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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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Veronica Mathein

Judge of the Circuit Court/Judiciary

2016 total comp
$86
Base pay
$86
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$86
Hire date
1996-12-02
Middle name
B

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
0d60049a-5693-4d41-b531-866c54c18220
Fiscal Period
2016Q4
Fiscal Quarter
4
Job Code
11
Office
1300
Position Id
9513034

At Judiciary, Veronica Mathein serves as a Judge of the Circuit Court. They have served since 1996 (about 20 years). Their 2016 pay totaled $86.

James Riley

Judge of the Circuit Court/Judiciary

2016 total comp
$86
Base pay
$86
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$86
Hire date
1996-12-02
Middle name
G

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
231bf2cb-7f58-460b-bb8a-96a52bc58eee
Fiscal Period
2016Q4
Fiscal Quarter
4
Job Code
11
Office
1300
Position Id
9513085

James Riley is a Judge of the Circuit Court at Judiciary. Their tenure dates to 1996, about 20 years. 2016 total compensation came to $86.

Donald Suriano

Judge of the Circuit Court/Judiciary

2016 total comp
$86
Base pay
$86
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$86
Hire date
1996-12-02
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
fd205ce6-8119-4419-873b-b92a38202e23
Fiscal Period
2016Q4
Fiscal Quarter
4
Job Code
11
Office
1300
Position Id
9713288

Donald Suriano holds the role of Judge of the Circuit Court at Judiciary. Their tenure dates to 1996, about 20 years. In 2016, their total compensation was $86.