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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Kristine Cote

Administrative Assistant V/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$19,695

Base pay: $19,695
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,695
Hire date: 1990-09-24
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f2317770-49eb-48c7-9b81-81d6f9813030
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 51
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510490

At States Attorney, Kristine Cote serves as a Administrative Assistant V. They have served since 1990 (about 28 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $19,695.

Holly Pavlinski

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$19,609

Base pay: $19,609
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,609
Hire date: 2007-08-20
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: eec09210-59cd-4cad-8dda-d2a762928ed6
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510028

Holly Pavlinski is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Hired in 2007, they have about 11 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $19,609.

Mikah Soliunas

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$19,478

Base pay: $19,478
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,478
Hire date: 2003-05-27

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b0f5f91d-4284-4af7-bba8-494e2f09d5c8
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509908

At States Attorney, Mikah Soliunas serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. Hired in 2003, they have about 15 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $19,478.

Jason Coelho

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$19,478

Base pay: $19,478
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,478
Hire date: 2009-11-09

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f71c8371-c637-4a28-b8a0-f08883cb490c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9511041

Jason Coelho is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Hired in 2009, they have about 9 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $19,478.

Julia Ramirez

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$19,478

Base pay: $19,478
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,478
Hire date: 2009-10-13
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f5568283-d5ef-4692-a56d-cb05bf66fd5b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 600275

Julia Ramirez holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2009, about 9 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $19,478.

Lauren Maniatis

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$19,478

Base pay: $19,478
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,478
Hire date: 2007-06-11
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3794f0b6-f9a1-4a83-9346-b7ed1451f515
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510278

Lauren Maniatis works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorney. Hired in 2007, they have about 11 years of service. Lauren earned $19,478 in 2018.

Laura Leahy

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$19,478

Base pay: $19,478
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,478
Hire date: 2007-06-11
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 8475a78d-31a1-4fa6-9cd5-404ceeeaf76e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510199

Laura Leahy holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Hired in 2007, they have about 11 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $19,478.

Cathy Stein

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2017 total comp

$19,463

Base pay: $19,463
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,463
Hire date: 2017-09-18
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 497be56f-9b16-4f80-aad9-2c4e45df4356
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509683

Cathy Stein is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Hired in 2017, they have under a year of service. 2017 total compensation came to $19,463.

Lauren Pavlich

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$19,411

Base pay: $19,411
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,411
Hire date: 2014-02-10
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9db4d258-34c0-4742-ba5f-dd6611a52c4a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9511058

At States Attorney, Lauren Pavlich serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. They have served since 2014 (about 4 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $19,411.

Darryl Auguste

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$19,386

Base pay: $19,386
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,386
Hire date: 2013-09-30
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 277d4e5f-0717-4226-80aa-e561f351230c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509999

At States Attorney, Darryl Auguste serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. Hired in 2013, they have about 5 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $19,386.

Kelly Cunneen

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$19,386

Base pay: $19,386
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,386
Hire date: 2010-06-21
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d6c6ffe5-7ad7-4cae-b424-7f7396e1e8d1
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9511093

At States Attorney, Kelly Cunneen serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. They have served since 2010 (about 8 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $19,386.

Stephanie Gonzalez

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$19,386

Base pay: $19,386
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,386
Hire date: 2016-10-03
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 35c2c8f8-e962-410f-b485-22596c5421e0
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509850

Stephanie Gonzalez is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 2 years. 2018 total compensation came to $19,386.

David Shin

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$19,386

Base pay: $19,386
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,386
Hire date: 2010-05-24
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a308a9db-d98e-4fd8-8a24-7920e78bb5e3
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510021

At States Attorney, David Shin serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2010, about 8 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $19,386.

Brendon Stark

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$19,386

Base pay: $19,386
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,386
Hire date: 2012-01-30

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: dd8b0aa0-5988-4a4d-b20e-121956016e45
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510125

Brendon Stark works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorney. Hired in 2012, they have about 6 years of service. Brendon earned $19,386 in 2018.

Benjamin Williams

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$19,386

Base pay: $19,386
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,386
Hire date: 2010-11-22
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 517a0786-eaff-4c1c-a53f-bdcc6413b7ae
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510144

Benjamin Williams holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Hired in 2010, they have about 8 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $19,386.

Sean Brady

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$19,386

Base pay: $19,386
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,386
Hire date: 2011-08-01
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0536aa22-0066-4c36-9b5d-b60e0d08981e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510059

Sean Brady holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Hired in 2011, they have about 7 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $19,386.

Christine Hake

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$19,386

Base pay: $19,386
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,386
Hire date: 2003-06-18
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 989796fd-bd16-4920-8660-10166501933f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510088

Christine Hake works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorney. Hired in 2003, they have about 15 years of service. Christine earned $19,386 in 2018.

