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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Robert Riordan

Investigator II Sa/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$24,384

Base pay: $24,384
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,384
Hire date: 2009-12-21
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2ab6914f-1a77-48dd-83e0-def816620a92
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 696
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510436

Robert Riordan holds the role of Investigator II Sa at States Attorney. They have served since 2009 (about 9 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $24,384.

Mary Jo Murtaugh

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$24,304

Base pay: $24,304
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,304
Hire date: 1996-07-08

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 01ee96aa-5bdb-4694-b3cb-be2a2960a4d2
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510162

At States Attorney, Mary Jo Murtaugh serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. Their tenure dates to 1996, about 22 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $24,304.

Thomas Hardman

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$24,263

Base pay: $24,263
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,263
Hire date: 2007-08-20
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a620356d-c872-4bd1-843c-6916f60ab30c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509867

Thomas Hardman works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorney. Hired in 2007, they have about 11 years of service. Thomas earned $24,263 in 2018.

Robert Kline

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$24,263

Base pay: $24,263
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,263
Hire date: 2007-08-20
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: dd707cd6-5c27-4d6a-928e-64679be23d39
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509992

Robert Kline is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Hired in 2007, they have about 11 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $24,263.

Joseph Dibella

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$24,263

Base pay: $24,263
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,263
Hire date: 2007-05-14
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2b776212-6d1f-4670-b2f4-ae78d9a5e66b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510229

Joseph Dibella 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 $24,263.

Annette Thornton

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$24,263

Base pay: $24,263
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,263
Hire date: 2006-08-07
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 25d1d32e-4b39-4651-b2ca-3a35b244e147
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509859

Annette Thornton holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Hired in 2006, they have about 12 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $24,263.

James Costello

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$24,263

Base pay: $24,263
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,263
Hire date: 2006-04-17

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 7458252a-0505-4fee-b925-13be9dfaf783
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509907

James Costello works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 12 years. James earned $24,263 in 2018.

Todd Kleist

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$24,263

Base pay: $24,263
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,263
Hire date: 2007-12-10
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 886aa653-76d6-4a24-922c-f387ebf53d2c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510074

Todd Kleist works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 11 years. Todd earned $24,263 in 2018.

Toya Garcia Bradow

Administrative Assistant V/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$24,263

Base pay: $24,263
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,263
Hire date: 2017-01-03

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6d24c004-7d1e-43df-bfcf-64e47c7fb1cc
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 51
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510484

Toya Garcia Bradow is a Administrative Assistant V at States Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2017, about a year. 2018 total compensation came to $24,263.

Tara Pease Harkin

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$24,263

Base pay: $24,263
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,263
Hire date: 2001-05-29
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b71a71c5-9649-434b-916a-4b70109ae939
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509883

Tara Pease Harkin works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorney. They have served since 2001 (about 17 years). Tara earned $24,263 in 2018.

Karen Crothers

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$24,207

Base pay: $24,207
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,207
Hire date: 2003-01-27
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ffa8ef63-a6ed-49c2-8b32-f4bbbba79851
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510087

Karen Crothers is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 15 years. 2018 total compensation came to $24,207.

Mark Griffin

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$24,126

Base pay: $24,126
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,126
Hire date: 2008-09-29
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c27ad3fe-61e0-4db9-a0b8-23f6bfd90fcb
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510224

Mark Griffin holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Hired in 2008, they have about 10 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $24,126.