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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'Leary, Erin | $66,042 | Aug. 1, 2022 | |
| O'Neal, Danyell | $37,068 | Nov. 30, 2020 | |
| Odorizzi, Diane | $40,896 | March 25, 2013 | |
| Oliver, Alaina | $53,232 | Jan. 4, 2010 | |
| Olson, Kristina | $106,560 | Aug. 7, 2000 | |
| Opolka, Chase | $66,042 | Nov. 8, 2021 | |
| Oppelt, Charles | $94,842 | April 4, 2005 | |
| Ortiz, Justin | $102,716 | Sept. 18, 2017 | |
| Otte, Kiersten | $37,068 | March 27, 2023 | |
| Overstreet, Craig | $20,069 | May 29, 2024 | |
| Paisley, Jack | $66,042 | Oct. 24, 2022 | |
| Palmer, Carol | $91,634 | April 29, 2019 | |
| Palmer, Jimele | $40,896 | July 18, 2023 | |
| Parmenter, Andrew | $64,317 | May 28, 2024 | |
| Parrish, Michelle | $94,842 | May 29, 2018 | |
| Pasley, Devon | $106,842 | June 30, 2009 | |
| Patel, Bhumi | $49,272 | June 28, 2022 | |
| Patterson, Stacy | $106,560 | Jan. 5, 2004 | |
| Payne, Christella | $35,772 | June 12, 2023 | |
| Payne, Kimberly | $49,476 | March 28, 2002 | |
| Peddicord, Johnny | $67,962 | Sept. 17, 2021 | |
| Pekarek, Sarah | $70,480 | Oct. 5, 2009 | |
| Percival, Rosemary | $34,960 | Oct. 1, 1994 | |
| Perry, Dwayne | $106,722 | Jan. 1, 1989 | |
| Phillips, Carter | $62,465 | Aug. 14, 2023 | |
| Piatt, Christopher | $26,220 | June 5, 2013 | |
| Picker, Chad | $94,842 | Aug. 9, 1999 | |
| Pike, Christopher | $84,186 | May 21, 2007 | |
| Plank, Marsha | $41,432 | April 15, 1996 | |
| Plants, Stephen | $66,042 | Aug. 1, 2022 | |
| Platt, Alysha | $36,102 | April 27, 2022 | |
| Poe, Patricia | $94,121 | Aug. 1, 2016 | |
| Pradhan, Reuben | $48,705 | Oct. 17, 2023 | |
| Prenger, Myrna | $53,232 | Aug. 12, 1992 | |
| Price, Tamara | $60,958 | July 1, 2001 | |
| Prince, Dawn | $37,068 | Nov. 27, 2023 | |
| Pritt-Bothwell, Sharleen | $83,322 | Nov. 1, 2014 | |
| Puhr, Stephanie | $88,794 | June 23, 2009 | |
| Puricelli, Michelle | $40,896 | Oct. 26, 2015 | |
| Qamhieh, Serena | $61,175 | Sept. 5, 2023 | |
| Ramger, James | $64,583 | Aug. 15, 2022 | |
| Randtke, Lena | $67,322 | Oct. 25, 2021 | |
| Ranz, Stephen | $106,560 | Jan. 24, 2010 | |
| Rasnic, Melinda | $51,066 | April 1, 2014 | |
| Ray, Ernest | $22,576 | Feb. 3, 1997 | |
| Reed, Miles | $87,870 | Aug. 24, 2020 | |
| Reed, Samuel | $73,596 | March 4, 2019 | |
| Reed-Redmond, Keya | $51,024 | Aug. 17, 2023 | |
| Reisenbichler, Sara | $46,433 | Jan. 24, 2024 | |
| Renyer-Wilson, Danielle | $83,810 | Sept. 6, 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.