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Cook County, Illinois / Public Defender

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Public Defender

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

The Public Defender handles legal functions of government — prosecution, legal advice, and representing the state in court.

In 2018, this agency had 15 employees with median total compensation of $12,784; the highest distinct record was $13,354.

Year
2018
Total payroll
$131.1K
Employees
15
Median total
$12,784
Highest record
$13,354

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 15 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($12,784) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $8,738 (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
$2,003
$2,003
$12,784
$13,354
$13,354

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $13,354 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $2,003. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Assistant Public Defender I
12 · $12,268
System Administrator
2 · $12,784
Mitigation Specialist
1 · $1,730

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
$18.3K
—
1
—
$18,341
—
2017
$41.2K
▲ 124.8%
3
▲ 200.0%
$11,869
▼ 35.3%
2018
$131.1K
▲ 217.9%
15
▲ 400.0%
$12,784
▲ 7.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Fernando Romo

System Administrator/Public Defender

2018 total comp
$12,784
Base pay
$12,784
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$12,784
Hire date
2018-04-02

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
6952
Office
1260
Position Id
1800182

Fernando Romo holds the role of System Administrator at Public Defender. Hired in 2018, they have under a year of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $12,784.

Kofi Agyekum

System Administrator/Public Defender

2018 total comp
$12,784
Base pay
$12,784
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$12,784
Hire date
2018-04-02

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
73d3ea17-41a8-4dca-b446-517ccadec546
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
6952
Office
1260
Position Id
1800184

At Public Defender, Kofi Agyekum serves as a System Administrator. Their tenure dates to 2018, under a year. Their 2018 pay totaled $12,784.