Cook County, Illinois / Office of the Chief Judge

Agency file

Office of the Chief Judge

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

The Office of the Chief Judge operates the court system — adjudicating cases and maintaining judicial records.

In 2018, this agency had 522 employees with median total compensation of $15,781; the highest distinct record was $36,259.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $8.2M
Employees: 522
Median total: $15,781
Highest record: $36,259

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$32,260+

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

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 522 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($15,781) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $15,793 (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

$5,560

$12,637

$15,781

$19,890

$25,153

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $25,153 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $5,560. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Law Clerk II Attorney

89 · $13,085

Interpreter/Pdm

39 · $4,090

Stenographer V

37 · $16,003

Court Coordinator I

34 · $19,194

Conciliation Counselor

26 · $22,573

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	$8.7M —	628 —	$13,444 —
2017	$8.7M ▲ 0.3%	581 ▼ 7.5%	$14,669 ▲ 9.1%
2018	$8.2M ▼ 5.5%	522 ▼ 10.2%	$15,781 ▲ 7.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Kevin Marshall

Legal Systems Analyst/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$25,403

Base pay: $25,403
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,403
Hire date: 2017-01-30
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2c8e3b87-03f1-4ecd-9b86-37c9a8b988a7
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 618
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513694

Kevin Marshall works as a Legal Systems Analyst for Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 2017 (about a year). Kevin earned $25,403 in 2018.

Cynthia Evans

Deputy Jury Administrator/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$25,210

Base pay: $25,210
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,210
Hire date: 1993-06-15
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 66b8414a-9046-4537-ae53-7dd697f29f8c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 725
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9814041

Cynthia Evans is a Deputy Jury Administrator at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 1993 (about 25 years). 2018 total compensation came to $25,210.

Kimberly Labarbera

Court Coordinator IV/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$25,153

Base pay: $25,153
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,153
Hire date: 1991-03-01
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 72efe628-26af-4d43-aa8e-0f28797cae91
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 511
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9514004

Kimberly Labarbera works as a Court Coordinator IV for Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 1991 (about 27 years). Kimberly earned $25,153 in 2018.

Nancy Ciecko

Court Coordinator V/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$25,149

Base pay: $25,149
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,149
Hire date: 1995-06-01
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0752898f-2f1b-4b60-8e99-df9e6ff06bec
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 513
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513841

Nancy Ciecko works as a Court Coordinator V for Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 1995 (about 23 years). Nancy earned $25,149 in 2018.

Michael Karpowicz

Conciliation Counselor/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$25,112

Base pay: $25,112
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,112
Hire date: 1990-06-15
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b01215ad-f883-4568-a44f-ba7a594b4f5a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1542
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513869

Michael Karpowicz is a Conciliation Counselor at Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 1990, they have about 28 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $25,112.

Mary Jo Pollitt Hogan

Conciliation Counselor/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$25,081

Base pay: $25,081
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,081
Hire date: 1994-05-02

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 651b5854-a647-40f2-a5cb-c81977c8cb30
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1542
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513867

Mary Jo Pollitt Hogan is a Conciliation Counselor at Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 1994, they have about 24 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $25,081.

Lynnette Kucharski

Administrative Assistant V/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$24,657

Base pay: $24,657
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,657
Hire date: 1992-05-26
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 55772b42-dbaf-4a50-8ba6-712cf67b5a70
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 51
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9514142

Lynnette Kucharski is a Administrative Assistant V at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 1992 (about 26 years). 2018 total compensation came to $24,657.

Patricia Kardasz

Administrative Analyst II/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$24,240

Base pay: $24,240
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,240
Hire date: 1998-04-01
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e41b7031-862d-4cc7-9da1-255826f5993a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 292
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9514145

Patricia Kardasz works as a Administrative Analyst II for Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 20 years. Patricia earned $24,240 in 2018.