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Cook County, Illinois / State's Attorney

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State's Attorney

Source file: Cook County, Illinois — Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The State's Attorney is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2018, this agency had 70 employees with median total compensation of $2,506; the highest distinct record was $27,866.

Year
2018
Total payroll
$309.7K
Employees
70
Median total
$2,506
Highest record
$27,866

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 70 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($2,506) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $4,424 (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
$1,857
$2,345
$2,506
$3,660
$7,680

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $7,680 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $1,857. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Assistant State's Attorney
25 · $3,608
Administrative Assistant II
14 · $2,462
Administrative Assistant IV
5 · $3,115
Administrative Assistant III
5 · $2,845
Law Clerk I
4 · $2,087

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2016
$1.5M
—
84
—
$16,523
—
2017
$2M
▲ 37.0%
111
▲ 32.1%
$17,232
▲ 4.3%
2018
$309.7K
▼ 84.8%
70
▼ 36.9%
$2,506
▼ 85.5%

Compare

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Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Record list

Employees

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Maiesha Baptiste

Assistant State's Attorney/State's Attorney

2018 total comp
$13,150
Base pay
$13,150
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$13,150
Hire date
2007-06-04

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1172
Office
1250
Position Id
9933551

At State's Attorney, Maiesha Baptiste serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. They have served since 2007 (about 11 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $13,150.

John Murray

Assistant State's Attorney/State's Attorney

2018 total comp
$13,074
Base pay
$13,074
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$13,074
Hire date
2015-01-26
Middle name
E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1172
Office
1250
Position Id
9510023

John Murray is a Assistant State's Attorney at State's Attorney. Hired in 2015, they have about 3 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $13,074.