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Cook County, Illinois / Judiciary

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Judiciary

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

The Judiciary operates the court system — adjudicating cases and maintaining judicial records.

In 2018, this agency had 394 employees with median total compensation of $250; the highest distinct record was $22,673.

Year
2018
Total payroll
$119.7K
Employees
394
Median total
$250
Highest record
$22,673

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 394 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($250) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$304 (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
$250
$250
$250
$250
$250

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $250 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $250. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2016
$309K
416
$125
2017
$79.6K
74.3%
409
1.7%
$125
±0%
2018
$119.7K
50.5%
394
3.7%
$250
100.0%

Record list

Employees

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John Turner Jr

Judge of the Circuit Court/Judiciary

2017 total comp
$75
Base pay
$75
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$75
Hire date
1982-02-23
Middle name
D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
791ef0b4-ad30-4104-8a9f-a02d44436781
Fiscal Period
2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter
1
Job Code
11
Office
1300
Position Id
9513117

John Turner Jr works as a Judge of the Circuit Court for Judiciary. Hired in 1982, they have about 35 years of service. John earned $75 in 2017.

William Jackson Jr

Judge of the Circuit Court/Judiciary

2016 total comp
$70
Base pay
$70
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$70
Hire date
2009-03-02
Middle name
R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
4cc2a0a9-cd01-4a83-84e6-201c6915aa9b
Fiscal Period
2016Q1
Fiscal Quarter
1
Job Code
11
Office
1300
Position Id
9513082

William Jackson Jr holds the role of Judge of the Circuit Court at Judiciary. They have served since 2009 (about 7 years). In 2016, their total compensation was $70.

Marian Perkins

Judge of the Circuit Court/Judiciary

2017 total comp
$69
Base pay
$69
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69
Hire date
2017-07-13
Middle name
E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
61ef1bcf-fb94-4692-9c96-3cdaf13cb8d9
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
11
Office
1300
Position Id
9512991

Marian Perkins is a Judge of the Circuit Court at Judiciary. Their tenure dates to 2017, under a year. 2017 total compensation came to $69.