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

Daniel Lenzini

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2017 total comp

$8,023

Base pay: $8,023
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,023
Hire date: 2010-07-19
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: eb5b5992-a0ba-40cf-a507-b951a389bbcd
Fiscal Period: 2017Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9511012

At States Attorney, Daniel Lenzini serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2010, about 7 years. Their 2017 pay totaled $8,023.

Cristin Duffy

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$8,011

Base pay: $8,011
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,011
Hire date: 1995-06-12
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 05eb62b2-bdb3-45d7-a130-e05e429c4a86
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509799

Cristin Duffy holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 23 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $8,011.

Howard Angion

Administrative Assistant IV/States Attorney

2017 total comp

$7,945

Base pay: $7,945
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,945
Hire date: 1978-01-19
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3d54088a-f707-4d71-aba6-2c39d057843f
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 50
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510530

Howard Angion is a Administrative Assistant IV at States Attorney. They have served since 1978 (about 39 years). 2017 total compensation came to $7,945.

Brennan Baldwin

Victim Witness Coordinator I/States Attorney

2017 total comp

$7,859

Base pay: $7,859
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,859
Hire date: 2014-06-30
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f6ff05bd-f273-407c-aac7-94f149e8b2a1
Fiscal Period: 2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 666
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9931614

At States Attorney, Brennan Baldwin serves as a Victim Witness Coordinator I. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 3 years. Their 2017 pay totaled $7,859.

Marissa Blanco

Victim Witness Coordinator I/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$7,847

Base pay: $7,847
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,847
Hire date: 2015-04-20

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3e5ddc4e-3a9c-46ac-baf7-c819cabca965
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 666
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9933488

Marissa Blanco holds the role of Victim Witness Coordinator I at States Attorney. They have served since 2015 (about 3 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $7,847.

Lindsay Gephardt

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2017 total comp

$7,671

Base pay: $7,671
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,671
Hire date: 2013-04-08

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 903a201e-94f1-4520-adc4-c209b1de50a0
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 1400232

At States Attorney, Lindsay Gephardt serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 4 years. Their 2017 pay totaled $7,671.

Anastasia Harper

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$7,546

Base pay: $7,546
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,546
Hire date: 2004-06-14
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 843631a0-3899-4f7d-9699-e94dc7614b9c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509913

At States Attorney, Anastasia Harper serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. Hired in 2004, they have about 14 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $7,546.

Carmen Sifuentes

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$7,519

Base pay: $7,519
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,519
Hire date: 2018-04-30

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 49829e3e-df8e-4833-8918-abd867901151
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 600281

Carmen Sifuentes is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. They have served since 2018 (under a year). 2018 total compensation came to $7,519.

Nicole Page

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$7,519

Base pay: $7,519
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,519
Hire date: 2018-04-30

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0fb9368f-2c8e-4c67-80ee-c96818389701
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510033

Nicole Page is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. They have served since 2018 (under a year). 2018 total compensation came to $7,519.

Suyon Flowers

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$7,397

Base pay: $7,397
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,397
Hire date: 2003-11-03

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c3105184-ae7f-4952-aa98-ab295d2c7f23
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510215

Suyon Flowers works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorney. They have served since 2003 (about 15 years). Suyon earned $7,397 in 2018.

Heather Fahrenkrog

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$7,390

Base pay: $7,390
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,390
Hire date: 1998-12-14

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 729367df-4e81-4fc2-9dfc-cc64ee75a29c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 125032

Heather Fahrenkrog works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorney. Hired in 1998, they have about 20 years of service. Heather earned $7,390 in 2018.

Nicole Murphy

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$7,269

Base pay: $7,269
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,269
Hire date: 2018-04-30

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 38a03a7c-ede9-439d-9754-077735b81c94
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509820

Nicole Murphy works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorney. Hired in 2018, they have under a year of service. Nicole earned $7,269 in 2018.

Nicholas Cummings

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2017 total comp

$7,251

Base pay: $7,251
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,251
Hire date: 2010-07-06
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 871a2f80-330e-4fdb-a80e-eea4f3a12eb5
Fiscal Period: 2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9511035

At States Attorney, Nicholas Cummings serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2010, about 7 years. Their 2017 pay totaled $7,251.

