City of Baltimore / States Attorneys Office (002) / Assistant State's Attorney
Job-title file
Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.
3 employees hold this title in States Attorneys Office (002). Median total compensation for the role is $79,778, above the department median of $51,058.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for Lawyers — about 7,520 people — is $132,400. States Attorneys Office (002) pays a median base salary of $77,446 for this role, 42% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Lawyers across every employer in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows States Attorneys Office (002)’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Lawyers — about 754,500 people — is $159,670. States Attorneys Office (002)’s median base salary is 51% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at States Attorneys Office (002) is $77,446, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Assistant State's Attorney is held in 18 City of Baltimore departments. In States Attorneys Office (002), the median of $79,778 ranks #7 of 18.
Median total compensation for the Assistant State's Attorney role in other City of Baltimoredepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $68,451 ranks #1 of 2. See Assistant State S Attorney across all of City of Baltimore →
Median total compensation for comparable Assistant State S Attorney roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
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Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorneys Office (002)
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At States Attorneys Office (002), William Van Cuyk serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 9 years. Their 2016 pay totaled $81,896.
Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorneys Office (002)
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At States Attorneys Office (002), C Mason serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. Hired in 2000, they have about 13 years of service. Their 2013 pay totaled $79,778.
Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorneys Office (002)
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At States Attorneys Office (002), Alexander Huggins serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2010, about 8 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $75,114.