Cook County, Illinois / States Attorney / Assistant State's Attorney

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Assistant State's Attorney

Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.

883 employees hold this title in States Attorney. Median total compensation for the role is $19,386, below the department median of $19,386.

Employees: 883
Total payroll: $18.6M
Role median: $19,386
Agency median: $19,386
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$454$38,326+

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How total compensation varies among the 883 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across Cook County, Illinois

Assistant State's Attorney is held in 8 Cook County, Illinois departments. In States Attorney, the median of $19,386 ranks #4 of 8.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Sa Complex Drug Prosecutions

$22,310 · 2

Sa Appellate Assistance Progra

$21,221 · 10

Sa Child Support Enforcement

$20,387 · 11

Office Inspector General

$17,898 · 1

Ph Health Inspections Intergov

$12,111 · 1

Sa Mayer Brown Civil Program

$5,140 · 2

State's Attorney

$3,608 · 26

Median total compensation for the Assistant State's Attorney role in other Cook County, Illinoisdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Assistant State S Attorney beyond Cook County, Illinois

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In Cook County, Illinois, the median of $19,290 ranks #2 of 2. See Assistant State S Attorney across all of Cook County, Illinois →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Baltimore

$68,451 · 1,168

Median total compensation for comparable Assistant State S Attorneyroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Margaret Wood

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2017 total comp

$22,754

Base pay: $22,754
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,754
Hire date: 1990-06-01
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1f9043ac-3591-4297-ad45-21b7e74c3df5
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509674

Margaret Wood is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Hired in 1990, they have about 27 years of service. 2017 total compensation came to $22,754.

Kurt Smitko

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2017 total comp

$22,606

Base pay: $22,606
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,606
Hire date: 1985-10-01
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 18e411ea-05f3-462c-9b45-33a33fb39264
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509708

At States Attorney, Kurt Smitko serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. Their tenure dates to 1985, about 32 years. Their 2017 pay totaled $22,606.

Iris Ferosie

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$22,432

Base pay: $22,432
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,432
Hire date: 1996-09-03
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b4ee84a3-e909-4de4-b31d-7c43feb189a9
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9511024

At States Attorney, Iris Ferosie serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. They have served since 1996 (about 22 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $22,432.

Christine Carlyon

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$22,291

Base pay: $22,291
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,291
Hire date: 2000-06-12
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a2c436cf-7929-486a-b40d-8d6e6032f5c1
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9511060

At States Attorney, Christine Carlyon serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. They have served since 2000 (about 18 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $22,291.

Eric Bashirian

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$22,035

Base pay: $22,035
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,035
Hire date: 2004-06-28
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 73489614-3182-4985-a20d-d4e520fd435f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509877

Eric Bashirian holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 14 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $22,035.

Eric Sacks

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$21,735

Base pay: $21,735
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,735
Hire date: 2014-08-11
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a7f19ffe-5d3b-4979-a379-1ba41ba93738
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510202

Eric Sacks holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 4 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $21,735.

Nyshana Sumner

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$21,735

Base pay: $21,735
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,735
Hire date: 2004-06-28
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1147c933-9f92-43ad-a776-cf81e6c24b9a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510279

At States Attorney, Nyshana Sumner serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. They have served since 2004 (about 14 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $21,735.

Scott Golden

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2017 total comp

$21,645

Base pay: $21,645
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,645
Hire date: 2013-04-22
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f8a66bc2-ec55-4914-a8df-b09df98b9812
Fiscal Period: 2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9711118

Scott Golden is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Hired in 2013, they have about 4 years of service. 2017 total compensation came to $21,645.

Thomas Driscoll

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$21,623

Base pay: $21,623
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,623
Hire date: 1987-12-14
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 8270bba2-a414-4475-83df-3cf2dab81acc
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509953

Thomas Driscoll works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorney. They have served since 1987 (about 31 years). Thomas earned $21,623 in 2018.

Jennifer Walsh

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$21,593

Base pay: $21,593
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,593
Hire date: 2008-05-27
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5602c554-64f2-4fd2-b75c-0a3cb75a1b5b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509812

Jennifer Walsh is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Hired in 2008, they have about 10 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $21,593.

Sarah Karr

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$21,525

Base pay: $21,525
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,525
Hire date: 2007-08-06
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 42b90d10-cd9b-4f12-bed5-52d2078db4d5
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510167

Sarah Karr works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorney. They have served since 2007 (about 11 years). Sarah earned $21,525 in 2018.

Maryanne Mlikotic

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2016 total comp

$21,371

Base pay: $21,371
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,371
Hire date: 1986-04-07
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e02e6b85-0230-48bb-9abc-973b218ce18e
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509706

Maryanne Mlikotic holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Hired in 1986, they have about 30 years of service. In 2016, their total compensation was $21,371.

Rebecca Wiggers

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$21,299

Base pay: $21,299
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,299
Hire date: 2012-01-30

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 03ae1601-e8c0-457c-9ffa-8fc93700c30f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509986

Rebecca Wiggers holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. They have served since 2012 (about 6 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $21,299.

Amrith Aakre

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2017 total comp

$21,217

Base pay: $21,217
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,217
Hire date: 2005-05-16
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6ac7ba3e-d286-44f5-87a0-191dc415e23c
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510200

At States Attorney, Amrith Aakre serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 12 years. Their 2017 pay totaled $21,217.

Eleanor Oh

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$21,110

Base pay: $21,110
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,110
Hire date: 2012-01-17
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 4c7e5deb-90a3-469c-94d5-ba633786e4e9
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510126

Eleanor Oh works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorney. They have served since 2012 (about 6 years). Eleanor earned $21,110 in 2018.

Michael Knight

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$20,997

Base pay: $20,997
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,997
Hire date: 2012-01-17
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: cbe9e6a4-13e6-4cda-8ba7-737bfca16734
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509932

Michael Knight holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Hired in 2012, they have about 6 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $20,997.