Illinois / Attorney General

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Attorney General

Source file: Illinois — State Employee Pay / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Attorney General handles legal functions of government — prosecution, legal advice, and representing the state in court.

In 2025, this agency had 7 employees with median total compensation of $118,000; the highest distinct record was $166,200.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $861.6K
Employees: 7
Median total: $118,000
Highest record: $166,200

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$98,100$166,200+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 7 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($118,000) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $123,086 (100%)
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

$105,600

$117,400

$118,000

$125,900

$130,400

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $130,400 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $105,600. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Bureau Chief

3 · $125,900

Operator Engineer

1 · $130,400

Assistant Unit Supervisor

1 · $118,000

Director of Regional Office

1 · $105,600

Assistant Attorney General

1 · $98,100

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
2023	$649.4K —	6 —	$114,350 —
2024	$807.7K ▲ 24.4%	8 ▲ 33.3%	$114,100 ▼ 0.2%
2025	$861.6K ▲ 6.7%	7 ▼ 12.5%	$118,000 ▲ 3.4%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Katherine Laurent

Bureau Chief/Attorney General

2025 total comp

$166,200

Sub-department: Operations Ls
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $166,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $166,200
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: DOES NOT APPLY
Employment Status: Full-Time
Period Pay Rate: $7,100
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Katherine Laurent holds the role of Bureau Chief at Attorney General within Operations Ls. In 2025, their total compensation was $166,200. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Jeanette Kennedy

Operator Engineer/Attorney General

2025 total comp

$130,400

Sub-department: Operations Ls
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $130,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $130,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Macon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $5,400
Rutan Exempt: No

At Attorney General, Jeanette Kennedy serves as a Operator Engineer within Operations Ls. Their 2025 pay totaled $130,400. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Katherine Johnson

Bureau Chief/Attorney General

2025 total comp

$125,900

Sub-department: Operations Ls
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $125,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,900
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,400
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Katherine Johnson works as a Bureau Chief for Attorney General within Operations Ls. Katherine earned $125,900 in 2025. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Patrick Morris

Assistant Unit Supervisor/Attorney General

2025 total comp

$118,000

Sub-department: Ag Multi Purpose
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $118,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $118,000
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,000
Rutan Exempt: No

Patrick Morris is a Assistant Unit Supervisor at Attorney General within Ag Multi Purpose. 2025 total compensation came to $118,000. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Joanne Fehn

Bureau Chief/Attorney General

2025 total comp

$117,400

Sub-department: Operations Ls
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $117,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $117,400
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $5,900
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Joanne Fehn holds the role of Bureau Chief at Attorney General within Operations Ls. In 2025, their total compensation was $117,400. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Miranda Livingston

Director of Regional Office/Attorney General

2025 total comp

$105,600

Sub-department: Operations Ls
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $105,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,600
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $4,600
Rutan Exempt: Yes

At Attorney General, Miranda Livingston serves as a Director of Regional Office within Operations Ls. Their 2025 pay totaled $105,600. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Michael Knight

Assistant Attorney General/Attorney General

2025 total comp

$98,100

Sub-department: Operations Ls
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $98,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,100
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $4,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Michael Knight works as a Assistant Attorney General for Attorney General within Operations Ls. Michael earned $98,100 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Merit Compensation.

Richard Schultz

Unknown/Attorney General

2023 total comp

$84,100

Sub-department: Operations Ls
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $84,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,100
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $4,000
Rutan Exempt: No

Richard Schultz works as a Unknown for Attorney General within Operations Ls. Richard earned $84,100 in 2023. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Devon Weems

Program Analyst/Attorney General

2024 total comp

$4,900

Sub-department: Operations Ls
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,400
Rutan Exempt: No

Devon Weems holds the role of Program Analyst at Attorney General within Operations Ls. In 2024, their total compensation was $4,900. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.