State Public Defender
Data received June 2026 • 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
720
Median pay
$61,058
Average pay
$65,024
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 2025, except where noted otherwise.
| Position | Gross pay | Date hired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike, Christopher | Not provided | $89,360 | May 21, 2007 |
| Pinnick, Madison | Not provided | $38,033 | May 16, 2022 |
| Plants, Stephen | Not provided | $68,062 | Aug. 1, 2022 |
| Platt, Alysha | Not provided | $38,033 | April 27, 2022 |
| Poe, Patricia | Not provided | $95,068 | Aug. 1, 2016 |
| Prenger, Myrna | Not provided | $56,776 | Aug. 12, 1992 |
| Price, Tamara | Not provided | $67,208 | July 1, 2001 |
| Prince, Dawn | Not provided | $37,844 | Nov. 27, 2023 |
| Prino, Jessica | Not provided | $36,336 | Jan. 7, 2013 |
| Pritt-Bothwell, Sharleen | Not provided | $86,752 | Nov. 1, 2014 |
| Puricelli, Michelle | Not provided | $42,583 | Oct. 26, 2015 |
| Qamhieh, Serena | Not provided | $34,053 | Sept. 5, 2023 |
| Queener, Michael | Not provided | $23,034 | July 16, 2025 |
| Ramger, James | Not provided | $66,004 | Aug. 15, 2022 |
| Ranz, Stephen | Not provided | $120,880 | Jan. 24, 2010 |
| Rasnic, Melinda | Not provided | $55,694 | April 1, 2014 |
| Reed, Miles | Not provided | $97,299 | Aug. 24, 2020 |
| Reed, Samuel | Not provided | $78,425 | March 4, 2019 |
| Reisenbichler, Sara | Not provided | $51,051 | Jan. 24, 2024 |
| Renyer-Wilson, Danielle | Not provided | $96,818 | Sept. 6, 2023 |
| Reuscher, Deborah | Not provided | $56,776 | Jan. 15, 1999 |
| Reynolds, Neil | Not provided | $86,329 | March 6, 2018 |
| Reynolds, Stephen | Not provided | $125,111 | July 18, 1991 |
| Rhodes, Leslie | Not provided | $42,790 | July 1, 2013 |
| Rich, Daren | Not provided | $92,447 | March 16, 2015 |
| Richards, Stephanie | Not provided | $35,045 | Sept. 10, 2024 |
| Richardson, Sonia | Not provided | $41,959 | Oct. 5, 2021 |
| Richins, Leslie | Not provided | $52,320 | May 20, 2019 |
| Rigdon, Madison | Not provided | $36,336 | Sept. 30, 2024 |
| Rightnowar, Nina | Not provided | $37,844 | July 16, 2017 |
| Riley, Heather | Not provided | $46,989 | Oct. 28, 2024 |
| Rinne, Susan | Not provided | $32,166 | May 27, 1998 |
| Ripplinger, Tim | Not provided | $61,060 | May 30, 2006 |
| Roberts, Jadria | Not provided | $51,261 | July 24, 2017 |
| Robinson, Gwenda | Not provided | $113,652 | Oct. 26, 1994 |
| Robinson, Jennifer | Not provided | $91,996 | March 1, 2010 |
| Robinson, Vel | Not provided | $41,794 | Jan. 1, 2005 |
| Robnett, Matthew | Not provided | $91,094 | Nov. 7, 2016 |
| Rodgers, Casey | Not provided | $85,906 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
| Rodgers, Rebecca | Not provided | $41,752 | July 6, 2022 |
| Rogers, Cassandra | Not provided | $74,760 | Aug. 1, 2005 |
| Rogers, Marla | Not provided | $42,167 | Jan. 2, 2020 |
| Roper, Sarah | Not provided | $50,687 | June 14, 2007 |
| Rosener, Rhonda | Not provided | $39,317 | July 11, 2022 |
| Ross, Caroline | Not provided | $59,886 | Aug. 28, 2023 |
| Ross, Emily | Not provided | $50,089 | March 1, 2021 |
| Rossol, Charles | Not provided | $45,144 | Oct. 11, 2022 |
| Roth, Eileen | Not provided | $58,443 | Aug. 5, 1991 |
| Rottman, Caitlin | Not provided | $43,610 | June 2, 2025 |
| Rowe, Brittney | Not provided | $55,153 | Aug. 1, 2016 |
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.