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

$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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Marcy Richman Hirsh

Administrative Assistant II/Recorder of Deeds

2016 total comp

$5,761

Base pay: $5,761
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,761
Hire date: 1978-02-01
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 21dc9b39-c96c-4cbe-9669-1dc9151b0caa
Fiscal Period: 2016Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 47
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9502026

Marcy Richman Hirsh holds the role of Administrative Assistant II at Recorder of Deeds. Hired in 1978, they have about 38 years of service. In 2016, their total compensation was $5,761.

Dorothy Dukes

Clerk V/Recorder of Deeds

2017 total comp

$5,392

Base pay: $5,392
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,392
Hire date: 1997-01-06

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 4119706c-f2d5-44a0-8ee5-12e706ede123
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 907
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9502007

Dorothy Dukes is a Clerk V at Recorder of Deeds. Hired in 1997, they have about 20 years of service. 2017 total compensation came to $5,392.

Freida Robinson

Real Estate Indexer I/Recorder of Deeds

2017 total comp

$5,343

Base pay: $5,343
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,343
Hire date: 2004-07-12

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e0858aa6-25c3-46cd-8321-9feeca6067d8
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 563
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9502040

At Recorder of Deeds, Freida Robinson serves as a Real Estate Indexer I. They have served since 2004 (about 13 years). Their 2017 pay totaled $5,343.

Regina Cook

Administrative Assistant III/Recorder of Deeds

2018 total comp

$5,333

Base pay: $5,333
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,333
Hire date: 1986-06-17

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c24940b0-dce7-451f-8be6-f8d54bccc37d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9518101

At Recorder of Deeds, Regina Cook serves as a Administrative Assistant III. Hired in 1986, they have about 32 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $5,333.

Alma Dixon

Clerk V/Recorder of Deeds

2017 total comp

$5,048

Base pay: $5,048
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,048
Hire date: 1978-05-22

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6a179c90-b07e-4509-b00b-837b55bb9629
Fiscal Period: 2017Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9501991

Alma Dixon holds the role of Clerk V at Recorder of Deeds. They have served since 1978 (about 39 years). In 2017, their total compensation was $5,048.

Christopher Donald

Cashier Ii-Rod/Recorder of Deeds

2017 total comp

$4,987

Base pay: $4,987
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,987
Hire date: 2003-07-27
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 7da42246-41e9-4d86-90f5-f671a76f361d
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 6659
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9501998

At Recorder of Deeds, Christopher Donald serves as a Cashier Ii-Rod. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 14 years. Their 2017 pay totaled $4,987.

Ernest Norris

Clerk V/Recorder of Deeds

2016 total comp

$4,703

Base pay: $4,703
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,703
Hire date: 2003-09-07
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c346d0fb-dd0b-49c4-b1a4-f266d23fa9ea
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 907
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9501975

At Recorder of Deeds, Ernest Norris serves as a Clerk V. They have served since 2003 (about 13 years). Their 2016 pay totaled $4,703.

Laurie Cruz

Cashier III Recorder/Recorder of Deeds

2018 total comp

$4,669

Base pay: $4,669
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,669
Hire date: 1991-01-16

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a6cd4813-2064-4030-baea-e273d00db2d6
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 4854
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9501951

At Recorder of Deeds, Laurie Cruz serves as a Cashier III Recorder. Hired in 1991, they have about 27 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $4,669.