Cook County, Illinois / Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

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Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

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

The Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2018, this agency had 1,487 employees with median total compensation of $14,793; the highest distinct record was $32,725.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $20M
Employees: 1,487
Median total: $14,793
Highest record: $32,725

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$26,547+

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

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 1,487 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($14,793) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $13,456 (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

$1,766

$11,242

$14,793

$16,537

$18,155

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $18,155 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $1,766. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Court Clerk I

322 · $16,257

Clerk IV, Senior Courts

131 · $10,812

Clerk IV Senior Courts

116 · $1,558

Court Clerk II

97 · $17,612

Clerk V

91 · $14,030

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	$23.1M —	1,826 —	$13,348 —
2017	$22.9M ▼ 0.9%	1,590 ▼ 12.9%	$14,512 ▲ 8.7%
2018	$20M ▼ 12.6%	1,487 ▼ 6.5%	$14,793 ▲ 1.9%

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Record list

Employees

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Matthew Hecker

Court Clerk I/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$16,714

Base pay: $16,714
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,714
Hire date: 1993-09-20
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2f49370d-123f-4870-a476-9ebd6465e477
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 551
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9516140

Matthew Hecker is a Court Clerk I at Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler. Hired in 1993, they have about 25 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $16,714.

Nancy Justiniano

Court Clerk I/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$16,714

Base pay: $16,714
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,714
Hire date: 1997-11-17

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9d57ec14-4898-4350-b90e-d051615346cf
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 551
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9515557

Nancy Justiniano is a Court Clerk I at Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler. Their tenure dates to 1997, about 21 years. 2018 total compensation came to $16,714.

John Szaflarski

Warehouse Records Clerk IV/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$16,714

Base pay: $16,714
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,714
Hire date: 1988-08-01
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: dc8d7d71-12cd-423b-b0a0-c98e7259fad4
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4225
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9518242

John Szaflarski works as a Warehouse Records Clerk IV for Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler. They have served since 1988 (about 30 years). John earned $16,714 in 2018.

Kevin Turner

Warrant Clerk/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$16,714

Base pay: $16,714
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,714
Hire date: 1992-11-30
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0303063e-aacc-4e99-9246-99c3d9e7c41c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5640
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9615821

Kevin Turner holds the role of Warrant Clerk at Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler. Hired in 1992, they have about 26 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $16,714.

Carolyn Watson

Accountant II/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$16,714

Base pay: $16,714
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,714
Hire date: 1993-04-19
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1c46fb8c-5ab8-4615-a31a-29bd1b908050
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 142
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9931762

Carolyn Watson holds the role of Accountant II at Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler. Their tenure dates to 1993, about 25 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $16,714.

David Byrne

Warrant Clerk/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$16,714

Base pay: $16,714
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,714
Hire date: 1990-10-09
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: cbdd87e5-d1ee-4ced-bcf9-8696e06aa348
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5640
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9615823

At Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler, David Byrne serves as a Warrant Clerk. Their tenure dates to 1990, about 28 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $16,714.

Aletha Rhodes

Court Clerk I/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$16,712

Base pay: $16,712
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,712
Hire date: 1987-08-03

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a0b36f9f-cf39-4300-a8d7-2a5e61783756
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 551
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9515407

Aletha Rhodes holds the role of Court Clerk I at Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler. They have served since 1987 (about 31 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $16,712.

Tiffany Fisher-Greenlee

Court Clerk I/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$16,711

Base pay: $16,711
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,711
Hire date: 1993-06-14

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: bf5c8a59-6e8e-4e16-8507-3247a994eb67
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 551
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9515226

Tiffany Fisher-Greenlee works as a Court Clerk I for Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler. They have served since 1993 (about 25 years). Tiffany earned $16,711 in 2018.

Dorothy Chalupa

Manager V-Ccc/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$16,707

Base pay: $16,707
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,707
Hire date: 2015-01-12

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 86aa5beb-4b1a-4427-a59a-7efbff863d34
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5746
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9518182

At Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler, Dorothy Chalupa serves as a Manager V-Ccc. They have served since 2015 (about 3 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $16,707.

Denise Aloisio

Court Clerk I/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$16,706

Base pay: $16,706
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,706
Hire date: 1994-03-08
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 81e05983-3d2a-4584-a4a2-c237dae654ce
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 551
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9516135

At Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler, Denise Aloisio serves as a Court Clerk I. They have served since 1994 (about 24 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $16,706.

Debbie Cooley

Court Clerk I/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$16,706

Base pay: $16,706
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,706
Hire date: 1990-11-07
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: cd9fb0e6-117e-4c8a-b118-f23c8acd60c0
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 551
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9515409

Debbie Cooley is a Court Clerk I at Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler. Hired in 1990, they have about 28 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $16,706.

Tanzella Hawthorne

Court Clerk I/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$16,705

Base pay: $16,705
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,705
Hire date: 1990-06-18

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 63f15d67-4529-4c26-a5f8-4255ca8c1f49
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 551
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9515525

Tanzella Hawthorne is a Court Clerk I at Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler. They have served since 1990 (about 28 years). 2018 total compensation came to $16,705.

Herman Woratschek

Manager Vii-Ccc/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$16,703

Base pay: $16,703
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,703
Hire date: 2007-08-22

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 8d831581-d74b-4c0f-84d1-27dd191737cb
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5748
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9518253

Herman Woratschek works as a Manager Vii-Ccc for Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 11 years. Herman earned $16,703 in 2018.

Genevieve Barlow

Court Clerk I/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$16,679

Base pay: $16,679
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,679
Hire date: 1984-06-01

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2639f54e-9ace-4980-837e-2111938cc360
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 551
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9515523

Genevieve Barlow holds the role of Court Clerk I at Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler. Their tenure dates to 1984, about 34 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $16,679.

Angelina Cruz

Court Clerk I/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$16,671

Base pay: $16,671
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,671
Hire date: 2002-03-11

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 8292dc66-fef3-434c-86ac-407ad570b1b7
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 551
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9515796

At Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler, Angelina Cruz serves as a Court Clerk I. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 16 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $16,671.

Lynn Saltzman

Court Clerk II/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$16,654

Base pay: $16,654
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,654
Hire date: 1997-12-08
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a88f1c46-3fb2-40b4-a739-dacf4e294b69
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 552
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9516725

Lynn Saltzman works as a Court Clerk II for Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler. They have served since 1997 (about 21 years). Lynn earned $16,654 in 2018.

Diane Mullins

Chief Deputy Clerk III/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$16,638

Base pay: $16,638
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,638
Hire date: 2017-01-09

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ddc647fe-0b17-4eec-a549-0f33ae2871ff
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5496
Office: 1335
Position Id: 100336

At Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler, Diane Mullins serves as a Chief Deputy Clerk III. They have served since 2017 (about a year). Their 2018 pay totaled $16,638.

Michele Rauen

Financial Room Clerk V Ccc/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$16,594

Base pay: $16,594
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,594
Hire date: 1998-06-22
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 63051ef6-2de7-4220-affd-dd3107ba535d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5625
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9516743

Michele Rauen is a Financial Room Clerk V Ccc at Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 20 years. 2018 total compensation came to $16,594.