State Public Defender
Data received May 2024 • Positions, full-time/part-time status not provided. Data covers fiscal year (July-June), not calendar year.
Full-time employees
669
Median pay
$59,310
Average pay
$61,058
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 2023, except where noted otherwise.
| Position | Gross pay | Date hired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abeln, Rebecca | $86,230 | Aug. 24, 2008 | |
| Abkemeier, Claire | $34,738 | July 11, 2022 | |
| Abraham, Christopher | $58,385 | Sept. 13, 2021 | |
| Acree, Angela | $68,191 | March 27, 2017 | |
| Adamson, Zackery | $39,710 | Aug. 2, 2022 | |
| Alexander, Bailey | $20,023 | Aug. 21, 2023 | |
| Alexander, Clayton | $61,094 | Aug. 10, 2021 | |
| Allen, Arthur | $103,480 | Jan. 30, 1995 | |
| Allen, Rachel | $48,163 | Oct. 29, 2018 | |
| Alm, Tanya | $36,490 | Oct. 7, 2013 | |
| Andershock, Trevor | $20,538 | June 1, 2023 | |
| Anderson, Michael | $80,914 | July 19, 2021 | |
| Anderson, Nathaniel | $90,446 | Sept. 1, 2002 | |
| Anglen, Randall | $55,915 | March 13, 2023 | |
| Anielak, Jay | $40,331 | Aug. 7, 2000 | |
| Aplin, Sarah | $86,230 | Oct. 14, 2010 | |
| Appelbaum, John | $62,646 | March 8, 2022 | |
| Appleberry, Cecilia | $71,464 | Nov. 13, 2018 | |
| Arentsen, Justin | $103,480 | Dec. 26, 2018 | |
| Argana, Charles | $69,992 | Jan. 21, 2020 | |
| Armfield, Zachary | $60,412 | July 16, 2012 | |
| Arterberry, Christine | $36,779 | Sept. 3, 2019 | |
| Ashdown, Dylan | $50,000 | March 1, 2023 | |
| Aswad, Yazen | $85,687 | July 14, 2014 | |
| Austermann, Patrick | $103,480 | Oct. 7, 2013 | |
| Austwick, Kelsy | $20,601 | Aug. 15, 2022 | |
| Bagby, Everetta | $46,366 | Nov. 24, 2014 | |
| Bailey, Robert | $48,046 | Dec. 28, 2021 | |
| Bajric, Majda | $44,638 | Jan. 31, 2022 | |
| Baker, Madison | $39,710 | Oct. 26, 2021 | |
| Baker, Samuel | $80,914 | March 20, 2017 | |
| Banks, Chanel | $24,792 | April 18, 2023 | |
| Barnes, Sophia | $39,439 | Sept. 20, 2021 | |
| Barnett, John | $27,922 | June 1, 2023 | |
| Barron, Neil | $35,580 | Dec. 17, 2012 | |
| Baskind, David | $21,231 | Aug. 15, 2023 | |
| Batek, George | $90,942 | Jan. 19, 1993 | |
| Bates, Dylan | $63,802 | Feb. 1, 2022 | |
| Bauer, Susan | $63,802 | Nov. 28, 2022 | |
| Beavers, Elizabeth | $63,802 | May 17, 2021 | |
| Bedsaul, Jacob | $49,193 | March 13, 2019 | |
| Belford, Mihia | $39,710 | July 19, 2016 | |
| Belts, Christopher | $89,950 | June 19, 2006 | |
| Bennett, Rhonda | $41,396 | June 1, 2008 | |
| Benson, Kathryn | $103,480 | Aug. 3, 1992 | |
| Berger, Katherine | $69,683 | Aug. 10, 2020 | |
| Berrigan, Edward | $77,848 | Dec. 10, 2018 | |
| Berrigan, Patrick | $92,102 | Oct. 1, 1984 | |
| Besermin, Hannah | $21,383 | Aug. 14, 2023 | |
| Bickell, Kristi | $39,710 | June 16, 2016 |
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.