State Public Defender
Data received March 2023 • Positions, full-time/part-time status not provided. Data covers fiscal year (July-June), not calendar year.
Full-time employees
619
Median pay
$55,205
Average pay
$58,857
State Public Defender
Employees by pay range
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Employees
Click on one of the headers below to sort a column. Data shown reflects actual gross pay for 2022, except where noted otherwise.
| Position | Gross pay | Date hired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janvier, Christopher | $25,507 | Dec. 13, 2016 | |
| Jenkins, Harry | $79,702 | July 20, 1992 | |
| Jennings, Kirk | $44,569 | Oct. 17, 2018 | |
| Jesionowski, Leia | $41,360 | July 27, 2009 | |
| Jobe, William | $34,499 | Jan. 22, 2016 | |
| Johnson, Amy | $54,104 | May 5, 2014 | |
| Johnson, Janthony | $91,900 | Sept. 8, 2008 | |
| Johnson, Sarah | $113,700 | Oct. 13, 2009 | |
| Johnson, Sarah | $72,292 | Sept. 5, 2017 | |
| Johnson, Shannon | $44,406 | June 3, 2019 | |
| Johnson, Sierra | $23,624 | June 28, 2022 | |
| Johnson, Travis | $47,774 | July 19, 2010 | |
| Johnston, Charity | $48,290 | Sept. 17, 2014 | |
| Johnston, Craig | $21,793 | Oct. 1, 1984 | |
| Johnston, Margaret | $107,784 | Nov. 12, 1996 | |
| Jones, Destone | $35,961 | Jan. 4, 2022 | |
| Jones, Kathryn | $95,640 | Sept. 23, 2013 | |
| Jones, Teah | $48,219 | Oct. 10, 2006 | |
| Kahn, Hannah | $74,091 | Aug. 1, 2016 | |
| Kee, Dakota | $60,232 | Aug. 15, 2021 | |
| Kee, Holly | $57,288 | Aug. 10, 2020 | |
| Keel, Anthony | $37,008 | June 7, 2021 | |
| Keenan, Kyle | $30,800 | May 7, 2019 | |
| Kell, Shawn | $48,064 | Sept. 29, 2005 | |
| Kelley, Brian | $66,044 | Nov. 21, 2016 | |
| Kelley, Lisa | $41,360 | March 26, 1998 | |
| Kellogg, Steven | $79,702 | Aug. 28, 2012 | |
| Kelly, Chantel | $66,044 | June 21, 2021 | |
| Kelly, Linda | $33,272 | Aug. 6, 2007 | |
| Kemp, Kimberly | $36,736 | April 17, 2000 | |
| Kent, Kelsey | $66,044 | Oct. 1, 2018 | |
| Kenyon, David | $97,126 | Oct. 1, 1990 | |
| Ketcham, Edwin | $64,997 | Aug. 6, 2018 | |
| Kilgore, Daniel | $35,003 | Aug. 6, 2018 | |
| Kim, Klara | $56,153 | March 1, 2021 | |
| King, Laura | $74,995 | May 6, 2013 | |
| Kircher, Bethany | $65,695 | Nov. 19, 2018 | |
| Kirchhoff, Caroline | $35,431 | Oct. 18, 2021 | |
| Kirshner, David | $75,612 | April 9, 2018 | |
| Klingbeil, Karen | $79,702 | July 24, 2003 | |
| Knapp, Patrick | $28,534 | Oct. 6, 1986 | |
| Koehler, Brent | $46,387 | June 29, 2015 | |
| Kohler, Hannah | $73,743 | Oct. 3, 2016 | |
| Kottenstette, Brendan | $57,288 | Aug. 1, 2016 | |
| Kroeger, Karen | $28,833 | Feb. 19, 2008 | |
| Kuehn, Birgit | $33,272 | July 23, 2019 | |
| Lance, Horton | $85,126 | Nov. 22, 1988 | |
| Lance, Rebecca | $43,082 | June 3, 1986 | |
| Lane, Nina | $44,406 | Jan. 26, 2015 | |
| Langsam, Rebecca | $52,124 | Nov. 23, 2021 |
Note: To learn how the Post-Dispatch calculates figures such as the number of full-time employees or median pay, as well as other important explanations and caveats, please see the About page.