Cook County, Illinois / Recorder of Deeds

Agency file

Recorder of Deeds

Source file: Cook County, Illinois — Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Recorder of Deeds is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2018, this agency had 130 employees with median total compensation of $13,486; the highest distinct record was $38,984.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $2M
Employees: 130
Median total: $13,486
Highest record: $38,984

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$522$33,584+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 130 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($13,486) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $15,593 (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

$8,725

$11,865

$13,486

$18,390

$25,253

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $25,253 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $8,725. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Clerk Iv-Recorder of Deeds

17 · $12,218

Real Estate Indexer I

12 · $12,591

Cashier III Recorder

11 · $14,449

Clerk V

9 · $12,822

Administrative Assistant II

6 · $16,328

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	$2.5M —	166 —	$13,054 —
2017	$2.2M ▼ 10.9%	156 ▼ 6.0%	$13,227 ▲ 1.3%
2018	$2M ▼ 9.3%	130 ▼ 16.7%	$13,486 ▲ 2.0%

Record list

Employees

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Jenne Little

Real Estate Indexer I/Recorder of Deeds

2018 total comp

$10,150

Base pay: $10,150
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,150
Hire date: 2003-07-13
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c5bd5937-63ed-4e3f-9499-58a9cacd0dc8
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 563
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9818108

At Recorder of Deeds, Jenne Little serves as a Real Estate Indexer I. They have served since 2003 (about 15 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $10,150.

Michael Youman

Cashier III Recorder/Recorder of Deeds

2018 total comp

$9,864

Base pay: $9,864
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,864
Hire date: 1986-10-01
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 8c02d5e0-e657-46e8-b4af-f2cf659f7e87
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4854
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9501920

Michael Youman works as a Cashier III Recorder for Recorder of Deeds. Hired in 1986, they have about 32 years of service. Michael earned $9,864 in 2018.

Sharday Frazier

Real Estate Indexer I/Recorder of Deeds

2018 total comp

$9,497

Base pay: $9,497
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,497
Hire date: 2000-07-03

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 79a8d34a-973b-4713-8b1d-86fc30ebbff6
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 563
Office: 1130
Position Id: 800302

Sharday Frazier holds the role of Real Estate Indexer I at Recorder of Deeds. Hired in 2000, they have about 18 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $9,497.

Richard Murphy

Investigator II/Recorder of Deeds

2016 total comp

$9,415

Base pay: $9,415
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,415
Hire date: 2004-08-09
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 295009a3-7476-4cdc-894b-1e6b1326fe94
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 3639
Office: 1130
Position Id: 903541

Richard Murphy holds the role of Investigator II at Recorder of Deeds. Hired in 2004, they have about 12 years of service. In 2016, their total compensation was $9,415.

Marion Powell

Clerk V/Recorder of Deeds

2018 total comp

$9,235

Base pay: $9,235
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,235
Hire date: 1977-04-01

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 274c85ac-9867-44f1-b93a-2900ae1bfcc1
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9501957

Marion Powell is a Clerk V at Recorder of Deeds. They have served since 1977 (about 41 years). 2018 total compensation came to $9,235.

Dweina Turner

Administrative Assistant IV/Recorder of Deeds

2017 total comp

$9,094

Base pay: $9,094
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,094
Hire date: 1987-03-17

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: de7c4914-f865-48ee-b382-a4df9063ab69
Fiscal Period: 2017Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 50
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9501909

Dweina Turner holds the role of Administrative Assistant IV at Recorder of Deeds. They have served since 1987 (about 30 years). In 2017, their total compensation was $9,094.