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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

Similar departments

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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Cynthia Zarate

Administrative Assistant III/State's Attorney

2018 total comp
$1,904
Base pay
$1,904
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$1,904
Hire date
2001-02-13

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
48
Position Id
1800342

Cynthia Zarate holds the role of Administrative Assistant III at State's Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 17 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $1,904.

Eileen Ordas

Clerk IV AFSCME/State's Attorney

2018 total comp
$1,857
Base pay
$1,857
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$1,857
Hire date
1999-05-03
Middle name
T

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
6711
Position Id
9931944

Eileen Ordas is a Clerk IV AFSCME at State's Attorney. They have served since 1999 (about 19 years). 2018 total compensation came to $1,857.

Jose Santiago

Clerk IV AFSCME/State's Attorney

2018 total comp
$1,857
Base pay
$1,857
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$1,857
Hire date
2001-02-26
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
6711
Position Id
9932054

Jose Santiago holds the role of Clerk IV AFSCME at State's Attorney. They have served since 2001 (about 17 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $1,857.

Laura Sanchez

Law Clerk I/State's Attorney

2018 total comp
$1,830
Base pay
$1,830
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$1,830
Hire date
2014-04-07

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
556
Position Id
9931499

Laura Sanchez is a Law Clerk I at State's Attorney. Hired in 2014, they have about 4 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $1,830.

Rosangela Maldonado

Stenographer V/State's Attorney

2018 total comp
$1,755
Base pay
$1,755
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$1,755
Hire date
2015-03-23

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
936
Position Id
1100468

At State's Attorney, Rosangela Maldonado serves as a Stenographer V. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 3 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $1,755.

Michael Varga

Law Clerk I/State's Attorney

2017 total comp
$1,701
Base pay
$1,701
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$1,701
Hire date
2017-09-11

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter
1
Job Code
556
Position Id
1700880

Michael Varga is a Law Clerk I at State's Attorney. They have served since 2017 (under a year). 2017 total compensation came to $1,701.

Mary Geocaris

Clerk V/State's Attorney

2018 total comp
$1,595
Base pay
$1,595
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$1,595
Hire date
1990-04-02
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
907
Position Id
9931959

Mary Geocaris holds the role of Clerk V at State's Attorney. Hired in 1990, they have about 28 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $1,595.

Heather Brualdi

Assistant State's Attorney/State's Attorney

2018 total comp
$1,561
Base pay
$1,561
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$1,561
Hire date
1994-06-13
Middle name
B

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1172
Position Id
1400483

Heather Brualdi is a Assistant State's Attorney at State's Attorney. Hired in 1994, they have about 24 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $1,561.

Mee Kyi Lee

Administrative Assistant II/State's Attorney

2018 total comp
$1,558
Base pay
$1,558
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$1,558
Hire date
1992-09-21

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
47
Position Id
1800087

Mee Kyi Lee is a Administrative Assistant II at State's Attorney. Their tenure dates to 1992, about 26 years. 2018 total compensation came to $1,558.