Agency file

States Attorney

Source file: Cook County, Illinois — Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The States Attorney is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2018, this agency had 1,127 employees with median total compensation of $19,386; the highest distinct record was $52,909.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $24.4M
Employees: 1,127
Median total: $19,386
Highest record: $52,909

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$71$38,555+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 1,127 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($19,386) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $21,610 (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

$11,173

$16,412

$19,386

$28,040

$33,890

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $33,890 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $11,173. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Assistant State's Attorney

707 · $23,314

Investigator II Sa

56 · $25,853

Administrative Assistant II

52 · $16,822

Clerk V

52 · $12,995

Investigator I State's Attorney

25 · $18,521

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.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2016	$27.1M —	1,371 —	$18,443 —
2017	$25.7M ▼ 4.9%	1,242 ▼ 9.4%	$18,824 ▲ 2.1%
2018	$24.4M ▼ 5.4%	1,127 ▼ 9.3%	$19,386 ▲ 3.0%

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.

States Attorneys Office (006) City of Baltimore98% match
State's Attorney Cook County, Illinois92% match

Record list

Employees

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Alexander Michelini

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$15,038

Base pay: $15,038
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,038
Hire date: 2018-03-06

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2219a7ef-02ff-4ff1-bf18-b97be0b1984d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 362217

Alexander Michelini holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. They have served since 2018 (under a year). In 2018, their total compensation was $15,038.

Juanita Munoz

Administrative Assistant I/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$14,987

Base pay: $14,987
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,987
Hire date: 1993-06-01
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6ffa575b-d32f-4f7d-bc87-c03fa44d2d32
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 46
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510845

At States Attorney, Juanita Munoz serves as a Administrative Assistant I. Their tenure dates to 1993, about 25 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $14,987.

Deborah Poremba

Administrative Assistant I/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$14,987

Base pay: $14,987
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,987
Hire date: 1995-11-06
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 8209dd2d-ddba-4d73-8226-d3a2ff15f5e2
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 46
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9930629

Deborah Poremba holds the role of Administrative Assistant I at States Attorney. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 23 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $14,987.

Iris Santiago

Administrative Assistant I/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$14,987

Base pay: $14,987
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,987
Hire date: 1990-10-16
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5bd95f59-bf59-4b1c-a771-f4469a616f33
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 46
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510792

Iris Santiago is a Administrative Assistant I at States Attorney. Their tenure dates to 1990, about 28 years. 2018 total compensation came to $14,987.

Michael Geavaras

Administrative Assistant I/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$14,987

Base pay: $14,987
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,987
Hire date: 1992-09-08
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f1b113a6-f242-46fd-bb94-6f0eddd26776
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 46
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510801

Michael Geavaras holds the role of Administrative Assistant I at States Attorney. Their tenure dates to 1992, about 26 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $14,987.

Leah Bailey Langston

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$14,980

Base pay: $14,980
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,980
Hire date: 1996-02-20
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c7af1fa2-06e8-48ea-88c2-8efb30e9ec8a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510009

Leah Bailey Langston works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorney. Their tenure dates to 1996, about 22 years. Leah earned $14,980 in 2018.

Timothy Cerven

Investigator I State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$14,944

Base pay: $14,944
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,944
Hire date: 2017-09-05
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c4c8d2af-49be-4f89-8c8d-3b454d57fd81
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 695
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510389

At States Attorney, Timothy Cerven serves as a Investigator I State's Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2017, about a year. Their 2018 pay totaled $14,944.

Nora Izaguirre

Stenographer V/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$14,911

Base pay: $14,911
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,911
Hire date: 2000-05-01
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ec723da0-05ee-4fa1-9575-5b07ff81fc97
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 936
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510655

Nora Izaguirre holds the role of Stenographer V at States Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 18 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $14,911.

Jacob Burnett

Stenographer V/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$14,911

Base pay: $14,911
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,911
Hire date: 2002-05-28

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 31ea6a85-e822-41c1-9501-01fb1fb67ea1
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 936
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510746

Jacob Burnett holds the role of Stenographer V at States Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 16 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $14,911.

