State Police
Data received June 2026 • FT/PT status not provided.
Full-time employees
2,641
Median pay
$124,376
Average pay
$125,502
State Police
Employees by pay range
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.
Employees
Click on one of the headers below to sort a column. Data shown reflects actual gross pay for 2025, except where noted otherwise.
| Position | Gross pay | Date hired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nugent, Kelsey E. | Office Coordinator | $20,658 | Dec. 1, 2018 |
| Nytko, Mark A. | Sergeant-State Police | $148,676 | Feb. 1, 2018 |
| O'Brien, Thomas M. | TROOPER | $75,068 | April 16, 2025 |
| O'Connor, Savannah M. | Office Associate | $50,131 | Feb. 1, 2024 |
| Oakley, Alexander J. | Trooper First Class | $126,940 | Feb. 1, 2018 |
| Oakley, Taylor K. | Office Specialist | $69,781 | Jan. 16, 2018 |
| Oakman, Dustin G. | Trooper First Class | $101,534 | Oct. 16, 2019 |
| Obrien, Kenneth M. | Inspector | $151,897 | Aug. 1, 2006 |
| Ocampo Nabor, Maddison L. | Telecommunicator Specialist | $76,147 | Sept. 1, 2024 |
| Ochoa, Micaela | Office Associate | $54,611 | May 16, 2018 |
| Oconnell, Jeffrey D. | State Police Evidence Tech II | $62,330 | April 1, 2010 |
| Oglesby, Ashley R. | Public Service Administrator | $108,560 | March 16, 2020 |
| Oglesby, Michael B. | Terrorism Research Specialist II | $125,843 | Jan. 1, 2006 |
| Olchawa, Jason T. | Master Trooper | $138,095 | Sept. 16, 2010 |
| Oldham, Kyle B. | Trooper First Class | $96,582 | March 1, 2022 |
| Olinger-Wood, Amanda J. | Executive I | $91,463 | May 16, 2006 |
| Oliveto, Jonn Paul | Master Sergeant | $154,439 | Sept. 16, 2010 |
| Olson, Stephen M. | Trooper First Class | $147,009 | Feb. 1, 2013 |
| Ooton, Paul W. | Trooper First Class | $125,540 | Feb. 1, 2018 |
| Oreskovich, John Joseph | Master Trooper | $232,135 | April 16, 2007 |
| Ormond, Lance E. | Inspector | $136,878 | Aug. 16, 2011 |
| Orns, Bruce R. | Sergeant-State Police | $200,361 | March 1, 2001 |
| Orseno, Donald A. | MAJOR | $213,392 | June 16, 2002 |
| Ortiz, Alejandro D. | Trooper First Class | $122,392 | June 1, 2023 |
| Ortiz, Daniel | Inspector | $141,894 | Jan. 1, 2006 |
| Ortiz, Matthew S. | Trooper First Class | $238,194 | Oct. 16, 2019 |
| Ortiz, Sergio | Lieutenant-State Police | $198,842 | April 1, 1999 |
| Osborne, Lisa M. | Master Sergeant | $166,116 | Sept. 16, 2012 |
| Osborne, Nikki E. | Telecommunicator Specialist | $89,822 | July 16, 2001 |
| Osborne, Rio J. | Firearms Eligibility Analyst I | $58,675 | Sept. 16, 2020 |
| Osifcin, Nicholas M. | Inspector | $176,102 | June 16, 2008 |
| Otten, Bradley S. | Master Trooper | $132,560 | June 16, 2006 |
| Otto, Dennis J. | Executive I | $77,463 | Sept. 1, 2018 |
| Owen, Christopher E. | Superintendent Highway Police | $222,840 | June 16, 2002 |
| Owen, William S. | Lieutenant-State Police | $180,405 | Jan. 1, 2006 |
| Pacholski, Brian D. | Trooper First Class | $111,387 | June 16, 2018 |
| Padfield, Todd J. | Senior Master Trooper | $175,391 | June 16, 2002 |
| Padilla, Francisco R. | Trooper First Class | $181,962 | Nov. 1, 2013 |
| Pagano, Nicholas J. | Senior Agent | $131,054 | Sept. 1, 2014 |
| Pagliaro, Robert L. | Master Trooper | $183,373 | June 1, 2009 |
| Paice, Joy Lynn | Executive II | $91,742 | Nov. 1, 2019 |
| Palmer, Aaron D. | Sergeant-State Police | $243,832 | June 1, 2013 |
| Palmer, Eric M. | Trooper First Class | $109,252 | Oct. 16, 2019 |
| Palomar, Armando | TROOPER | $99,947 | April 1, 2024 |
| Palomo, Martin S. | Forensic Scientist III | $132,009 | May 16, 2007 |
| Paluch, Daniel T. | Inspector | $143,978 | Aug. 16, 2011 |
| Panunzio, Kelly A. | Forensic Scientist III | $66,813 | Dec. 1, 2018 |
| Pappas, Theodore A. | Master Sergeant | $245,234 | Aug. 1, 2004 |
| Paprocki, John D. | Master Sergeant | $247,280 | Oct. 16, 1999 |
| Pardee, Chad M. | Master Trooper | $136,144 | Sept. 16, 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.