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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Cynthia Pittmon

Executive Assistant to Deputy Recreation Operations Rod/Recorder of Deeds

2018 total comp

$18,390

Base pay: $18,390
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,390
Hire date: 2003-06-01
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ad32dfd4-9615-45c6-9267-cf6ae227e3ad
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6664
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9502054

Cynthia Pittmon is a Executive Assistant to Deputy Recreation Operations Rod at Recorder of Deeds. They have served since 2003 (about 15 years). 2018 total compensation came to $18,390.

Jeanne Mcgraw

Senior Accountant/Recorder of Deeds

2018 total comp

$18,350

Base pay: $18,350
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,350
Hire date: 2016-09-06
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c9c3d7ee-39f2-42a5-a089-39ec468a19cd
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6633
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9501871

Jeanne Mcgraw holds the role of Senior Accountant at Recorder of Deeds. They have served since 2016 (about 2 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $18,350.

Susan Szpara

Accountant IV/Recorder of Deeds

2018 total comp

$18,180

Base pay: $18,180
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,180
Hire date: 1990-10-01
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: afbf649f-e5f9-4e52-9a7d-0d813d27ae19
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 144
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9501874

Susan Szpara works as a Accountant IV for Recorder of Deeds. They have served since 1990 (about 28 years). Susan earned $18,180 in 2018.

Maurice Edwards

Safety Inspector II/Recorder of Deeds

2018 total comp

$17,569

Base pay: $17,569
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,569
Hire date: 1994-09-19

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 078a2acd-2f1e-47ce-81b2-798f2317bac4
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 800
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9502053

Maurice Edwards holds the role of Safety Inspector II at Recorder of Deeds. Their tenure dates to 1994, about 24 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $17,569.

Cynthia Jones

Administrative Assistant Ii-Cc/Rod/Shf/Recorder of Deeds

2018 total comp

$17,544

Base pay: $17,544
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,544
Hire date: 1989-07-11
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 506be2d6-e108-46a5-b84f-0daeee541bb3
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4836
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9501929

Cynthia Jones is a Administrative Assistant Ii-Cc/Rod/Shf at Recorder of Deeds. Hired in 1989, they have about 29 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $17,544.

Geraldine Johnson

Assistant to County Recorder/Recorder of Deeds

2018 total comp

$17,331

Base pay: $17,331
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,331
Hire date: 1992-01-29

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 31ad14b1-f0cc-4fe5-be12-58508b2ca05e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 42
Office: 1130
Position Id: 300062

Geraldine Johnson works as a Assistant to County Recorder for Recorder of Deeds. Their tenure dates to 1992, about 26 years. Geraldine earned $17,331 in 2018.