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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tischer, Kimberly | $34,738 | June 13, 2022 | |
| Troeger, Melinda | $51,222 | Aug. 2, 2004 | |
| Troutner, Charlton | $63,802 | Aug. 25, 2021 | |
| Trull, Harold | $79,812 | Jan. 2, 2018 | |
| Turner, Kaitlyn | $60,144 | Aug. 8, 2022 | |
| Turner, Victoria | $46,366 | Aug. 26, 2013 | |
| Turpin, Alexander | $71,464 | Aug. 6, 2018 | |
| Udipi, Kaustubh | $62,229 | Aug. 15, 2021 | |
| Umstattd-Cope, Penny | $71,464 | Dec. 2, 2019 | |
| Van Amburg, Sarah | $51,692 | Sept. 12, 2011 | |
| Vanholt, Susan | $39,507 | Sept. 23, 2010 | |
| Vanzandt, Edwina | $23,802 | Sept. 25, 2007 | |
| Verbick, Beth | $20,284 | June 22, 2004 | |
| Vibbard, Anthony | $93,009 | June 12, 2017 | |
| Victorio, Matthew | $63,802 | Sept. 27, 2022 | |
| Villalobos, Darlene | $63,802 | Dec. 3, 2012 | |
| Vineyard, Matthew | $63,802 | June 1, 2009 | |
| Vize, Nathan | $63,802 | Aug. 2, 2021 | |
| Vodnansky, Heather | $103,874 | March 16, 2005 | |
| Walden-Chastain, Desiree | $64,421 | March 8, 2022 | |
| Walden-Chastain, Robert | $63,802 | July 1, 2020 | |
| Walker, Tiffany | $34,170 | Aug. 20, 2001 | |
| Wallace, Darren | $103,480 | Nov. 14, 1994 | |
| Wallis, Marilin | $46,366 | Sept. 1, 2009 | |
| Waltz, Matthew | $91,874 | May 28, 2004 | |
| Wang, Pingping | $63,552 | Dec. 27, 2022 | |
| Watson, Fallon | $51,692 | Oct. 4, 2021 | |
| Watson, Sara | $86,230 | May 1, 2007 | |
| Webb, Landon | $34,738 | June 13, 2022 | |
| Weist, Randall | $59,935 | Aug. 15, 2022 | |
| Welker, Dustin | $40,957 | Sept. 19, 2022 | |
| Wellock, Sean | $63,802 | Sept. 8, 2020 | |
| Wentzel, Kirstyn | $51,692 | Sept. 29, 2016 | |
| West, Kyle | $48,046 | Oct. 24, 2016 | |
| West, Robert | $78,646 | Sept. 5, 2017 | |
| Westfall, Sarah | $71,464 | July 22, 2019 | |
| Whipple, Keegan | $77,106 | May 15, 2017 | |
| White, Ryan | $79,107 | Dec. 29, 2014 | |
| Wiederholt, Lindey | $66,278 | May 26, 2020 | |
| Wiegert, David | $86,230 | Jan. 26, 2012 | |
| Wilcox, Lori | $39,710 | April 2, 2007 | |
| Wilcoxson, Melody | $44,118 | Aug. 12, 1996 | |
| Wilhite, Pamela | $48,046 | July 26, 1999 | |
| Wilks, Julian | $61,603 | May 23, 2022 | |
| Williams, John | $21,383 | Aug. 14, 2023 | |
| Williams, Ryan | $103,480 | Aug. 14, 2017 | |
| Willibey, Jeannie | $33,870 | Jan. 9, 1991 | |
| Willis, Alexis | $35,994 | July 8, 2019 | |
| Willis, James | $92,102 | April 20, 2015 | |
| Wilson, Deborah | $59,439 | Sept. 6, 2022 |
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.