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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Jennifer Walker

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$36,890

Base pay: $36,890
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,890
Hire date: 1997-08-18
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: cbfc6a42-d568-4fd9-a14b-dad2572da297
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510248

Jennifer Walker holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Hired in 1997, they have about 21 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $36,890.

David Williams

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$36,890

Base pay: $36,890
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,890
Hire date: 1994-09-19
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a5026224-c100-445e-9d67-be23b40bdcb9
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510096

At States Attorney, David Williams serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. They have served since 1994 (about 24 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $36,890.

James Chandler

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$36,663

Base pay: $36,663
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,663
Hire date: 2017-07-31
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e0b6a9d2-08da-4101-b058-8684d22be634
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509710

James Chandler is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2017, about a year. 2018 total compensation came to $36,663.