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

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Jessie Strong Chiadikobor

Caseworker III Public Grdian/Public Guardian

2016 total comp

$6,604

Base pay: $6,604
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,604
Hire date: 1993-08-30
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f839bc6b-1eb7-4ade-a90c-11fff31078df
Fiscal Period: 2016Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1520
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9813419

Jessie Strong Chiadikobor holds the role of Caseworker III Public Grdian at Public Guardian. They have served since 1993 (about 23 years). In 2016, their total compensation was $6,604.

Veronica Burgess

Administrative Assistant IV/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$6,541

Base pay: $6,541
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,541
Hire date: 1988-06-06
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6583f2d2-45df-46b2-975d-841eb2147391
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 50
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513311

Veronica Burgess works as a Administrative Assistant IV for Public Guardian. They have served since 1988 (about 30 years). Veronica earned $6,541 in 2018.

Maureen Carroll

Administrative Assistant III/Public Guardian

2018 total comp

$5,956

Base pay: $5,956
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,956
Hire date: 1994-01-10
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a5ed75c3-59a5-4f77-8424-f5030d9f7fe3
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1305
Position Id: 9513564

Maureen Carroll is a Administrative Assistant III at Public Guardian. They have served since 1994 (about 24 years). 2018 total compensation came to $5,956.