Agency file

Public Guardian

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

The Public Guardian is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2018, this agency had 206 employees with median total compensation of $21,000; the highest distinct record was $36,914.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $4.4M
Employees: 206
Median total: $21,000
Highest record: $36,914

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$2,673$34,615+

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

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 206 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($21,000) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $21,388 (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

$14,360

$16,933

$21,000

$25,528

$30,487

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $30,487 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $14,360. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Guardian Ad Litem II

55 · $23,105

Guardian Ad Litem III

26 · $30,474

Caseworker III Public Grdian

21 · $21,328

Guardian Ad Litem I

17 · $16,743

Administrative Assistant II

10 · $16,210

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	$4.6M —	229 —	$19,448 —
2017	$4.5M ▼ 2.1%	217 ▼ 5.2%	$20,655 ▲ 6.2%
2018	$4.4M ▼ 2.9%	206 ▼ 5.1%	$21,000 ▲ 1.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Rosa Flores

Administrative Assistant III/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$19,914

Base pay: $19,914
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,914
Hire date: 1992-08-31

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c341920e-752e-4f7d-9d99-412881bef74f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513411

Rosa Flores holds the role of Administrative Assistant III at Public Guardian. They have served since 1992 (about 26 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $19,914.

Phillip Cisneros

Administrative Assistant III/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$19,914

Base pay: $19,914
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,914
Hire date: 1993-08-30

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6ab6e3e3-8a44-4d22-8439-fee2ea9f9db6
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513388

At Public Guardian, Phillip Cisneros serves as a Administrative Assistant III. They have served since 1993 (about 25 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $19,914.

Jeffrey Mancilla

Investigator II/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$19,880

Base pay: $19,880
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,880
Hire date: 1995-04-17
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: cebfc870-434c-4708-979e-ecca7d4844dc
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 639
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513563

Jeffrey Mancilla is a Investigator II at Public Guardian. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 23 years. 2018 total compensation came to $19,880.

Robyn Kane

Guardian Ad Litem II/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$19,876

Base pay: $19,876
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,876
Hire date: 2007-08-20

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ba784659-2cba-4deb-8213-7029c309fdc7
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 635
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9930806

At Public Guardian, Robyn Kane serves as a Guardian Ad Litem II. Hired in 2007, they have about 11 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $19,876.

Julie Theoharopoulos

Caseworker III Public Grdian/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$19,834

Base pay: $19,834
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,834
Hire date: 2013-11-04

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 47b64f8a-f8ce-40bb-a9ef-60cd95ff9741
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1520
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9813419

Julie Theoharopoulos holds the role of Caseworker III Public Grdian at Public Guardian. Hired in 2013, they have about 5 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $19,834.

Devona Bass

Caseworker II Public Grdian/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$19,723

Base pay: $19,723
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,723
Hire date: 2003-11-17

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9ef6587c-b7d7-47cf-a245-6264f37da5f7
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1519
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513547

Devona Bass is a Caseworker II Public Grdian at Public Guardian. Hired in 2003, they have about 15 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $19,723.

Shirley Christie

Caseworker III Public Grdian/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$19,667

Base pay: $19,667
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,667
Hire date: 2008-06-23

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c704502a-1a77-453d-8a68-fd7f0e9284d9
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1520
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9813424

At Public Guardian, Shirley Christie serves as a Caseworker III Public Grdian. Hired in 2008, they have about 10 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $19,667.

Melondi Broadway

Caseworker II Public Grdian/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$19,515

Base pay: $19,515
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,515
Hire date: 2005-09-06

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6c2111f1-b682-46e2-99cb-566acc37e6a1
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1519
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513551

At Public Guardian, Melondi Broadway serves as a Caseworker II Public Grdian. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 13 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $19,515.

Katina Smith

Guardian Ad Litem II/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$19,413

Base pay: $19,413
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,413
Hire date: 2007-08-13

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5e098d2f-4838-4966-be4c-de7639ea2618
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 635
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513430

Katina Smith works as a Guardian Ad Litem II for Public Guardian. They have served since 2007 (about 11 years). Katina earned $19,413 in 2018.

Mallory Struck

Guardian Ad Litem II/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$19,024

Base pay: $19,024
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,024
Hire date: 2008-09-02

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c57366c6-78d7-4dcd-9918-59556380d5e0
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 635
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513443

Mallory Struck holds the role of Guardian Ad Litem II at Public Guardian. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 10 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $19,024.

Jonathan Dunmars

Guardian Ad Litem I/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$19,005

Base pay: $19,005
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,005
Hire date: 2001-06-04

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: aea9182f-6c0a-4bb7-a4bd-e839e9de7518
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 634
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513505

Jonathan Dunmars works as a Guardian Ad Litem I for Public Guardian. They have served since 2001 (about 17 years). Jonathan earned $19,005 in 2018.

Anneka Williams

Administrative Assistant III/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$18,941

Base pay: $18,941
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,941
Hire date: 2002-07-15
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c3f20bfd-7250-456b-8075-d3d67ac95f36
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513408

At Public Guardian, Anneka Williams serves as a Administrative Assistant III. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 16 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $18,941.

Gerardo Montano

Administrative Assistant III/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$18,885

Base pay: $18,885
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,885
Hire date: 1995-07-31
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 16f1d97b-3498-4d36-80a0-8a0deb2d9ba1
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513559

At Public Guardian, Gerardo Montano serves as a Administrative Assistant III. Hired in 1995, they have about 23 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $18,885.

Elizabeth Mannix

Guardian Ad Litem II/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$18,796

Base pay: $18,796
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,796
Hire date: 2009-05-11

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 422def4c-9c62-4cd2-8b70-6bd6f9cd3a68
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 635
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513448

Elizabeth Mannix works as a Guardian Ad Litem II for Public Guardian. Their tenure dates to 2009, about 9 years. Elizabeth earned $18,796 in 2018.

Elise Melrose

Guardian Ad Litem II/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$18,665

Base pay: $18,665
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,665
Hire date: 2010-11-22

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 30ce4276-3118-4c39-980c-a3bc9084674f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 635
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513446

At Public Guardian, Elise Melrose serves as a Guardian Ad Litem II. They have served since 2010 (about 8 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $18,665.