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States Attorneys Office (045)

Source file: City of Baltimore — Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The States Attorneys Office (045) is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2020, this agency had 25 employees with median total compensation of $70,249; the highest distinct record was $126,061.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.6M
Employees
25
Median total
$70,249
Highest record
$126,061

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 25 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($70,249) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$64,398 (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
$21,884
$58,378
$70,249
$71,787
$106,104

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $106,104 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $21,884. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

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 7 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2013
$1.8M
27
$61,774
2015
$3.5M
96.4%
51
88.9%
$70,638
14.3%
2016
$3.3M
5.4%
54
5.9%
$62,413
11.6%
2017
$1.4M
59.3%
20
63.0%
$67,924
8.8%
2018
$1.6M
15.4%
22
10.0%
$69,305
2.0%
2019
$1.4M
13.3%
20
9.1%
$69,249
0.1%
2020
$1.6M
18.6%
25
25.0%
$70,249
1.4%

Compare

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Record list

Employees

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Diana Smith

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorneys Office (045)

2013 total comp
$92,909
Base pay
$92,909
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$92,909
Hire date
2000-10-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A29
Annualsalary
93000
Employee ID
46260

Diana Smith holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorneys Office (045). Their tenure dates to 2000, about 13 years. In 2013, their total compensation was $92,909.

Twila Driggins

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorneys Office (045)

2020 total comp
$91,141
Base pay
$91,141
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$91,141
Hire date
1992-09-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A29
Annualsalary
91225
Employee ID
141904

Twila Driggins works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorneys Office (045). They have served since 1992 (about 28 years). Twila earned $91,141 in 2020.

Lynn Nixon

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorneys Office (045)

2016 total comp
$90,748
Base pay
$90,748
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$90,748
Hire date
2013-09-03

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A29
Annualsalary
94800
Employee ID
91834

Lynn Nixon is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorneys Office (045). Their tenure dates to 2013, about 3 years. 2016 total compensation came to $90,748.

Randi Lifson

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorneys Office (045)

2015 total comp
$90,440
Base pay
$90,440
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$90,440
Hire date
1990-11-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A29
Annualsalary
93600
Employee ID
76257

At States Attorneys Office (045), Randi Lifson serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. Their tenure dates to 1990, about 25 years. Their 2015 pay totaled $90,440.

Christine Celeste

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorneys Office (045)

2016 total comp
$90,293
Base pay
$90,293
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$90,293
Hire date
2003-08-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A29
Annualsalary
95340
Employee ID
84853

Christine Celeste works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorneys Office (045). Their tenure dates to 2003, about 13 years. Christine earned $90,293 in 2016.

Amy Donze

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorneys Office (045)

2015 total comp
$90,065
Base pay
$90,065
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$90,065
Hire date
2002-03-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A29
Annualsalary
90200
Employee ID
72086

Amy Donze works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorneys Office (045). They have served since 2002 (about 13 years). Amy earned $90,065 in 2015.

Keesha Pinnock Harvey

Chief State's Attorney/States Attorneys Office (045)

2020 total comp
$89,997
Base pay
$89,997
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$89,997
Hire date
2010-05-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A29
Annualsalary
90223
Employee ID
149609

At States Attorneys Office (045), Keesha Pinnock Harvey serves as a Chief State's Attorney. They have served since 2010 (about 10 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $89,997.

Lazette Ringgold-Kirksey

Chief State's Attorney/States Attorneys Office (045)

2018 total comp
$89,336
Base pay
$89,336
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$89,336
Hire date
2005-09-06

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A29
Annualsalary
91500
Employee ID
120183

Lazette Ringgold-Kirksey works as a Chief State's Attorney for States Attorneys Office (045). Their tenure dates to 2005, about 13 years. Lazette earned $89,336 in 2018.