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

Celeste Jones

Guardian Ad Litem III/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$30,487

Base pay: $30,487
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,487
Hire date: 1995-04-17
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b9c77cd3-4fdf-4998-9a53-225d36bea25d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 636
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513565

Celeste Jones works as a Guardian Ad Litem III for Public Guardian. Hired in 1995, they have about 23 years of service. Celeste earned $30,487 in 2018.

Nicholas Youngblood

Guardian Ad Litem III/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$30,460

Base pay: $30,460
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,460
Hire date: 1999-02-16
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 81928d01-4308-40e2-851c-5e4c32532616
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 636
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513404

Nicholas Youngblood holds the role of Guardian Ad Litem III at Public Guardian. They have served since 1999 (about 19 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $30,460.

Mary Beth Kane

Guardian Ad Litem II/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$30,279

Base pay: $30,279
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,279
Hire date: 1995-12-27

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d8b26d0f-2a26-45f4-a0cd-7aa3aa264c41
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 635
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513441

Mary Beth Kane works as a Guardian Ad Litem II for Public Guardian. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 23 years. Mary earned $30,279 in 2018.

Wendy Cappelletto

Guardian Ad Litem III/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$29,948

Base pay: $29,948
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,948
Hire date: 1998-08-24
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b4e9b73b-456d-4a59-ab4e-153986f1b69c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 636
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513363

Wendy Cappelletto works as a Guardian Ad Litem III for Public Guardian. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 20 years. Wendy earned $29,948 in 2018.

Dawn Lawkowski-Keller

Guardian Ad Litem III/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$29,948

Base pay: $29,948
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,948
Hire date: 1996-05-22

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f43d6f1f-3a32-4f8e-a93d-a83b5dc9db08
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 636
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513399

Dawn Lawkowski-Keller is a Guardian Ad Litem III at Public Guardian. They have served since 1996 (about 22 years). 2018 total compensation came to $29,948.

Sean Martin

Case Management Supervisor/Pg/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$29,826

Base pay: $29,826
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,826
Hire date: 1999-01-11
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d9ad6000-98ce-4f26-9ccb-1c61231a8fad
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5255
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513457

Sean Martin holds the role of Case Management Supervisor/Pg at Public Guardian. They have served since 1999 (about 19 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $29,826.

Jill Runk

Guardian Ad Litem III/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$29,721

Base pay: $29,721
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,721
Hire date: 1994-08-22

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a14e6fb9-c53e-4c14-a4b0-edef1c1ce414
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 636
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513405

At Public Guardian, Jill Runk serves as a Guardian Ad Litem III. Their tenure dates to 1994, about 24 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $29,721.

Julie Gerber Sollinger

Guardian Ad Litem III/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$29,494

Base pay: $29,494
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,494
Hire date: 1997-06-30
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 7bfa980c-8502-4440-abc3-f54cf00ac4b3
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 636
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513397

Julie Gerber Sollinger works as a Guardian Ad Litem III for Public Guardian. They have served since 1997 (about 21 years). Julie earned $29,494 in 2018.