City of Baltimore / States Attorneys Office (017) / Assistant State's Attorney
Job-title file
Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.
22 employees hold this title in States Attorneys Office (017). Median total compensation for the role is $85,544, above the department median of $74,079.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 22 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
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 (017) pays a median base salary of $78,125 for this role, 41% 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 (017)’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 (017)’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.
Computed over the 34 of 35 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at States Attorneys Office (017) is $77,150, 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 (017), the median of $85,544 ranks #5 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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Rita Wisthoff Ito holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorneys Office (017). They have served since 2000 (about 20 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $110,086.
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Elizabeth Stock works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorneys Office (017). Hired in 2005, they have about 15 years of service. Elizabeth earned $102,098 in 2020.
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Bethany Durand works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorneys Office (017). Their tenure dates to 2002, about 16 years. Bethany earned $99,551 in 2018.
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Charles Fitzpatrick works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorneys Office (017). They have served since 2003 (about 17 years). Charles earned $97,675 in 2020.
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David Owens holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorneys Office (017). They have served since 2015 (about 5 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $97,090.
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Adam Chaudry works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorneys Office (017). Their tenure dates to 2008, about 12 years. Adam earned $96,261 in 2020.
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Michael Dunty works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorneys Office (017). They have served since 2015 (about 3 years). Michael earned $96,003 in 2018.
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Charles Blomquist is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorneys Office (017). They have served since 2000 (about 15 years). 2015 total compensation came to $95,357.
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Theresa Shaffer holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorneys Office (017). They have served since 2001 (about 12 years). In 2013, their total compensation was $90,921.
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At States Attorneys Office (017), Patrick Seidel serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 4 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $88,335.
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Nicole Barmore works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorneys Office (017). Hired in 2003, they have about 15 years of service. Nicole earned $87,535 in 2018.
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Michelle Wilson works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorneys Office (017). They have served since 2005 (about 10 years). Michelle earned $83,553 in 2015.
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At States Attorneys Office (017), Angela Diehl serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. Hired in 2005, they have about 11 years of service. Their 2016 pay totaled $82,789.
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At States Attorneys Office (017), Kurt Bjorklund serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 12 years. Their 2016 pay totaled $81,987.
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Katie Ohara works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorneys Office (017). They have served since 2005 (about 11 years). Katie earned $79,100 in 2016.
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Amy Donze works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorneys Office (017). Hired in 2002, they have about 11 years of service. Amy earned $76,859 in 2013.
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At States Attorneys Office (017), Michael Brown serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. Hired in 2008, they have about 9 years of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $73,710.
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Angela Worthy works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorneys Office (017). They have served since 2005 (about 8 years). Angela earned $72,044 in 2013.
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Terence Nash holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorneys Office (017). Hired in 2004, they have about 9 years of service. In 2013, their total compensation was $71,909.
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Brian Bajew holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorneys Office (017). Their tenure dates to 2014, about 3 years. In 2017, their total compensation was $65,845.
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Sheryl Atkins is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorneys Office (017). Hired in 1997, they have about 23 years of service. 2020 total compensation came to $42,120.
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Jennifer Brady holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorneys Office (017). Hired in 2006, they have about 14 years of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $10,417.