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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siver, Nicholas | $80,914 | Oct. 5, 2015 | |
| Skocy, Gregory | $63,802 | Nov. 29, 2021 | |
| Smith, Austin | $86,230 | Nov. 16, 2011 | |
| Smith, Brian | $91,418 | July 31, 1998 | |
| Smith, Connie | $46,366 | Sept. 29, 2008 | |
| Smith, Kyle | $35,136 | June 1, 2023 | |
| Sommerich, Sherry | $39,710 | Oct. 18, 1999 | |
| Sowash, Jeffrey | $89,537 | Aug. 6, 2007 | |
| Spears, David | $39,278 | June 27, 2016 | |
| Speer, Jason | $86,230 | Jan. 7, 2002 | |
| Spencer, Jeffrey | $40,995 | Jan. 22, 2004 | |
| Spencer, Lyndle | $23,334 | July 10, 2023 | |
| Stanfield, Michael | $55,335 | Sept. 24, 2007 | |
| Stanley, Kayja | $86,230 | Aug. 31, 2009 | |
| Steele, Jemia | $86,230 | Aug. 31, 2009 | |
| Stefanko, Chelsy | $46,321 | June 27, 2016 | |
| Stephens IV, Thomas | $97,874 | June 16, 1995 | |
| Stephenson, Kimberly | $48,046 | June 18, 2012 | |
| Stepp, Devin | $27,331 | July 31, 2023 | |
| Stewart, Amanda | $44,286 | Feb. 6, 2012 | |
| Stewart, Carter | $59,101 | Aug. 8, 2022 | |
| Stewart, Natasha | $28,273 | March 13, 2023 | |
| Stokely, Walter | $103,480 | April 15, 2013 | |
| Stollberg, Ashley | $71,464 | Nov. 26, 2018 | |
| Straus, Charles | $34,738 | Aug. 8, 2022 | |
| Streiler, Dawn | $34,738 | July 18, 2022 | |
| Stroup, Lisa | $92,102 | Nov. 27, 1989 | |
| Sullivan, Connie | $63,802 | Jan. 19, 2022 | |
| Summers, Suzanne | $48,046 | Feb. 24, 1997 | |
| Swartz, Brandon | $86,230 | June 9, 2014 | |
| Swift, Melinda | $130,782 | Sept. 1, 1986 | |
| Swift, William | $104,102 | Aug. 4, 1986 | |
| Tanner, Chelsea | $48,046 | Nov. 28, 2022 | |
| Tarnowski, Carissa | $63,802 | June 1, 2021 | |
| Tarvin, Haley | $63,802 | Nov. 22, 2021 | |
| Tatayon, Manuel | $92,102 | Nov. 8, 2018 | |
| Tatro, Angela | $84,731 | June 5, 2001 | |
| Taylor, Jeana | $35,268 | Aug. 18, 2022 | |
| Tecarro, Marcus | $60,144 | Aug. 15, 2022 | |
| Terrell, Christopher | $64,112 | Nov. 16, 2020 | |
| Thacker, Lori | $39,710 | Oct. 31, 2016 | |
| Tharp, Stacie | $51,692 | Nov. 13, 2001 | |
| Thoman, Katy | $92,102 | Nov. 16, 2010 | |
| Thomas, John | $60,144 | Aug. 15, 2022 | |
| Thomas-Walker, Tamara | $30,396 | Nov. 28, 1988 | |
| Thompson, Adam | $74,257 | July 31, 2017 | |
| Thompson, Amy | $115,480 | Sept. 10, 1997 | |
| Thompson, Edward | $103,646 | May 30, 1995 | |
| Thompson, Elizabeth | $63,802 | Jan. 25, 2021 | |
| Tilman, Heather | $103,480 | Oct. 25, 1995 |
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.