Cook County, Illinois / Public Defender / Administrative Assistant III

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Administrative Assistant III

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

9 employees hold this title in Public Defender. Median total compensation for the role is $19,807, below the department median of $26,404.

Employees: 9
Total payroll: $154.3K
Role median: $19,807
Agency median: $26,404
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$20,218+

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How total compensation varies among the 9 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across Cook County, Illinois

Administrative Assistant III is held in 54 Cook County, Illinois departments. In Public Defender, the median of $19,807 ranks #1 of 54.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Social Casework Services

$19,440 · 2

Department of Facilities/Mgmt

$18,616 · 2

Adult Probation Department

$18,476 · 5

County Treasurer

$18,226 · 7

Provident Hospital

$18,107 · 5

Office Chief Administrative Officer

$18,101 · 3

County Clerk

$18,051 · 13

Office of the Sheriff

$18,051 · 3

Department of Environmental Control & Sustainblty

$17,920 · 2

Juvenile Temporary Detent.Cntr

$17,856 · 9

Public Administrator

$17,477 · 2

Forensic Clinical Services

$17,457 · 1

Median total compensation for the Administrative Assistant III role in other Cook County, Illinoisdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Administrative Assistant beyond Cook County, Illinois

This role is reported in 31 jurisdictions. In Cook County, Illinois, the median of $16,050 ranks #29 of 31. See Administrative Assistant across all of Cook County, Illinois →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Los Angeles County

$142,353 · 378

City of San Jose

$126,642 · 11

City of Boston

$77,773 · 26

Chicago Public Schools

$76,425 · 9

$74,800 · 528

$73,085 · 105

$72,721 · 27

$71,808 · 287

Median total compensation for comparable Administrative Assistant roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

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Other job titles in Public Defender

Record list

Employees with this title

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Linda Sobotka

Administrative Assistant III/Public Defender

2018 total comp

$20,273

Base pay: $20,273
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,273
Hire date: 1990-05-01
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3e846f82-631e-4501-8b92-f5512336b943
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1260
Position Id: 9511711

At Public Defender, Linda Sobotka serves as a Administrative Assistant III. Hired in 1990, they have about 28 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $20,273.

Sandra Smith

Administrative Assistant III/Public Defender

2018 total comp

$19,926

Base pay: $19,926
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,926
Hire date: 1996-12-23

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: de9aaf42-ef62-4ff7-a850-b3f8e1362fc2
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1260
Position Id: 9612053

Sandra Smith works as a Administrative Assistant III for Public Defender. They have served since 1996 (about 22 years). Sandra earned $19,926 in 2018.

Christine Komperda

Administrative Assistant III/Public Defender

2018 total comp

$19,898

Base pay: $19,898
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,898
Hire date: 1989-11-16

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6fb4b382-921f-451f-baa5-05ef35304bf2
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1260
Position Id: 9511712

At Public Defender, Christine Komperda serves as a Administrative Assistant III. They have served since 1989 (about 29 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $19,898.

Bobbie Fenton

Administrative Assistant III/Public Defender

2018 total comp

$19,887

Base pay: $19,887
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,887
Hire date: 1994-02-14
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6aa815c3-a666-485a-a2c0-17f4b32dfc0f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1260
Position Id: 9511618

Bobbie Fenton is a Administrative Assistant III at Public Defender. They have served since 1994 (about 24 years). 2018 total compensation came to $19,887.

Maria Gordils

Administrative Assistant III/Public Defender

2018 total comp

$19,807

Base pay: $19,807
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,807
Hire date: 1986-09-16
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 05a0ba87-b12b-48f5-af9f-73514a264c46
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1260
Position Id: 9511670

Maria Gordils is a Administrative Assistant III at Public Defender. They have served since 1986 (about 32 years). 2018 total compensation came to $19,807.

Simone Boyd

Administrative Assistant III/Public Defender

2018 total comp

$19,714

Base pay: $19,714
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,714
Hire date: 1996-09-30

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 4acb1e33-90e9-4c6c-9b9e-15f8971d705e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1260
Position Id: 9612047

At Public Defender, Simone Boyd serves as a Administrative Assistant III. Hired in 1996, they have about 22 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $19,714.

Tihishia White

Administrative Assistant III/Public Defender

2018 total comp

$17,723

Base pay: $17,723
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,723
Hire date: 1994-03-09

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 7627f322-616d-4427-a718-c49af1d25d73
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1260
Position Id: 9511420

Tihishia White works as a Administrative Assistant III for Public Defender. Hired in 1994, they have about 24 years of service. Tihishia earned $17,723 in 2018.

Esperanza Hernandez

Administrative Assistant III/Public Defender

2018 total comp

$17,088

Base pay: $17,088
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,088
Hire date: 1998-10-13

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 126198e4-0a34-4579-bbc4-09a2e43ee520
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1260
Position Id: 9511688

Esperanza Hernandez works as a Administrative Assistant III for Public Defender. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 20 years. Esperanza earned $17,088 in 2018.

Anita Terrazas

Administrative Assistant III/Public Defender

2016 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Hire date: 1981-05-18
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 59b313a9-de0e-48ab-9c22-e4aa832a4fd1
Fiscal Period: 2016Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1260
Position Id: 9511688

At Public Defender, Anita Terrazas serves as a Administrative Assistant III. They have served since 1981 (about 35 years). Their 2016 pay totaled $0.