David Welch

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$7,207

Base pay: $7,207
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,207
Hire date: 2015-06-01
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6872be53-7165-4f43-875f-863d34b6d610
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510451

At States Attorney, David Welch serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 3 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $7,207.

Katherine O'Malley

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$7,200

Base pay: $7,200
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,200
Hire date: 2009-06-08

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 83e3747e-aedc-4c89-8ef5-ff9f841afa22
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 600281

At States Attorney, Katherine O'Malley serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2009, about 9 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $7,200.

Gintare Radvila

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2017 total comp

$7,195

Base pay: $7,195
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,195
Hire date: 2014-12-15
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e03867d0-b115-405e-a3bb-eceb8561ac0f
Fiscal Period: 2017Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510223

Gintare Radvila is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. Hired in 2014, they have about 3 years of service. 2017 total compensation came to $7,195.

Nancy Mulligan

Investigator II Sa/States Attorney

2016 total comp

$7,194

Base pay: $7,194
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,194
Hire date: 2009-12-21
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a0144773-272e-491f-bc66-0f035824abea
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 696
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510431

At States Attorney, Nancy Mulligan serves as a Investigator II Sa. Their tenure dates to 2009, about 7 years. Their 2016 pay totaled $7,194.

David Friel

Investigator I State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$7,052

Base pay: $7,052
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,052
Hire date: 2018-04-30
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d4a15a9f-3d02-4b63-a1b4-3da380dfcf23
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 695
Office: 1250
Position Id: 1500094

David Friel is a Investigator I State's Attorney at States Attorney. They have served since 2018 (under a year). 2018 total compensation came to $7,052.

William Kappel

Investigator I State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$7,052

Base pay: $7,052
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,052
Hire date: 2018-04-30
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b149ec9c-c4e1-4223-b03f-670382bd52b5
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 695
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510303

At States Attorney, William Kappel serves as a Investigator I State's Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2018, under a year. Their 2018 pay totaled $7,052.

Christian Taylor

Clerk V/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$7,041

Base pay: $7,041
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,041
Hire date: 2018-04-01

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f1a3f545-f0bc-4be6-b0a1-3168df856a64
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510811

At States Attorney, Christian Taylor serves as a Clerk V. Their tenure dates to 2018, under a year. Their 2018 pay totaled $7,041.

Robert Mack

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$6,932

Base pay: $6,932
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,932
Hire date: 2007-05-14
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9b69c20b-4ca7-4d67-b07c-3cb8f59d0302
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510978

Robert Mack is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorney. They have served since 2007 (about 11 years). 2018 total compensation came to $6,932.

Jeanne Weick Kolasa

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$6,932

Base pay: $6,932
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,932
Hire date: 1993-06-10
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 94141c5f-73b4-486a-875e-f84f3f1e1fda
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510450

At States Attorney, Jeanne Weick Kolasa serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. Hired in 1993, they have about 25 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $6,932.

Amelia Balicki

Administrative Assistant IV/States Attorney

2017 total comp

$6,891

Base pay: $6,891
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,891
Hire date: 1985-03-01
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b0710396-6104-46da-9dd8-04682c0b2316
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 50
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510534

Amelia Balicki holds the role of Administrative Assistant IV at States Attorney. They have served since 1985 (about 32 years). In 2017, their total compensation was $6,891.

Jennifer Keating

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$6,796

Base pay: $6,796
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,796
Hire date: 2007-05-14
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b86929c2-95f4-45a1-9031-5dd763f4b87b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510261

At States Attorney, Jennifer Keating serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. Hired in 2007, they have about 11 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $6,796.

Jennifer Cooper

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$6,796

Base pay: $6,796
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,796
Hire date: 2006-06-26
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 92895227-0adf-404e-a97b-25ee545acb84
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9509816

Jennifer Cooper works as a Assistant State's Attorney for States Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 12 years. Jennifer earned $6,796 in 2018.

Jeffrey Pfotenhauer

Investigator I State's Attorney/States Attorney

2018 total comp

$6,661

Base pay: $6,661
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,661
Hire date: 2014-12-29
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c663050a-04a0-4f91-a692-fd5ec0cda33b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 695
Office: 1250
Position Id: 9510418

Jeffrey Pfotenhauer is a Investigator I State's Attorney at States Attorney. Hired in 2014, they have about 4 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $6,661.