Public Defender
Data received June 2026
Full-time employees
12
Median pay
$72,842
Average pay
$78,333
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blazek-Guinan, Jordan | Assistant Public Defender | $72,410 | Aug. 28, 2023 |
| Boismenue, Charlotte | Executive Secretary | $56,467 | June 3, 2002 |
| Conroy, Patrick | Assistant Public Defender | $72,410 | Dec. 5, 2022 |
| Craig, Karen | Assistant Public Defender | $96,321 | Aug. 7, 1989 |
| Kraft, Karl | Investigator | $60,415 | March 6, 2023 |
| Luetkemyer, Zachary | Assistant Public Defender | $73,275 | March 6, 2023 |
| Mac Elroy, Cathleen | Public Defender | $186,734 | Feb. 10, 2015 |
| Nester, Gregory | Chief Assistant Public Defender | $87,688 | July 13, 2014 |
| Philo, Thomas | Assistant Public Defender | $81,501 | April 24, 1995 |
| Szewczyk, Erica | Assistant Public Defender | $75,181 | Jan. 18, 2024 |
| Teal, Sandra | Executive Secretary | $52,464 | Feb. 1, 1987 |
| Wade, Alec | Assistant Public Defender | $25,134 | Aug. 11, 2025 |
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.