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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiebert, Samuel | Not provided | $38,033 | Oct. 26, 2021 |
| Hill, Jonathan | Not provided | $91,996 | Sept. 11, 2017 |
| Hill, Michael | Not provided | $92,447 | May 20, 2016 |
| Hinkebein, Kaitlyn | Not provided | $92,447 | Aug. 11, 2014 |
| Hirsch, Mary | Not provided | $75,508 | Jan. 4, 2021 |
| Hoang, Tuynh | Not provided | $89,693 | April 17, 2017 |
| Hodges, Leah | Not provided | $67,415 | Aug. 15, 2022 |
| Hodgson, Christian | Not provided | $69,709 | June 6, 2022 |
| Hoelting, Olivia | Not provided | $67,751 | March 4, 2022 |
| Hoeplinger, Stephanie | Not provided | $95,013 | March 1, 2021 |
| Holcer, Joella | Not provided | $47,734 | Sept. 9, 1996 |
| Holder, Kathy | Not provided | $43,413 | April 30, 2007 |
| Holland, Debra | Not provided | $42,583 | June 21, 2016 |
| Honse, Timothy | Not provided | $110,946 | Oct. 23, 2014 |
| Hooks, Anika | Not provided | $43,621 | Dec. 6, 1999 |
| Hooper, Rhonda | Not provided | $41,752 | Sept. 6, 2022 |
| Horneyer, Brian | Not provided | $105,708 | Sept. 27, 2011 |
| Horsey, Addison | Not provided | $61,920 | Nov. 18, 2024 |
| Horsford, Emily | Not provided | $75,508 | Aug. 15, 2021 |
| Houck, Timothy | Not provided | $100,415 | Jan. 9, 2006 |
| Hourihan, Leanne | Not provided | $79,505 | July 31, 2017 |
| Howell, Danica | Not provided | $20,905 | Aug. 18, 2025 |
| Huber, Christopher | Not provided | $86,810 | Feb. 6, 2017 |
| Huddleston, Desiree | Not provided | $67,415 | Aug. 14, 2023 |
| Huffman, Karissa | Not provided | $41,959 | Dec. 21, 2020 |
| Huggins, Glenn | Not provided | $75,508 | June 16, 2021 |
| Hughes, Samantha | Not provided | $50,759 | Oct. 1, 2021 |
| Huitt-Johnson, Thomas | Not provided | $48,989 | Aug. 31, 2020 |
| Hundahl, Tate | Not provided | $62,565 | Aug. 26, 2024 |
| Hurst, Douglas | Not provided | $31,150 | July 1, 1989 |
| Huss, Tyler | Not provided | $28,611 | July 14, 2025 |
| Ibarra, Isamar | Not provided | $37,844 | Aug. 22, 2022 |
| Indelicato, Samantha | Not provided | $85,482 | Oct. 5, 2020 |
| Ingram, Kyle | Not provided | $65,050 | June 3, 2024 |
| Iorio, Camille | Not provided | $50,256 | Sept. 3, 2024 |
| Ireland, Brian | Not provided | $52,632 | Feb. 25, 2025 |
| Izoita, Kristina | Not provided | $39,317 | Aug. 1, 2022 |
| Jackson, Donna | Not provided | $49,474 | Jan. 7, 2007 |
| Jacquinot, Thomas | Not provided | $125,652 | Oct. 14, 1997 |
| Jaeger, Caroline | Not provided | $50,759 | Oct. 18, 2021 |
| Jaffri, Shajiah | Not provided | $75,134 | Aug. 7, 2023 |
| Janney, Melissa | Not provided | $50,507 | Oct. 24, 2022 |
| Jansen, Carol | Not provided | $92,447 | Aug. 11, 2014 |
| Jenkins, Harry | Not provided | $93,800 | July 20, 1992 |
| Jennat, Hamid | Not provided | $50,507 | Aug. 7, 2023 |
| Jennings, Kirk | Not provided | $54,565 | Oct. 17, 2018 |
| Jesionowski, Leia | Not provided | $50,444 | July 27, 2009 |
| Jimenez-Mejia, Jacqueline | Not provided | $90,643 | April 1, 2012 |
| Johnson, Amy | Not provided | $65,928 | May 5, 2014 |
| Johnson, Janthony | Not provided | $112,570 | Sept. 8, 2008 |
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.