Maurice Alayo

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$19,386

Base pay: $19,386
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,386
Hire date: 2010-07-06
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 978eae65-c5bb-4882-ab74-54c74a06d4fe
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509696

Maurice Alayo holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Hired in 2010, they have about 8 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $19,386.

Davor Mitrovic

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$19,386

Base pay: $19,386
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,386
Hire date: 2010-09-13

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 00d20c14-93d4-4560-a10d-3e41c1fafd07
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510002

Davor Mitrovic works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorney. Hired in 2010, they have about 8 years of service. Davor earned $19,386 in 2018.

Natalie Sanchez

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$19,386

Base pay: $19,386
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,386
Hire date: 2010-07-19

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ec36d0c2-d7c7-44ce-a677-a62723942541
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510036

Natalie Sanchez works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorney. They have served since 2010 (about 8 years). Natalie earned $19,386 in 2018.

Katherine Fox

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$19,386

Base pay: $19,386
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,386
Hire date: 2009-05-26
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9fa8e13c-5777-463c-9a95-9e33c59393ce
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9511067

Katherine Fox works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorney. Hired in 2009, they have about 9 years of service. Katherine earned $19,386 in 2018.

Shawn Abraham

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$19,386

Base pay: $19,386
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,386
Hire date: 2012-01-03

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: fecb6d8c-da1b-4752-a4d4-14de89f24c46
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9511056

Shawn Abraham 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 $19,386.

Sebastian Soto

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$19,386

Base pay: $19,386
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,386
Hire date: 2010-11-08
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5f6988b8-9c17-44e2-b12a-67c2d84e74c8
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510230

Sebastian Soto is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2010, about 8 years. 2018 total compensation came to $19,386.

Lauren Davalle

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$19,386

Base pay: $19,386
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,386
Hire date: 2011-08-01
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: fc3a1b63-6e38-40cc-b050-598d3459c8c8
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510263

Lauren Davalle holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Hired in 2011, they have about 7 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $19,386.

Jeannie Keegan

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$19,386

Base pay: $19,386
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,386
Hire date: 2011-12-19

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: cc942318-1f51-40ab-a417-6fde1cfd79d9
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510063

At States Attorney, Jeannie Keegan serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. They have served since 2011 (about 7 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $19,386.

Christina Ducat

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$19,386

Base pay: $19,386
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,386
Hire date: 2011-06-20
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9c403894-2861-4f08-ac06-f5cd25d9fead
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9511011

Christina Ducat holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. They have served since 2011 (about 7 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $19,386.

Jacqueline Marquardt

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$19,386

Base pay: $19,386
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,386
Hire date: 2009-06-08

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9f0bd339-51ed-4b59-a1bf-4af667ff24c6
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510221

Jacqueline Marquardt is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. They have served since 2009 (about 9 years). 2018 total compensation came to $19,386.

Neha Locke

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$19,386

Base pay: $19,386
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,386
Hire date: 2012-02-14

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5d73b410-61ad-4fe4-91f9-c857141d53c2
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510003

Neha Locke 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 $19,386.

Kelly Myett

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$19,386

Base pay: $19,386
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,386
Hire date: 2010-07-06
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5c0a96a5-94ad-4d0b-86ba-4ad524f922bd
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509944

Kelly Myett is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Hired in 2010, they have about 8 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $19,386.

Paul Hooper

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$19,386

Base pay: $19,386
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,386
Hire date: 2010-06-21
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b4249934-7257-461c-8d34-f03604b3659e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510990

Paul Hooper works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorney. They have served since 2010 (about 8 years). Paul earned $19,386 in 2018.

Kathleen Hagerty

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$19,386

Base pay: $19,386
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,386
Hire date: 2005-08-08
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 41253a9c-bf7e-4e5a-a3fc-18b6a3f88253
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510064

Kathleen Hagerty is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Hired in 2005, they have about 13 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $19,386.

Jeremiah Lewellen

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$19,386

Base pay: $19,386
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,386
Hire date: 2010-07-19
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e7f91926-a8a6-498a-bf00-8741e2fdca5b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509947

Jeremiah Lewellen works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorney. They have served since 2010 (about 8 years). Jeremiah earned $19,386 in 2018.

Voula Nowicki

Administrative Assistant III/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$19,373

Base pay: $19,373
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,373
Hire date: 1997-07-07

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 01d2f98a-cc27-48c9-83ee-fef55d27aa57
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510538

At States Attorney, Voula Nowicki serves as a Administrative Assistant III. Hired in 1997, they have about 21 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $19,373.