over time.
• Provides a structured breakdown of budgeted salaries by organizational hierarchy (Department, Bureau, Program).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is a budgeted estimate and does not include fringe benefits or reflect mid-year changes.
• Last updated 2026-01-21 16:29:10; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

cookcounty.data.socrata.com

Collection Method

Voluntarily provided by Cook County government as a public service.

Time Range

Covers the Cook County fiscal year, which runs from December 1 to November 30.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-01-21 16:29:10.

Geography

Cook County, Illinois, USA.