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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

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

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
$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

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Boye Akinwande

Guardian Ad Litem III/Public Guardian

2018 total comp
$28,774
Base pay
$28,774
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$28,774
Hire date
1998-04-20

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
636
Office
1305
Position Id
9513452

At Public Guardian, Boye Akinwande serves as a Guardian Ad Litem III. They have served since 1998 (about 20 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $28,774.

Celestin Nounkwa

Finance Director/Public Guard/Public Guardian

2018 total comp
$28,745
Base pay
$28,745
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$28,745
Hire date
1987-03-17

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter
1
Job Code
5256
Office
1305
Position Id
9514121

Celestin Nounkwa holds the role of Finance Director/Public Guard at Public Guardian. Hired in 1987, they have about 31 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $28,745.

Ulysses Rosales

Guardian Ad Litem II/Public Guardian

2018 total comp
$28,736
Base pay
$28,736
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$28,736
Hire date
2000-05-22
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
635
Office
1305
Position Id
9513473

At Public Guardian, Ulysses Rosales serves as a Guardian Ad Litem II. They have served since 2000 (about 18 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $28,736.

Stacy Berk

Case Management Supervisor/Pg/Public Guardian

2018 total comp
$28,349
Base pay
$28,349
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$28,349
Hire date
1994-08-15
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
5255
Office
1305
Position Id
9930794

Stacy Berk is a Case Management Supervisor/Pg at Public Guardian. They have served since 1994 (about 24 years). 2018 total compensation came to $28,349.