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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones, Teah | $53,232 | Oct. 10, 2006 | |
| Joswick, Bailey | $36,909 | July 14, 2022 | |
| Judge, Patrick | $24,851 | Oct. 18, 2022 | |
| Kahn, Hannah | $87,896 | Aug. 1, 2016 | |
| Kassner, Claudia | $37,203 | July 17, 2023 | |
| Kee, Dakota | $75,654 | Aug. 15, 2021 | |
| Kee, Holly | $73,287 | Aug. 10, 2020 | |
| Keel, Anthony | $47,748 | June 7, 2021 | |
| Keen, Trenton | $20,050 | Aug. 20, 2024 | |
| Kell, Shawn | $44,220 | Sept. 29, 2005 | |
| Keller, Kevin | $63,110 | July 31, 2023 | |
| Kelley, Brian | $73,596 | Nov. 21, 2016 | |
| Kelley, Lisa | $47,748 | March 26, 1998 | |
| Kelly, Chantel | $114,756 | June 21, 2021 | |
| Kelly, Linda | $37,068 | Aug. 6, 2007 | |
| Kemp, Kimberly | $40,896 | April 17, 2000 | |
| Kendall, Tonya | $24,420 | Aug. 4, 2023 | |
| Kent, Kelsey | $83,322 | Oct. 1, 2018 | |
| Ketcham, Edwin | $81,726 | Aug. 6, 2018 | |
| Kilgore, Daniel | $46,990 | Aug. 6, 2018 | |
| King, Laura | $106,560 | May 6, 2013 | |
| Kirkland, Aren | $64,583 | Aug. 15, 2022 | |
| Kirshner, David | $58,808 | April 9, 2018 | |
| Klepel, Valerie | $24,006 | May 6, 2024 | |
| Klingbeil, Karen | $88,794 | July 24, 2003 | |
| Knecht, Cheyenne | $41,985 | Oct. 26, 2022 | |
| Kneib, Kain | $35,772 | Aug. 15, 2022 | |
| Kniivila-Seiss, Emma | $20,907 | Aug. 7, 2023 | |
| Koehler, Brent | $53,232 | June 29, 2015 | |
| Kohler, Hannah | $86,549 | Oct. 3, 2016 | |
| Kottenstette, Brendan | $83,322 | Aug. 1, 2016 | |
| Kroeger, Karen | $22,725 | May 16, 1994 | |
| Kroeger, Richard | $31,555 | Nov. 5, 2007 | |
| Kucharski-Hendrix, Caroline | $66,042 | Aug. 15, 2022 | |
| Kuehn, Birgit | $40,896 | July 23, 2019 | |
| Kuo, Yulin | $25,587 | Dec. 27, 2023 | |
| Lampley Barrera, Sabrina | $75,654 | May 19, 2015 | |
| Lance, Horton | $94,842 | Nov. 22, 1988 | |
| Lance, Rebecca | $47,748 | June 3, 1986 | |
| Lane, Nina | $53,232 | Jan. 26, 2015 | |
| Langsam, Rebecca | $45,080 | Nov. 23, 2021 | |
| Lannert, Stacey | $106,560 | June 1, 2017 | |
| Laramore, Danielle | $48,460 | March 18, 2024 | |
| Larsen, Heidi | $39,640 | July 22, 2004 | |
| Larson, Sarah | $66,042 | Aug. 15, 2022 | |
| Laruffa, Dominic | $66,042 | June 1, 2022 | |
| Law, Alice | $36,047 | Nov. 1, 2022 | |
| Lawrence, Samuel | $88,794 | July 23, 2012 | |
| Laws, Edna | $47,748 | Dec. 3, 2007 | |
| Lazaroff, Emily | $51,559 | Oct. 3, 2022 |
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.