State Public Defender
Current as of July 2021 • Positions not provided. Salaries shown are annual estimates based on monthly pay totals.
Full-time employees
580
Median salary
$53,688.00
Average salary
$57,142.54
State Public Defender
Employees by salary range
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Employees
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| Position | Salary | Date hired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| McMillon, Melissa | Not provided | $31,188.00 | Dec. 1, 2015 |
| McMullen, Jahnae | Not provided | $28,296.00 | Jan. 27, 2020 |
| McRell, Katherine | Not provided | $70,104.00 | Nov. 1, 2010 |
| Medlin, Tara | Not provided | $53,688.00 | Oct. 21, 2019 |
| Megerman, Joseph | Not provided | $85,980.00 | May 10, 2005 |
| Meier, Verlet | Not provided | $25,812.00 | April 18, 2019 |
| Mermelstein, John | Not provided | $129,856.68 | May 1, 1990 |
| Merwald, Kathryn | Not provided | $61,896.00 | Jan. 2, 2020 |
| Mettler, Morris | Not provided | $74,712.00 | Oct. 20, 2003 |
| Miller, Kelly | Not provided | $88,336.80 | June 13, 1994 |
| Minka, Adofo | Not provided | $61,896.00 | Sept. 28, 2020 |
| Mitchell, Sierra | Not provided | $48,408.00 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
| Mitchell, Max | Not provided | $88,336.80 | Jan. 3, 2012 |
| Mitchell, Chelsea | Not provided | $80,712.00 | Oct. 29, 2010 |
| Montgomery, Samuel | Not provided | $53,688.00 | Jan. 22, 2020 |
| Moore, Alison | Not provided | $44,784.00 | Oct. 24, 2018 |
| Moore, Mary | Not provided | $33,771.96 | April 26, 1999 |
| Moreland, Charles | Not provided | $90,636.00 | Nov. 25, 1985 |
| Morgan, Lori | Not provided | $31,188.00 | Nov. 30, 2015 |
| Morrison, John | Not provided | $74,712.00 | July 2, 2012 |
| Mossgraber, Jennifer | Not provided | $29,172.00 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
| Mourer, Juanita | Not provided | $44,457.00 | Aug. 14, 1989 |
| Mullen, John | Not provided | $75,917.88 | April 1, 1996 |
| Murphy, Kami | Not provided | $41,616.00 | Dec. 5, 2016 |
| Murrell, Stephen | Not provided | $70,104.00 | July 16, 2002 |
| Musgrave, Pamela | Not provided | $89,640.00 | April 17, 2006 |
| Myers, Lucretia | Not provided | $53,688.00 | June 26, 2019 |
| Neighbors, Ruth | Not provided | $106,584.00 | Jan. 29, 1998 |
| Nelson, Sheri | Not provided | $74,712.00 | July 26, 2001 |
| Nesbitt, Shelbi | Not provided | $25,812.00 | May 29, 2018 |
| Nickerson, George | Not provided | $53,688.00 | Aug. 6, 2001 |
| O'Brien, Kevin | Not provided | $89,640.00 | Aug. 17, 1998 |
| O'Connor, Robert | Not provided | $48,408.00 | Oct. 26, 2020 |
| O'Neal, Danyell | Not provided | $28,716.00 | Nov. 30, 2020 |
| O'Sullivan, Laura | Not provided | $79,218.00 | Jan. 24, 1994 |
| Odorizzi, Diane | Not provided | $34,392.00 | March 25, 2013 |
| Oliver, Megan | Not provided | $53,688.00 | Sept. 23, 2019 |
| Oliver, Alaina | Not provided | $41,616.00 | Jan. 4, 2010 |
| Olson, Kristina | Not provided | $89,640.00 | Aug. 7, 2000 |
| Oppelt, Charles | Not provided | $74,712.00 | April 4, 2005 |
| Ortiz, Justin | Not provided | $53,688.00 | Sept. 18, 2017 |
| Pagan, Paulette | Not provided | $61,896.00 | Oct. 30, 2017 |
| Palmer, Matthew | Not provided | $54,686.64 | Sept. 17, 2018 |
| Palmer, Carol | Not provided | $53,688.00 | April 29, 2019 |
| Parker, John | Not provided | $53,688.00 | July 22, 2019 |
| Parks, Heidi | Not provided | $41,616.00 | Jan. 13, 2014 |
| Parrish, Michelle | Not provided | $53,688.00 | May 29, 2018 |
| Pasley, Devon | Not provided | $80,712.00 | June 30, 2009 |
| Patterson, Stacy | Not provided | $89,640.00 | Jan. 5, 2004 |
| Pawlowicz, Daniel | Not provided | $61,896.00 | July 31, 2017 |
Note: To learn how the Post-Dispatch calculates figures such as the number of full-time employees or median salary, as well as other important explanations and caveats, please see the About page.