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Assistant Attorney General

Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.

1 employees hold this title in Attorney General. Median total compensation for the role is $98,100, below the department median of $118,000.

Employees
1
Total payroll
$98.1K
Role median
$98,100
Agency median
$118,000
Comparison
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Assistant Attorney General beyond Illinois

This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. See Assistant Attorney General across all of Illinois →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New Jersey
$176,464 · 46
Utah
$117,586 · 447
Arkansas
$110,000 · 36
Georgia
$88,000 · 85
Missouri
$70,013 · 258

Median total compensation for comparable Assistant Attorney Generalroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

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Employees with this title

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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.