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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Jennifer Ward

Real Estate Indexer I/Recorder of Deeds

2018 total comp

$8,725

Base pay: $8,725
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,725
Hire date: 2008-06-08

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c3db36dc-a21d-4662-9023-2db2b3e34778
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 563
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9502040

Jennifer Ward holds the role of Real Estate Indexer I at Recorder of Deeds. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 10 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $8,725.

Tondalya Thomas

Systems Analyst II/Recorder of Deeds

2018 total comp

$8,724

Base pay: $8,724
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,724
Hire date: 1995-06-12
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 08c4a092-bd0b-46f4-af14-e157a9f7d54a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1111
Office: 1130
Position Id: 903544

At Recorder of Deeds, Tondalya Thomas serves as a Systems Analyst II. Hired in 1995, they have about 23 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $8,724.

Scondreka Lee

Human Resources Generalist/Recorder of Deeds

2018 total comp

$8,140

Base pay: $8,140
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,140
Hire date: 2018-04-23
Middle name: Racheal

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 11dc8ac4-07c3-46cf-ad71-1601aae42a6f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5136
Office: 1130
Position Id: 300062

Scondreka Lee works as a Human Resources Generalist for Recorder of Deeds. Their tenure dates to 2018, under a year. Scondreka earned $8,140 in 2018.

Minnie Conner

Clerk V/Recorder of Deeds

2017 total comp

$7,780

Base pay: $7,780
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,780
Hire date: 1974-09-01

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 4a6a33af-8759-42b1-b8fc-5e60796a1ed1
Fiscal Period: 2017Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9501961

Minnie Conner holds the role of Clerk V at Recorder of Deeds. Hired in 1974, they have about 43 years of service. In 2017, their total compensation was $7,780.

Archelle Collins

Cashier V Recorder of Deeds/Recorder of Deeds

2016 total comp

$7,595

Base pay: $7,595
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,595
Hire date: 1999-06-14

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2fe92ab8-fb65-41a3-9d88-bdc3d5835b12
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 5436
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9502112

Archelle Collins works as a Cashier V Recorder of Deeds for Recorder of Deeds. Hired in 1999, they have about 17 years of service. Archelle earned $7,595 in 2016.

Megan Cook

Executive Assistant to Labor Counsel Rod/Recorder of Deeds

2017 total comp

$7,519

Base pay: $7,519
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,519
Hire date: 2013-05-20
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 465cb451-cf3b-4011-935f-cd72aadae383
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 6662
Office: 1130
Position Id: 9502012

Megan Cook is a Executive Assistant to Labor Counsel Rod at Recorder of Deeds. They have served since 2013 (about 4 years). 2017 total compensation came to $7,519.