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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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Charles Duerr

Director of Financial Control I/State's Attorney

2018 total comp
$4,983
Base pay
$4,983
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$4,983
Hire date
1987-01-16
Middle name
N

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
110
Position Id
9935038

At State's Attorney, Charles Duerr serves as a Director of Financial Control I. Hired in 1987, they have about 31 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $4,983.

Karl Hofbauer

Assistant State's Attorney/State's Attorney

2018 total comp
$4,964
Base pay
$4,964
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$4,964
Hire date
1999-09-13

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1172
Position Id
9932122

At State's Attorney, Karl Hofbauer serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. Hired in 1999, they have about 19 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $4,964.

Mary Boland

Assistant State's Attorney/State's Attorney

2018 total comp
$4,560
Base pay
$4,560
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$4,560
Hire date
1996-09-09
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1172
Position Id
362232

Mary Boland works as a Assistant State's Attorney for State's Attorney. They have served since 1996 (about 22 years). Mary earned $4,560 in 2018.

Tasha Kelly

Assistant State's Attorney/State's Attorney

2018 total comp
$4,210
Base pay
$4,210
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$4,210
Hire date
1998-09-14
Middle name
Marie

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
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Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1172
Position Id
362220

Tasha Kelly holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at State's Attorney. They have served since 1998 (about 20 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $4,210.