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Cook County, Illinois / Recorder of Deeds

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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

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian 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

Linda Tyson

Director of Satellite Offices Rod/Recorder of Deeds

2018 total comp
$23,547
Base pay
$23,547
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$23,547
Hire date
2013-06-17

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
5937
Office
1130
Position Id
1300117

Linda Tyson is a Director of Satellite Offices Rod at Recorder of Deeds. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 5 years. 2018 total compensation came to $23,547.

Gabriel Fakhouri

Dir/Recording Operations - Rod/Recorder of Deeds

2018 total comp
$23,547
Base pay
$23,547
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$23,547
Hire date
1995-03-07
Middle name
F

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
6912
Office
1130
Position Id
9502064

Gabriel Fakhouri is a Dir/Recording Operations - Rod at Recorder of Deeds. Hired in 1995, they have about 23 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $23,547.

Halina Ruiz

Database Administrator/Recorder of Deeds

2018 total comp
$23,208
Base pay
$23,208
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$23,208
Hire date
2006-05-15

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
6469
Office
1130
Position Id
1400206

At Recorder of Deeds, Halina Ruiz serves as a Database Administrator. Hired in 2006, they have about 12 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $23,208.

Felix Babatunde

Assistant to County Recorder/Recorder of Deeds

2016 total comp
$22,920
Base pay
$22,920
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$22,920
Hire date
1995-04-03
Middle name
O

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2016Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
42
Office
1130
Position Id
300063

Felix Babatunde holds the role of Assistant to County Recorder at Recorder of Deeds. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 21 years. In 2016, their total compensation was $22,920.

Alexis Serio

Director of Compliance Rod/Recorder of Deeds

2018 total comp
$22,853
Base pay
$22,853
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$22,853
Hire date
2016-06-13
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
5936
Office
1130
Position Id
1300116

Alexis Serio holds the role of Director of Compliance Rod at Recorder of Deeds. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 2 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $22,853.

Rachel Jordan

Director of Information Retrieval/Recorder of Deeds

2018 total comp
$22,724
Base pay
$22,724
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$22,724
Hire date
2014-03-24

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
6223
Office
1130
Position Id
903440

At Recorder of Deeds, Rachel Jordan serves as a Director of Information Retrieval. They have served since 2014 (about 4 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $22,724.