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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Richard Ringfelt

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

2018 total comp

$23,088

Base pay: $23,088
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,088
Hire date: 1993-10-04
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2557bd51-6ed5-4973-9bdb-ea4e1b7f8a8a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5497
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9915185

Richard Ringfelt holds the role of Chief Deputy Clerk IV at Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler. They have served since 1993 (about 25 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $23,088.

Mary Malas

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

2018 total comp

$22,986

Base pay: $22,986
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,986
Hire date: 1989-02-01
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c6e6aae6-e3d2-4e2e-b6d1-51541cf38860
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5497
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9516734

Mary Malas holds the role of Chief Deputy Clerk IV at Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler. Hired in 1989, they have about 29 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $22,986.

Paul Thomas

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

2018 total comp

$22,986

Base pay: $22,986
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,986
Hire date: 1991-09-03
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 938d4b03-fbb3-4637-9c31-e2a4e801c025
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5497
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9516821

At Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler, Paul Thomas serves as a Chief Deputy Clerk IV. Their tenure dates to 1991, about 27 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $22,986.

Ellie Marszewski

Assistant Chief Deputy Clerk I/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$22,877

Base pay: $22,877
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,877
Hire date: 1989-04-17
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6db44054-a7fb-4988-b588-30298f548657
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5486
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9515644

At Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler, Ellie Marszewski serves as a Assistant Chief Deputy Clerk I. Their tenure dates to 1989, about 29 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $22,877.

Joe Antony

Mis System Programmer Iv-Ccc/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$22,632

Base pay: $22,632
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,632
Hire date: 2015-02-09

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 25e45b31-3c5d-4fcd-94e1-a5e7be6771b0
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5767
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9518151

Joe Antony holds the role of Mis System Programmer Iv-Ccc at Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 3 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $22,632.

Eapen Varughese

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

2018 total comp

$22,514

Base pay: $22,514
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,514
Hire date: 1987-02-09
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 72351c1f-4ec7-4e13-8037-24e5c4e3f80d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5748
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9515150

At Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler, Eapen Varughese serves as a Manager Vii-Ccc. Hired in 1987, they have about 31 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $22,514.

Regina King

Executive Assistant Vi-Ccc/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$22,406

Base pay: $22,406
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,406
Hire date: 2007-08-22
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: aa0b4b0c-0af2-489e-a87b-46498c9fec1b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5732
Office: 1335
Position Id: 300320

Regina King is a Executive Assistant Vi-Ccc at Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 11 years. 2018 total compensation came to $22,406.

Diane Mahalick

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

2018 total comp

$22,406

Base pay: $22,406
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,406
Hire date: 1996-06-10
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 39f59566-be89-4d61-9e51-b2d6828c74d0
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5488
Office: 1335
Position Id: 233501

Diane Mahalick works as a Assistant Chief Deputy Clerk III for Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler. They have served since 1996 (about 22 years). Diane earned $22,406 in 2018.

Wayne Trice

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

2018 total comp

$22,202

Base pay: $22,202
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,202
Hire date: 1993-03-08
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9f702471-ed26-4f7e-88e2-f5e7148e5f1d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5488
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9515336

Wayne Trice works as a Assistant Chief Deputy Clerk III for Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler. They have served since 1993 (about 25 years). Wayne earned $22,202 in 2018.