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

Page 1

Khesi Pillows

Systems Analyst III/Recorder of Deeds

2017 total comp

$1,804

Base pay: $1,804
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,804
Hire date: 2001-02-13
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6243a000-a543-4556-8e55-09921b78aba7
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 1112
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9518097

Khesi Pillows holds the role of Systems Analyst III at Recorder of Deeds. Hired in 2001, they have about 16 years of service. In 2017, their total compensation was $1,804.

Tiffany Wilson

Systems Analyst III/Recorder of Deeds

2017 total comp

$1,804

Base pay: $1,804
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,804
Hire date: 1997-06-09
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 222fa83a-d35a-4487-9e23-37ccac7375fe
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 1112
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9818110

At Recorder of Deeds, Tiffany Wilson serves as a Systems Analyst III. Hired in 1997, they have about 20 years of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $1,804.

Thomas Mcmahon

Director of Compliance Rod/Recorder of Deeds

2017 total comp

$1,750

Base pay: $1,750
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,750
Hire date: 2015-06-01
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c7804a58-4f97-41b5-874d-816a8d477c03
Fiscal Period: 2017Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5936
Office: 1130
Position Id: 1300116

Thomas Mcmahon is a Director of Compliance Rod at Recorder of Deeds. They have served since 2015 (about 2 years). 2017 total compensation came to $1,750.

Vittorio Gomez

Specassttorecder-Comm Affaiirs/Recorder of Deeds

2016 total comp

$1,742

Base pay: $1,742
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,742
Hire date: 2016-06-17
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d0752f21-defb-4f12-bb72-ce40f6752ef8
Fiscal Period: 2016Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 6612
Office: 1130
Position Id: 903543

Vittorio Gomez is a Specassttorecder-Comm Affaiirs at Recorder of Deeds. They have served since 2016 (under a year). 2016 total compensation came to $1,742.

Roslyn Whitlock

Administrative Assistant IV/Recorder of Deeds

2018 total comp

$1,513

Base pay: $1,513
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,513
Hire date: 1999-03-15
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 50ed8891-db42-4223-95be-209b442b222e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 50
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9502015

Roslyn Whitlock works as a Administrative Assistant IV for Recorder of Deeds. Their tenure dates to 1999, about 19 years. Roslyn earned $1,513 in 2018.

Erwin Acox Jr

Chief of Human Resources - Rod/Recorder of Deeds

2017 total comp

$1,206

Base pay: $1,206
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,206
Hire date: 2016-04-19
Middle name: Lee

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 39bc5447-76aa-4ca6-8c26-0f92c85c0086
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 6374
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9501876

Erwin Acox Jr works as a Chief of Human Resources - Rod for Recorder of Deeds. Hired in 2016, they have about a year of service. Erwin earned $1,206 in 2017.

Philomena Hale

Administrative Assistant IV/Recorder of Deeds

2018 total comp

$928

Base pay: $928
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $928
Hire date: 1992-05-04

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ca824298-e28f-4a09-9359-73ec7c1adbd4
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 50
Office: 1130
Position Id: 1862

At Recorder of Deeds, Philomena Hale serves as a Administrative Assistant IV. Their tenure dates to 1992, about 26 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $928.

Dolores Sartorio

Administrative Assistant IV/Recorder of Deeds

2017 total comp

$909

Base pay: $909
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $909
Hire date: 1984-02-01

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 8825354a-ffb1-4e1f-92e7-e2430a4b865b
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 50
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9501877

Dolores Sartorio works as a Administrative Assistant IV for Recorder of Deeds. They have served since 1984 (about 33 years). Dolores earned $909 in 2017.

Jonathan Stephens

Real Estate Indexer I/Recorder of Deeds

2017 total comp

$854

Base pay: $854
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $854
Hire date: 2008-09-28

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 64e81153-0c91-4ed2-91d4-2c598cfb8c3d
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 563
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9502038

Jonathan Stephens is a Real Estate Indexer I at Recorder of Deeds. Hired in 2008, they have about 9 years of service. 2017 total compensation came to $854.

Bernadette Pascente

Microfilm Operator Ii-Recorder/Recorder of Deeds

2017 total comp

$854

Base pay: $854
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $854
Hire date: 1998-07-06
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b772d94b-18ca-46c2-a2d2-8738b0d25eeb
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 4856
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9502073

At Recorder of Deeds, Bernadette Pascente serves as a Microfilm Operator Ii-Recorder. Hired in 1998, they have about 19 years of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $854.

Sara Glenn

Real Estate Indexer I/Recorder of Deeds

2017 total comp

$854

Base pay: $854
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $854
Hire date: 2008-09-28

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 85c3ae23-22a3-4b8c-81a0-1bbedf8dbe22
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 563
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9502044

Sara Glenn is a Real Estate Indexer I at Recorder of Deeds. They have served since 2008 (about 9 years). 2017 total compensation came to $854.

Bearling Robinson

Microfilm Operator Ii-Recorder/Recorder of Deeds

2017 total comp

$849

Base pay: $849
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $849
Hire date: 2002-08-26

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f55cba83-726a-46d5-ac8b-51aedb022f20
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 4860
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9502061

Bearling Robinson is a Microfilm Operator Ii-Recorder at Recorder of Deeds. Hired in 2002, they have about 15 years of service. 2017 total compensation came to $849.

Leslie Perkins

Inventory Control Coordinator/Recorder of Deeds

2017 total comp

$813

Base pay: $813
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $813
Hire date: 2008-06-08
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 87d84911-c7f9-40ea-86ab-282de059b6cb
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 6097
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9501879

At Recorder of Deeds, Leslie Perkins serves as a Inventory Control Coordinator. Hired in 2008, they have about 9 years of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $813.

Calvin Bowers

Security Officer Irecorder/Recorder of Deeds

2017 total comp

$675

Base pay: $675
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $675
Hire date: 2015-11-09

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b8aa7692-9db7-4888-9361-da9aa194310c
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 4859
Office: 1130
Position Id: 1400334

Calvin Bowers is a Security Officer Irecorder at Recorder of Deeds. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 2 years. 2017 total compensation came to $675.

Linda Cilella

Clerk V/Recorder of Deeds

2018 total comp

$522

Base pay: $522
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $522
Hire date: 2003-06-29
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e6ad98ab-75b6-457d-8c5e-698d3397c8c9
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 907
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9502007

Linda Cilella is a Clerk V at Recorder of Deeds. Hired in 2003, they have about 15 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $522.