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
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.
Employees
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| Position | Salary | Date hired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suggs, Erin | Not provided | $48,408.00 | Sept. 14, 2020 |
| Summers, Suzanne | Not provided | $34,392.00 | Feb. 24, 1997 |
| Swartz, Brandon | Not provided | $70,104.00 | June 9, 2014 |
| Swift, Melinda | Not provided | $111,651.96 | Sept. 1, 1986 |
| Swift, William | Not provided | $90,636.00 | Aug. 4, 1986 |
| Tarnowski, Carissa | Not provided | $48,408.00 | June 1, 2021 |
| Tatayon, Manuel | Not provided | $70,104.00 | Nov. 8, 2018 |
| Tatro, Angela | Not provided | $70,104.00 | June 5, 2001 |
| Taylor, Paul | Not provided | $53,688.00 | Dec. 31, 2019 |
| Terrell, Christopher | Not provided | $48,408.00 | Nov. 16, 2020 |
| Thacker, Lori | Not provided | $31,188.00 | Oct. 31, 2016 |
| Tharp, Stacie | Not provided | $44,784.00 | Nov. 13, 2001 |
| Thoman, Katy | Not provided | $74,712.00 | Nov. 16, 2010 |
| Thompson, Amy | Not provided | $101,640.00 | Sept. 10, 1997 |
| Thompson, Edward | Not provided | $85,620.00 | May 30, 1995 |
| Thompson, Elizabeth | Not provided | $48,408.00 | Jan. 25, 2021 |
| Tighe, Michael | Not provided | $49,235.40 | July 27, 2020 |
| Timmerman, Mark | Not provided | $53,688.00 | Jan. 22, 2019 |
| Troeger, Melinda | Not provided | $74,712.00 | Aug. 2, 2004 |
| Trull, Harold | Not provided | $61,896.00 | Jan. 2, 2018 |
| Turner, Bethany | Not provided | $89,640.00 | June 28, 2012 |
| Turner, Delia | Not provided | $61,896.00 | March 19, 2018 |
| Turner, Victoria | Not provided | $31,188.00 | Aug. 26, 2013 |
| Turpin, Alexander | Not provided | $53,688.00 | Aug. 6, 2018 |
| Uecker, Andrew | Not provided | $61,896.00 | May 1, 2017 |
| Uffman, Joel | Not provided | $47,127.96 | Feb. 11, 2021 |
| Van Amburg, Sarah | Not provided | $44,784.00 | Sept. 12, 2011 |
| Vanholt, Susan | Not provided | $34,392.00 | Sept. 23, 2010 |
| Vannoy, Deborah | Not provided | $27,753.96 | Dec. 12, 2011 |
| Vasquez, Cheryl | Not provided | $48,408.00 | Aug. 3, 2020 |
| Vellinga, Hannah | Not provided | $59,688.00 | Nov. 12, 2019 |
| Vibbard, Anthony | Not provided | $61,896.00 | June 12, 2017 |
| Vitale, Sarah | Not provided | $74,712.00 | Oct. 11, 2000 |
| Vodnansky, Heather | Not provided | $86,712.00 | March 16, 2005 |
| Wagner, Jeff | Not provided | $44,784.00 | Aug. 10, 2004 |
| Walden-Chastain, Robert | Not provided | $48,408.00 | July 1, 2020 |
| Walker, Tamara | Not provided | $53,078.16 | Nov. 28, 1988 |
| Walker, Tiffany | Not provided | $61,896.00 | Aug. 20, 2001 |
| Wallace, Darren | Not provided | $89,060.76 | Nov. 14, 1994 |
| Wallis, Marilin | Not provided | $33,771.96 | Sept. 1, 2009 |
| Waltz, Matthew | Not provided | $74,712.00 | May 28, 2004 |
| Ware, Katherine | Not provided | $53,688.00 | Jan. 23, 2020 |
| Watson, Sara | Not provided | $74,712.00 | May 1, 2007 |
| Welborn, Lauren | Not provided | $89,640.00 | April 3, 2006 |
| Wellock, Sean | Not provided | $48,408.00 | Sept. 8, 2020 |
| Wentzel, Kirstyn | Not provided | $41,616.00 | Sept. 29, 2016 |
| West, Kyle | Not provided | $35,003.28 | Oct. 24, 2016 |
| West, Robert | Not provided | $61,896.00 | Sept. 5, 2017 |
| Westfall, Sarah | Not provided | $53,688.00 | July 22, 2019 |
| Whipple, Keegan | Not provided | $61,896.00 | May 15, 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.