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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Wendy Holderman

Examiner of Titles I/Recorder of Deeds

2018 total comp

$26,279

Base pay: $26,279
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,279
Hire date: 1990-06-18

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b3af178b-bd62-42bf-bdef-3df940f0a91d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 403
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9502100

Wendy Holderman holds the role of Examiner of Titles I at Recorder of Deeds. Hired in 1990, they have about 28 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $26,279.