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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKenzie, Kayla | $80,547 | Oct. 10, 2017 | |
| McLaughlin, Anthony | $63,802 | Aug. 13, 2018 | |
| McMahon, Colleen | $63,802 | June 14, 2021 | |
| McMullen, Kaitlyn | $30,070 | March 7, 2022 | |
| McMullen, Melanie | $58,893 | Dec. 5, 2022 | |
| McRell, Katherine | $86,230 | Nov. 1, 2010 | |
| Megerman, Joseph | $58,628 | May 10, 2005 | |
| Meglio, Tasia | $37,456 | Aug. 2, 2021 | |
| Meier, Sara | $44,259 | April 3, 2023 | |
| Meier, Verlet | $35,994 | April 18, 2019 | |
| Mericle, Eric | $44,638 | Jan. 27, 2014 | |
| Mermelstein, John | $151,644 | May 1, 1990 | |
| Merwald, Kathryn | $88,914 | Jan. 2, 2020 | |
| Mettler, Morris | $86,230 | Oct. 20, 2003 | |
| Meyer, Hallie | $35,208 | May 31, 2023 | |
| Michaelis, Michael | $47,320 | Oct. 28, 2022 | |
| Miller, Kathleen | $80,914 | July 16, 2004 | |
| Miller, Kelly | $103,480 | June 13, 1994 | |
| Minka, Adofo | $79,812 | Sept. 28, 2020 | |
| Moreland, Charles | $104,102 | Nov. 25, 1985 | |
| Morgan, Lori | $46,366 | Nov. 30, 2015 | |
| Morris, Mary | $35,162 | May 24, 2021 | |
| Mossgraber, Jennifer | $29,416 | Oct. 1, 2019 | |
| Mossman, Andrew | $63,802 | Oct. 26, 2021 | |
| Mullen, John | $81,754 | April 1, 1996 | |
| Mullikin, Blake | $21,039 | March 8, 2023 | |
| Mullikin, Jason | $63,802 | Sept. 20, 2021 | |
| Murphy, Brennan | $59,310 | Nov. 7, 2022 | |
| Murphy, Erin | $38,392 | May 31, 2022 | |
| Murphy, Kami | $48,517 | Dec. 5, 2016 | |
| Murrell, Stephen | $39,910 | July 16, 2002 | |
| Musgrave, Pamela | $103,480 | April 17, 2006 | |
| Myers, Lucretia | $65,040 | June 26, 2019 | |
| Napier, Norman | $73,947 | Oct. 5, 2009 | |
| Neighbors, Ruth | $123,016 | Jan. 29, 1998 | |
| Nelson, Sheri | $89,950 | July 26, 2001 | |
| Neswick, Chad | $92,102 | Aug. 13, 2021 | |
| Newell, Daniel | $59,935 | April 7, 2022 | |
| Newlon, Stacy | $42,634 | Feb. 22, 2022 | |
| Nicholson, Michelle | $39,710 | Oct. 12, 2021 | |
| Nickerson, George | $80,914 | Aug. 6, 2001 | |
| Nolte, Sierra | $34,738 | July 26, 2022 | |
| Nowogrocki, Ellen | $59,935 | Aug. 15, 2022 | |
| Nunn, Zackary | $21,060 | Aug. 14, 2023 | |
| O'Brien, Kevin | $103,480 | Aug. 17, 1998 | |
| O'Leary, Erin | $59,184 | Aug. 1, 2022 | |
| O'Neal, Danyell | $35,994 | Nov. 30, 2020 | |
| O'Sullivan, Laura | $23,801 | Jan. 24, 1994 | |
| Odorizzi, Diane | $39,710 | March 25, 2013 | |
| Oliver, Alaina | $51,692 | Jan. 4, 2010 |
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.