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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L'Tanya Pegues-Harrison

Administrative Assistant II/Recorder of Deeds

2018 total comp

$16,342

Base pay: $16,342
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,342
Hire date: 1992-08-24

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c23a528f-56c1-4d83-9f2d-40b7fd8f540f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 47
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9501910

L'Tanya Pegues-Harrison is a Administrative Assistant II at Recorder of Deeds. They have served since 1992 (about 26 years). 2018 total compensation came to $16,342.

Oscar Vazquez

Cashier III Recorder/Recorder of Deeds

2018 total comp

$16,342

Base pay: $16,342
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,342
Hire date: 1989-11-06
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ffb792a2-63c3-43e6-bcc6-cdd0c275d73f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4854
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9502092

Oscar Vazquez is a Cashier III Recorder at Recorder of Deeds. Hired in 1989, they have about 29 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $16,342.

Joseph Alvarez

Administrative Assistant II/Recorder of Deeds

2018 total comp

$16,342

Base pay: $16,342
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,342
Hire date: 1991-07-18
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5cd3d7d0-b490-491c-b5f6-1838f108ced6
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 47
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9502016

Joseph Alvarez works as a Administrative Assistant II for Recorder of Deeds. Hired in 1991, they have about 27 years of service. Joseph earned $16,342 in 2018.

Yvette Denne

Administrative Assistant II/Recorder of Deeds

2018 total comp

$16,339

Base pay: $16,339
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,339
Hire date: 1995-06-05
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 7e692602-289e-4d3a-925c-c9193c39e4be
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 47
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9501901

At Recorder of Deeds, Yvette Denne serves as a Administrative Assistant II. Hired in 1995, they have about 23 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $16,339.

Karen Jones

Administrative Assistant II/Recorder of Deeds

2018 total comp

$16,316

Base pay: $16,316
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,316
Hire date: 1990-09-04
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: bd85fd58-a585-4776-9ee4-c2ec7ffa4571
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 47
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9518102

Karen Jones is a Administrative Assistant II at Recorder of Deeds. Hired in 1990, they have about 28 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $16,316.

Dorsea Wrightington

Cashier III Recorder/Recorder of Deeds

2018 total comp

$16,250

Base pay: $16,250
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,250
Hire date: 1991-08-07

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 20ee72bf-7af0-4b21-9f04-b9f9b26db8ac
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4854
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9501993

Dorsea Wrightington works as a Cashier III Recorder for Recorder of Deeds. They have served since 1991 (about 27 years). Dorsea earned $16,250 in 2018.

Rachel Harris

Administrative Assistant III/Recorder of Deeds

2018 total comp

$16,099

Base pay: $16,099
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,099
Hire date: 1998-06-22
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: fe9bf67a-e8e9-4bb8-8a5d-6f66c103cb64
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9501878

At Recorder of Deeds, Rachel Harris serves as a Administrative Assistant III. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 20 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $16,099.

Dorothy Warren

Cashier III Recorder/Recorder of Deeds

2018 total comp

$16,084

Base pay: $16,084
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,084
Hire date: 1978-09-01

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ad0dafb9-2fd8-436d-96d2-46221198c4d3
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 4854
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9502000

Dorothy Warren is a Cashier III Recorder at Recorder of Deeds. They have served since 1978 (about 40 years). 2018 total compensation came to $16,084.

Ralph Albanito

Administrative Assistant II/Recorder of Deeds

2018 total comp

$15,863

Base pay: $15,863
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,863
Hire date: 1998-08-17

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5579fc22-9c55-4579-98db-429d2c3168c2
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 47
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9501992

At Recorder of Deeds, Ralph Albanito serves as a Administrative Assistant II. They have served since 1998 (about 20 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $15,863.