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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keller, Kevin | $25,227 | July 31, 2023 | |
| Kelley, Brian | $71,464 | Nov. 21, 2016 | |
| Kelley, Lisa | $46,366 | March 26, 1998 | |
| Kellogg, Steven | $62,560 | Aug. 28, 2012 | |
| Kelly, Chantel | $85,532 | June 21, 2021 | |
| Kelly, Linda | $35,994 | Aug. 6, 2007 | |
| Kemp, Kimberly | $39,710 | April 17, 2000 | |
| Kent, Kelsey | $73,459 | Oct. 1, 2018 | |
| Kenyon, David | $42,649 | Oct. 1, 1990 | |
| Ketcham, Edwin | $71,464 | Aug. 6, 2018 | |
| Kieffer, Maya | $33,911 | Aug. 17, 2022 | |
| Kilgore, Daniel | $43,051 | Aug. 6, 2018 | |
| Kim, Klara | $34,009 | March 1, 2021 | |
| King, Laura | $97,687 | May 6, 2013 | |
| Kirkland, Aren | $49,104 | Aug. 15, 2022 | |
| Kirshner, David | $80,914 | April 9, 2018 | |
| Klingbeil, Karen | $86,230 | July 24, 2003 | |
| Knecht, Cheyenne | $39,710 | Oct. 26, 2022 | |
| Kneib, Kain | $34,738 | Aug. 15, 2022 | |
| Koehler, Brent | $51,692 | June 29, 2015 | |
| Kohler, Hannah | $80,914 | Oct. 3, 2016 | |
| Kottenstette, Brendan | $68,053 | Aug. 1, 2016 | |
| Kroeger, Karen | $48,046 | Feb. 19, 2008 | |
| Kucharski, Caroline | $60,144 | Aug. 15, 2022 | |
| Kuehn, Birgit | $36,308 | July 23, 2019 | |
| Lampley Barrera, Sabrina | $68,754 | May 19, 2015 | |
| Lance, Horton | $92,102 | Nov. 22, 1988 | |
| Lance, Rebecca | $46,366 | June 3, 1986 | |
| Lane, Nina | $50,510 | Jan. 26, 2015 | |
| Langsam, Rebecca | $63,802 | Nov. 23, 2021 | |
| Lannert, Stacey | $103,480 | June 1, 2017 | |
| Larsen, Heidi | $35,994 | July 22, 2004 | |
| Larson, Sarah | $60,144 | Aug. 15, 2022 | |
| Laruffa, Dominic | $61,395 | June 1, 2022 | |
| Law, Alice | $34,738 | Nov. 1, 2022 | |
| Lawrence, Samuel | $86,230 | July 23, 2012 | |
| Laws, Edna | $46,366 | Dec. 3, 2007 | |
| Lazaroff, Emily | $63,802 | Oct. 3, 2022 | |
| Leasure, Roy | $51,692 | Oct. 14, 1997 | |
| Lee, Christopher | $37,919 | March 19, 2018 | |
| Leftwich, Valerie | $103,190 | July 26, 1993 | |
| Leggette, Tricia | $39,710 | Nov. 17, 2004 | |
| Legomsky, Anne | $103,480 | Oct. 24, 2016 | |
| Lehmberg, Christian | $83,159 | July 5, 2016 | |
| Leslie, Jared | $80,914 | June 16, 2016 | |
| Leuty Winningham, Tiffany | $103,480 | Feb. 21, 2006 | |
| Lewis, Rachel | $48,046 | Oct. 3, 2022 | |
| Lewis, Steven | $98,102 | Feb. 22, 1994 | |
| Li, Zuqi | $63,802 | Nov. 15, 2021 | |
| Likins, Mary | $36,356 | Sept. 17, 2020 |
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.