Lisanne Pugliese

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$14,852

Base pay: $14,852
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,852
Hire date: 1992-05-31
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3a1ca1ca-343c-4143-b2fd-f83e54258a82
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9930703

At States Attorney, Lisanne Pugliese serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. Their tenure dates to 1992, about 26 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $14,852.

Samuel Ray

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2016 total comp

$14,841

Base pay: $14,841
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,841
Hire date: 2012-09-24
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9d21508a-8c62-4d79-a75a-a598b0169a9a
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509796

At States Attorney, Samuel Ray serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 4 years. Their 2016 pay totaled $14,841.

Scheagbe Grigsby

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2017 total comp

$14,815

Base pay: $14,815
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,815
Hire date: 2017-08-07
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 30186ab3-af29-4893-bfbd-4bdd759e3528
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509939

Scheagbe Grigsby is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. They have served since 2017 (under a year). 2017 total compensation came to $14,815.

Ronald Park

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2017 total comp

$14,793

Base pay: $14,793
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,793
Hire date: 2005-04-18
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d1b2e469-2ee7-43cf-87d5-97713211eb9b
Fiscal Period: 2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510216

Ronald Park holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 12 years. In 2017, their total compensation was $14,793.

Erika Washington

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$14,745

Base pay: $14,745
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,745
Hire date: 2014-09-08
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0ade6e51-e762-4659-b550-89b34e6f26f5
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510092

Erika Washington works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorney. They have served since 2014 (about 4 years). Erika earned $14,745 in 2018.

Veryl Gambino

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2017 total comp

$14,743

Base pay: $14,743
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,743
Hire date: 1989-10-02
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6698a6d4-0471-4c6c-97bd-4eacc3800362
Fiscal Period: 2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509687

Veryl Gambino is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Their tenure dates to 1989, about 28 years. 2017 total compensation came to $14,743.

Clyde Guilamo

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2017 total comp

$14,708

Base pay: $14,708
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,708
Hire date: 2011-10-24

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 447cdf64-2455-4e2f-852c-1df1b334e454
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510066

Clyde Guilamo is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. They have served since 2011 (about 6 years). 2017 total compensation came to $14,708.

Haley Peck Pivnick

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$14,665

Base pay: $14,665
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,665
Hire date: 2003-06-30

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 86e7ea9f-fb37-49df-8696-bc907fa30a67
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509919

Haley Peck Pivnick works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorney. Hired in 2003, they have about 15 years of service. Haley earned $14,665 in 2018.

Cecelia Rybski

Victim Witness Coordinator I/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$14,641

Base pay: $14,641
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,641
Hire date: 2010-04-26
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: bd2ae0de-a32d-4dec-82ba-93865ff7dc18
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 666
Office: 1250
Position Id: 363301

Cecelia Rybski works as a Victim Witness Coordinator I for States Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2010, about 8 years. Cecelia earned $14,641 in 2018.

Lavelle Smith

Systems Analyst II/States Attorney

2017 total comp

$14,552

Base pay: $14,552
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,552
Hire date: 1986-04-21

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: cb807239-ec1a-4f50-b80b-a37c2ddae951
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 1111
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9710550

At States Attorney, Lavelle Smith serves as a Systems Analyst II. Their tenure dates to 1986, about 31 years. Their 2017 pay totaled $14,552.

Jordan Matthis

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$14,538

Base pay: $14,538
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,538
Hire date: 2012-06-18
Middle name: L.

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 90d223aa-bba7-4580-85ef-eb29e01b3cd3
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509901

Jordan Matthis holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 6 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $14,538.

Daniel Reedy

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2017 total comp

$14,524

Base pay: $14,524
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,524
Hire date: 1987-12-16
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a45a60a6-4504-4033-b0c9-72e747d768c7
Fiscal Period: 2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509714

Daniel Reedy holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Hired in 1987, they have about 30 years of service. In 2017, their total compensation was $14,524.

Anna Rivera

Stenographer V/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$14,512

Base pay: $14,512
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,512
Hire date: 2000-01-10
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 219e1125-7609-4a1c-9ce1-7d090c0cf466
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 936
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510747

Anna Rivera is a Stenographer V at States Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 18 years. 2018 total compensation came to $14,512.