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

Jenetia Marshall

Guardian Ad Litem II/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$23,885

Base pay: $23,885
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,885
Hire date: 2003-09-02

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 07e24b30-89b5-4c1b-931f-1145b7ff3ed1
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 635
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513451

Jenetia Marshall holds the role of Guardian Ad Litem II at Public Guardian. They have served since 2003 (about 15 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $23,885.

Vivian Moore Clark

Casework Supervisor/Pub Guard/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$23,734

Base pay: $23,734
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,734
Hire date: 1986-07-01
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9b82efae-1e74-4992-8cec-0dc31c973b48
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5254
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513372

Vivian Moore Clark works as a Casework Supervisor/Pub Guard for Public Guardian. Hired in 1986, they have about 32 years of service. Vivian earned $23,734 in 2018.

Christopher Williams

Guardian Ad Litem II/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$23,693

Base pay: $23,693
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,693
Hire date: 2000-10-10
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0f1869aa-8fff-4a64-a7ed-84778aeb7070
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 635
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513532

At Public Guardian, Christopher Williams serves as a Guardian Ad Litem II. Hired in 2000, they have about 18 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $23,693.

Brian Holmes

Casework Supervisor/Pub Guard/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$23,629

Base pay: $23,629
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,629
Hire date: 1994-12-05
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 23707d7b-f9b6-4aeb-a4ad-06f32e76328b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5254
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513312

Brian Holmes holds the role of Casework Supervisor/Pub Guard at Public Guardian. They have served since 1994 (about 24 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $23,629.

Richard Lambton

Administrative Assistant IV/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$23,457

Base pay: $23,457
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,457
Hire date: 1986-06-09
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 58ed4b3e-0887-4910-b724-11481041540c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 50
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513310

At Public Guardian, Richard Lambton serves as a Administrative Assistant IV. Their tenure dates to 1986, about 32 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $23,457.

Elaine Thigpen

Investigator III/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$23,300

Base pay: $23,300
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,300
Hire date: 1989-06-05
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 8126f722-cf21-4ff2-ac32-f3af3430ec2a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 640
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513558

Elaine Thigpen is a Investigator III at Public Guardian. They have served since 1989 (about 29 years). 2018 total compensation came to $23,300.

Hugo Hernandez

Administrative Assistant IV/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$23,186

Base pay: $23,186
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,186
Hire date: 1994-12-19

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2bf54a84-7027-4e7e-8d64-4265890e7ab5
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 50
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513535

At Public Guardian, Hugo Hernandez serves as a Administrative Assistant IV. Hired in 1994, they have about 24 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $23,186.

Karynne Johnson

Casework Supervisor/Pub Guard/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$23,131

Base pay: $23,131
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,131
Hire date: 2002-12-09

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c1111002-4380-4cf5-898d-104fede4a0cd
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5254
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513534

At Public Guardian, Karynne Johnson serves as a Casework Supervisor/Pub Guard. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 16 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $23,131.

Margaret Macino

Guardian Ad Litem II/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$23,105

Base pay: $23,105
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,105
Hire date: 1994-11-14
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2f4188c8-1506-4372-ac77-4a49fac51e7d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 635
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9930801

At Public Guardian, Margaret Macino serves as a Guardian Ad Litem II. They have served since 1994 (about 24 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $23,105.

Bridget Lowry

Guardian Ad Litem II/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$23,105

Base pay: $23,105
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,105
Hire date: 2010-10-12

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d4ccb7d0-22c7-40de-a149-77aeed1acada
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 635
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513444

At Public Guardian, Bridget Lowry serves as a Guardian Ad Litem II. Hired in 2010, they have about 8 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $23,105.

Natalie Swinnea

Guardian Ad Litem II/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$22,971

Base pay: $22,971
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,971
Hire date: 2003-03-31

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: dc7850f7-b35f-4a42-948e-7852e5fab1b5
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 635
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513487

At Public Guardian, Natalie Swinnea serves as a Guardian Ad Litem II. Hired in 2003, they have about 15 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $22,971.

Paula Norasith

Guardian Ad Litem II/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$22,906

Base pay: $22,906
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,906
Hire date: 2001-02-13

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 95ab6d75-a6ed-484d-86b9-ac84948199da
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 635
Office: 1305
Position Id: 130517

Paula Norasith works as a Guardian Ad Litem II for Public Guardian. Hired in 2001, they have about 17 years of service. Paula earned $22,906 in 2018.

Laurie Wilson

Administrative Assistant IV/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$22,894

Base pay: $22,894
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,894
Hire date: 1993-06-07
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 18c35d1d-1052-4a5a-86ae-db3163b9a2c3
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 50
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513371

Laurie Wilson is a Administrative Assistant IV at Public Guardian. Their tenure dates to 1993, about 25 years. 2018 total compensation came to $22,894.

Sebastian Dabrowski

Guardian Ad Litem II/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$22,853

Base pay: $22,853
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,853
Hire date: 2013-10-21

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d91d87e5-b7c9-4d0e-936b-2f04c2d43567
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 635
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513439

Sebastian Dabrowski holds the role of Guardian Ad Litem II at Public Guardian. They have served since 2013 (about 5 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $22,853.

Myron Cislo

Caseworker III Public Grdian/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$22,809

Base pay: $22,809
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,809
Hire date: 1994-09-12
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2b065af4-1f9d-4eac-af7d-a43402dae960
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1520
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9813420

At Public Guardian, Myron Cislo serves as a Caseworker III Public Grdian. Hired in 1994, they have about 24 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $22,809.