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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Marie Spicuzza

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$33,890

Base pay: $33,890
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,890
Hire date: 1990-07-16
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e62dbff0-73c9-4271-8366-d6361eef809d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509695

Marie Spicuzza works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorney. Their tenure dates to 1990, about 28 years. Marie earned $33,890 in 2018.

John Coyne

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$33,890

Base pay: $33,890
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,890
Hire date: 1990-07-16
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 8f256bb5-8f77-414a-9279-802461027a12
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510186

John Coyne works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorney. They have served since 1990 (about 28 years). John earned $33,890 in 2018.

Deidre Dyer

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$33,890

Base pay: $33,890
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,890
Hire date: 2009-11-23
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a44a2d46-0440-46e3-967b-3e21dbf39c48
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509733

Deidre Dyer is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2009, about 9 years. 2018 total compensation came to $33,890.

Francis Catania

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$33,890

Base pay: $33,890
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,890
Hire date: 1990-07-02
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 31cd6c26-f720-44ea-905d-443d6e67c0c4
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9511040

Francis Catania is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Hired in 1990, they have about 28 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $33,890.

Janet Mahoney

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$33,890

Base pay: $33,890
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,890
Hire date: 1987-10-01
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 66401875-1ec7-4f15-a24e-7c9f7ed65c10
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510969

At States Attorney, Janet Mahoney serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. They have served since 1987 (about 31 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $33,890.

Russell Baker

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$33,890

Base pay: $33,890
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,890
Hire date: 1989-05-16
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1ad2bcb1-1947-4937-b924-98d7e3ced3d0
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510201

Russell Baker works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorney. They have served since 1989 (about 29 years). Russell earned $33,890 in 2018.

Marcia Organ

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$33,890

Base pay: $33,890
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,890
Hire date: 1993-11-01
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 82fcd203-a591-46d3-b383-cf97c3738dce
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 125058

Marcia Organ is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Hired in 1993, they have about 25 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $33,890.

Randolph Kemmer

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$33,890

Base pay: $33,890
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,890
Hire date: 1976-03-01
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9654e987-d489-4302-83d0-68332dd9c4fb
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510170

Randolph Kemmer works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorney. They have served since 1976 (about 42 years). Randolph earned $33,890 in 2018.

Peter Goutos

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$33,890

Base pay: $33,890
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,890
Hire date: 1990-11-16
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1f9484a5-52ec-4e67-9fc0-8c0dee582fb9
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510177

Peter Goutos is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. They have served since 1990 (about 28 years). 2018 total compensation came to $33,890.

Caren Armbrust

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$33,890

Base pay: $33,890
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,890
Hire date: 1990-04-16
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1c8389b3-9add-4d78-bb04-7d3cde60b439
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9809960

Caren Armbrust holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. They have served since 1990 (about 28 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $33,890.

Veronica Calderon Malavia

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$33,890

Base pay: $33,890
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,890
Hire date: 1987-10-01
Middle name: X

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: cf279a98-d217-43bd-a5b9-fb0a6d7f101a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510443

Veronica Calderon Malavia is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. They have served since 1987 (about 31 years). 2018 total compensation came to $33,890.

Marci Jacobs

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$33,890

Base pay: $33,890
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,890
Hire date: 1992-09-08
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 7267884d-5bfa-409a-acca-ff12d17238db
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 100249

Marci Jacobs is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Hired in 1992, they have about 26 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $33,890.

Nicholas D'Angelo

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$33,890

Base pay: $33,890
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,890
Hire date: 1994-02-22
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ecd55da1-9948-4b9f-8c98-94719c4dd3ae
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509709

Nicholas D'Angelo works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorney. They have served since 1994 (about 24 years). Nicholas earned $33,890 in 2018.

Joseph Hudson

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$33,890

Base pay: $33,890
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,890
Hire date: 1990-06-01
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9d5b0eff-216c-47c5-8af6-8130a2064c24
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510445

Joseph Hudson holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. They have served since 1990 (about 28 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $33,890.

