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

Page 1

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.

Michael Conley

Investigator II Sa/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$22,301

Base pay: $22,301
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,301
Hire date: 2010-07-19
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f4c756e3-6342-48fb-922e-e9fbc26d9e4b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 696
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510346

At States Attorney, Michael Conley serves as a Investigator II Sa. They have served since 2010 (about 8 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $22,301.

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.

Stacy Mendoza

Systems Analyst III/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$22,273

Base pay: $22,273
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,273
Hire date: 1997-06-16

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: cd5e48b3-9488-41b2-9d70-b8dba9051e38
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1112
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510501

At States Attorney, Stacy Mendoza serves as a Systems Analyst III. Their tenure dates to 1997, about 21 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $22,273.

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.

Monica Perez

Business Manager I/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$21,851

Base pay: $21,851
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,851
Hire date: 1992-02-24
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d3bf541e-da1f-41c9-9596-6d1209c05a05
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 251
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510520

At States Attorney, Monica Perez serves as a Business Manager I. They have served since 1992 (about 26 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $21,851.

Alankar Modi

Systems Analyst II/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$21,802

Base pay: $21,802
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,802
Hire date: 1999-03-29
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: bfcfb5aa-e596-4f1e-9249-2577b00802b2
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1111
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510549

Alankar Modi works as a Systems Analyst II for States Attorney. Hired in 1999, they have about 19 years of service. Alankar earned $21,802 in 2018.

Sheryl Johnson

Administrative Assistant IV/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$21,802

Base pay: $21,802
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,802
Hire date: 1997-05-01
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5b56add3-a694-4d67-a41d-1d6470de857b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 50
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510507

Sheryl Johnson is a Administrative Assistant IV at States Attorney. Their tenure dates to 1997, about 21 years. 2018 total compensation came to $21,802.

Nicole Kramer

Budget Analyst V/State's Attor/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$21,800

Base pay: $21,800
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,800
Hire date: 1999-09-13
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2e62ba9e-619e-46da-b0a2-31af419fb1f6
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 205
Office: 1250
Position Id: 125037

At States Attorney, Nicole Kramer serves as a Budget Analyst V/State's Attor. They have served since 1999 (about 19 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $21,800.

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.

Dionne Alexander

Administrative Assistant V/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$21,527

Base pay: $21,527
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,527
Hire date: 2010-07-19

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: bb90fecb-cd1c-4435-bbfe-2be02fe511b9
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 51
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510544

Dionne Alexander holds the role of Administrative Assistant V at States Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2010, about 8 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $21,527.

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.

Anna Kirby

Business Manager I/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$21,419

Base pay: $21,419
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,419
Hire date: 2010-10-25
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6ed2d5d9-60c1-4874-8d80-65b99107c0fc
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 251
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510554

Anna Kirby holds the role of Business Manager I at States Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2010, about 8 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $21,419.

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.

Alexandrya Black

Administrative Assistant to State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$21,312

Base pay: $21,312
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,312
Hire date: 2014-03-17
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: fc6927e5-5d51-4f1a-8cf3-f84e0f8576b0
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 609
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510486

At States Attorney, Alexandrya Black serves as a Administrative Assistant to State's Attorney. They have served since 2014 (about 4 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $21,312.

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.

Slavo Cvitkovic

Investigator I State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$21,282

Base pay: $21,282
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,282
Hire date: 2014-12-29

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9829fb25-ad21-4c81-9b62-ac9448a39cc0
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 695
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510338

Slavo Cvitkovic holds the role of Investigator I State's Attorney at States Attorney. They have served since 2014 (about 4 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $21,282.

Patricia Glynn

Systems Analyst II/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$21,267

Base pay: $21,267
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,267
Hire date: 2005-05-16
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e22664ac-c9c5-4fc6-b43e-2eeb597f0418
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1111
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510555

Patricia Glynn holds the role of Systems Analyst II at States Attorney. They have served since 2005 (about 13 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $21,267.

Edith Gonzalez

Administrative Assistant IV/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$21,267

Base pay: $21,267
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,267
Hire date: 2000-09-11

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a92d2040-c9ae-4182-8298-829ec026b3fd
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 50
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510551

At States Attorney, Edith Gonzalez serves as a Administrative Assistant IV. Hired in 2000, they have about 18 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $21,267.

Terrence Sheehan

Investigator I State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$21,262

Base pay: $21,262
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,262
Hire date: 2002-09-09
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 995e29d0-1145-4fca-a709-30455adc5b4c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 695
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510432

At States Attorney, Terrence Sheehan serves as a Investigator I State's Attorney. Hired in 2002, they have about 16 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $21,262.

Sabrina Harris-Short

Investigator IV Accountant Sa/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$21,248

Base pay: $21,248
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,248
Hire date: 2003-07-07
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9bb0a976-81c8-4001-8c0b-167eb64a51d7
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 2502
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510301

Sabrina Harris-Short is a Investigator IV Accountant Sa at States Attorney. They have served since 2003 (about 15 years). 2018 total compensation came to $21,248.

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.

Latona Givens

Administrative Assistant IV/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$21,024

Base pay: $21,024
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,024
Hire date: 1997-09-15
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5ae007f7-8255-4275-b0d3-c75cff499b70
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 50
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510537

Latona Givens works as a Administrative Assistant IV for States Attorney. They have served since 1997 (about 21 years). Latona earned $21,024 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.