Cook County, Illinois / State's Attorney
Agency file
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.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
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.
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.
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).
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
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median 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% |
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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
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Chief Data Officer/State's Attorney
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Matthew Saniie is a Chief Data Officer at State's Attorney. They have served since 2017 (about a year). 2018 total compensation came to $27,866.
Investigator V Sa/State's Attorney
Source-specific fields
Deborah Simental holds the role of Investigator V Sa at State's Attorney. Hired in 2017, they have about a year of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $27,117.