Edward Maloney

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$33,890

Base pay: $33,890
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,890
Hire date: 1989-10-02
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 23ab6b29-947f-4d31-831f-2901d0f4335a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9511022

At States Attorney, Edward Maloney serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. Hired in 1989, they have about 29 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $33,890.

Martin Moore

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$33,890

Base pay: $33,890
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,890
Hire date: 1993-08-23
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: cdf54569-7f67-4143-bea0-d33f16d9a71b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509737

Martin Moore is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Hired in 1993, they have about 25 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $33,890.

Mark Pera

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$33,890

Base pay: $33,890
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,890
Hire date: 1997-04-07
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 75f56be7-7463-42bd-ae20-6e7c73713659
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510442

Mark Pera is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. They have served since 1997 (about 21 years). 2018 total compensation came to $33,890.

Nancy Nazarian

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$33,890

Base pay: $33,890
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,890
Hire date: 1995-04-03
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: fe9e72a6-c3b8-4b39-b052-7693d78bacb2
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9810175

Nancy Nazarian holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. They have served since 1995 (about 23 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $33,890.

Cathleen Dewald

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$33,890

Base pay: $33,890
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,890
Hire date: 1993-09-07
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b9cf8f41-3017-4cfa-9a73-69f29258bee2
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510965

At States Attorney, Cathleen Dewald serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. Hired in 1993, they have about 25 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $33,890.

Steven Krueger

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$33,890

Base pay: $33,890
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,890
Hire date: 1987-07-01
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 820f1ed3-481f-4aad-90f0-c1f0673f481f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509721

Steven Krueger works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorney. Their tenure dates to 1987, about 31 years. Steven earned $33,890 in 2018.

William Merritt

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$33,890

Base pay: $33,890
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,890
Hire date: 1980-04-01
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 984a5c1d-073b-42ce-a612-0831bd6645f4
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510258

William Merritt holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. They have served since 1980 (about 38 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $33,890.

Michael Falagario

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$33,890

Base pay: $33,890
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,890
Hire date: 1990-04-02
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: da0f4680-eef9-4916-aa37-7933a4976e0f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509739

Michael Falagario is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Hired in 1990, they have about 28 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $33,890.

Yvette Loizon

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$33,890

Base pay: $33,890
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,890
Hire date: 1997-08-18

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1ed37386-dd8d-4041-9635-9ecacace6655
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9511115

Yvette Loizon is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Hired in 1997, they have about 21 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $33,890.

Donald Lyman

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$33,890

Base pay: $33,890
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,890
Hire date: 1991-04-01
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2b17bdbf-09c2-4c35-8b01-50f3a51cbbca
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509784

At States Attorney, Donald Lyman serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. They have served since 1991 (about 27 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $33,890.

Kimellen Chamberlain

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$33,890

Base pay: $33,890
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,890
Hire date: 1994-05-02
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6943e34c-acc4-4b90-b737-6f552b267108
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509788

At States Attorney, Kimellen Chamberlain serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. They have served since 1994 (about 24 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $33,890.

Michael Clarke

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$33,890

Base pay: $33,890
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,890
Hire date: 1994-05-31
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0782f4c8-54d2-4d4e-802d-3ad534f15efa
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509714

At States Attorney, Michael Clarke serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. Hired in 1994, they have about 24 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $33,890.

Jamie Santini

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$33,890

Base pay: $33,890
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,890
Hire date: 1998-10-13
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 305c1723-3b3f-41f9-9102-facce0ba9268
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510169

Jamie Santini is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Hired in 1998, they have about 20 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $33,890.

Theodore Lagerwall Jr

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$33,848

Base pay: $33,848
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,848
Hire date: 1998-03-03
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e680c2b4-3bbc-4403-9b4e-1c9d87907018
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510182

At States Attorney, Theodore Lagerwall Jr serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. They have served since 1998 (about 20 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $33,848.