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Cook County, Illinois / Public Guardian

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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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Jennifer Blakley

Guardian Ad Litem I/Public Guardian

2018 total comp
$9,078
Base pay
$9,078
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$9,078
Hire date
2007-07-23

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
3722ab32-aa3e-44bf-885e-783002fd5618
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
634
Office
1305
Position Id
9513522

Jennifer Blakley is a Guardian Ad Litem I at Public Guardian. They have served since 2007 (about 11 years). 2018 total compensation came to $9,078.

Alisa Levine

Guardian Ad Litem I/Public Guardian

2016 total comp
$8,224
Base pay
$8,224
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$8,224
Hire date
2010-10-25

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
30c4b944-704d-4376-b186-64c876c15ee8
Fiscal Period
2016Q1
Fiscal Quarter
1
Job Code
634
Office
1305
Position Id
9513502

Alisa Levine works as a Guardian Ad Litem I for Public Guardian. Their tenure dates to 2010, about 6 years. Alisa earned $8,224 in 2016.