State Public Defender
Data received May 2025 • Data comes from MOSERS. Positions and FT/PT status not provided. Data excludes state employees who don't hold benefit-eligible positions.
Full-time employees
683
Median pay
$62,250
Average pay
$63,390
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 2024, except where noted otherwise.
| Position | Gross pay | Date hired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abeln, Rebecca | $88,794 | Aug. 24, 2008 | |
| Abernathy, Christina | $40,896 | Nov. 27, 2023 | |
| Abkemeier, Claire | $36,322 | July 11, 2022 | |
| Adamson, Zackery | $45,604 | Aug. 2, 2022 | |
| Alexander, Bailey | $62,250 | Aug. 21, 2023 | |
| Allen, Arthur | $106,560 | Jan. 30, 1995 | |
| Allen, Rachel | $52,337 | Oct. 29, 2018 | |
| Alm, Tanya | $73,596 | Oct. 7, 2013 | |
| Aman, Lauren | $34,028 | Feb. 1, 2024 | |
| Anderson, Kelli | $23,083 | Sept. 23, 2024 | |
| Anderson, Michael | $41,661 | Oct. 25, 1989 | |
| Anderson, Nathaniel | $94,842 | Sept. 1, 2002 | |
| Ang, Naomi | $33,244 | Sept. 16, 2005 | |
| Angle, David | $83,322 | Oct. 28, 1991 | |
| Anielak, Jay | $73,596 | Aug. 7, 2000 | |
| Aplin, Sarah | $88,794 | Oct. 14, 2010 | |
| Appelbaum, John | $66,042 | March 8, 2022 | |
| Appleberry, Cecilia | $74,419 | Nov. 13, 2018 | |
| Arentsen, Justin | $106,560 | Dec. 26, 2018 | |
| Argana, Charles | $73,596 | Jan. 21, 2020 | |
| Arterberry, Christine | $28,936 | Sept. 3, 2019 | |
| Ashdown, Dylan | $51,723 | March 1, 2023 | |
| Aswad, Yazen | $94,842 | July 14, 2014 | |
| Austermann, Patrick | $106,560 | Oct. 7, 2013 | |
| Bagby, Everetta | $47,748 | Nov. 24, 2014 | |
| Bailey, Robert | $49,476 | Dec. 28, 2021 | |
| Baker, Madison | $23,901 | Oct. 26, 2021 | |
| Baker, Samuel | $88,794 | March 20, 2017 | |
| Banks, Chanel | $31,935 | April 18, 2023 | |
| Barnes, Sophia | $40,896 | Sept. 20, 2021 | |
| Barnett, John | $49,355 | June 1, 2023 | |
| Barr, Tiana | $28,974 | Oct. 23, 2023 | |
| Baskind, David | $62,465 | Aug. 15, 2023 | |
| Batek, George | $94,842 | Jan. 19, 1993 | |
| Batts, Alison | $61,175 | Dec. 11, 2023 | |
| Bauer, Susan | $66,042 | Nov. 28, 2022 | |
| Beavers, Elizabeth | $70,501 | May 17, 2021 | |
| Beck, Isabella | $25,245 | April 22, 2024 | |
| Bedsaul, Jacob | $78,534 | March 13, 2019 | |
| Belford, Mihia | $40,896 | July 19, 2016 | |
| Belts, Christopher | $94,835 | June 19, 2006 | |
| Bennett, Rhonda | $47,748 | June 1, 2008 | |
| Benson, Kathryn | $106,560 | Aug. 3, 1992 | |
| Berger, Katherine | $73,596 | Aug. 10, 2020 | |
| Berrigan, Edward | $83,322 | Dec. 10, 2018 | |
| Berrigan, Patrick | $102,842 | Oct. 1, 1984 | |
| Berry, Daniel | $24,609 | Jan. 4, 2021 | |
| Besermin, Hannah | $62,465 | Aug. 14, 2023 | |
| Bickell, Kristi | $26,261 | June 16, 2016 | |
| Bittick, Tatum | $35,772 | May 9, 2023 |
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.