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Metro Nashville / Pdf General Sessions Team / Assistant Public Defender 1

Job-title file

Assistant Public Defender 1

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

71 employees hold this title in Pdf General Sessions Team. Median total compensation for the role is $48,351, below the department median of $49,665.

Employees
71
Total payroll
$3.1M
Role median
$48,351
Agency median
$49,665
Comparison
Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$3,201$85,921+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 71 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Assistant Public Defender 1 pay vs. the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area

Across all employers in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area, the median wage for Lawyers — about 3,990 people — is $142,540. Pdf General Sessions Team pays a median base salary of $61,245 for this role, 57% below that figurebelow the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Pdf General Sessions Team sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$81,890
$102,230
$142,540
$208,300
$346,830
Pdf General Sessions Team median · $61,245

The bar is the range of annual wages for Lawyers across every employer in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Pdf General Sessions Team’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Lawyers — about 754,500 people — is $159,670. Pdf General Sessions Team’s median base salary is 62% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$78,360
$102,990
$159,670
$221,370
$351,600
Pdf General Sessions Team median · $61,245

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 62 of 88 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Pdf General Sessions Team is $51,006, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across Metro Nashville

Assistant Public Defender 1 is held in 4 Metro Nashville departments. In Pdf General Sessions Team, the median of $48,351 ranks #3 of 4.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Assistant Public Defender 1 role in other Metro Nashvilledepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Assistant Public Defender beyond Metro Nashville

This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In Metro Nashville, the median of $54,640 ranks #4 of 6. See Assistant Public Defender across all of Metro Nashville

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Los Angeles County
$513,588 · 8
Tennessee
$133,236 · 288
Missouri
$63,121 · 579
Rhode Island
$37,440 · 35
Cook County, Illinois
$26,404 · 508

Median total compensation for comparable Assistant Public Defenderroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Makayla Lopez

Assistant Public Defender 1/Pdf General Sessions Team

2025 total comp
$39,953
Base pay
$39,953
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$39,953

Source-specific fields

Record ID
290,738
Total Pay
$39,953

Makayla Lopez works as a Assistant Public Defender 1 for Pdf General Sessions Team. Makayla earned $39,953 in 2025.

Shaelan Perry

Assistant Public Defender 1/Pdf General Sessions Team

2022 total comp
$38,325
Base pay
$38,325
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$38,325

Source-specific fields

Record ID
202,629
Total Pay
$38,325

Shaelan Perry holds the role of Assistant Public Defender 1 at Pdf General Sessions Team. In 2022, their total compensation was $38,325.

Casey Elliott

Assistant Public Defender 1/Pdf General Sessions Team

2020 total comp
$36,983
Base pay
$36,983
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$36,983

Source-specific fields

Record ID
146,082
Total Pay
$36,983

At Pdf General Sessions Team, Casey Elliott serves as a Assistant Public Defender 1. Their 2020 pay totaled $36,983.

Stephanie Morrison

Assistant Public Defender 1/Pdf General Sessions Team

2020 total comp
$36,439
Base pay
$36,439
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$36,439

Source-specific fields

Record ID
146,094
Total Pay
$36,439

Stephanie Morrison works as a Assistant Public Defender 1 for Pdf General Sessions Team. Stephanie earned $36,439 in 2020.

Aaron Rothbaum

Assistant Public Defender 1/Pdf General Sessions Team

2020 total comp
$36,261
Base pay
$36,261
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$36,261

Source-specific fields

Record ID
146,101
Total Pay
$36,261

At Pdf General Sessions Team, Aaron Rothbaum serves as a Assistant Public Defender 1. Their 2020 pay totaled $36,261.

Tanner Gibson

Assistant Public Defender 1/Pdf General Sessions Team

2016 total comp
$35,931
Base pay
$35,931
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$35,931

Source-specific fields

Record ID
44,246
Total Pay
$35,931

Tanner Gibson holds the role of Assistant Public Defender 1 at Pdf General Sessions Team. In 2016, their total compensation was $35,931.

Jonnae Miller

Assistant Public Defender 1/Pdf General Sessions Team

2025 total comp
$33,183
Base pay
$33,183
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$33,183

Source-specific fields

Record ID
290,316
Total Pay
$33,183

Jonnae Miller is a Assistant Public Defender 1 at Pdf General Sessions Team. 2025 total compensation came to $33,183.

Raven Mosley

Assistant Public Defender 1/Pdf General Sessions Team

2022 total comp
$30,572
Base pay
$30,572
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$30,572

Source-specific fields

Record ID
202,624
Total Pay
$30,572

Raven Mosley is a Assistant Public Defender 1 at Pdf General Sessions Team. 2022 total compensation came to $30,572.

Andre Johnson

Assistant Public Defender 1/Pdf General Sessions Team

2023 total comp
$29,615
Base pay
$29,615
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$29,615

Source-specific fields

Record ID
212,594
Total Pay
$29,615

Andre Johnson works as a Assistant Public Defender 1 for Pdf General Sessions Team. Andre earned $29,615 in 2023.

Jessica Dragonetti

Assistant Public Defender 1/Pdf General Sessions Team

2018 total comp
$24,738
Base pay
$24,738
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$24,738

Source-specific fields

Record ID
96,910
Total Pay
$24,738

Jessica Dragonetti holds the role of Assistant Public Defender 1 at Pdf General Sessions Team. In 2018, their total compensation was $24,738.

Madison Biggs

Assistant Public Defender 1/Pdf General Sessions Team

2025 total comp
$23,659
Base pay
$23,659
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$23,659

Source-specific fields

Record ID
273,905
Total Pay
$23,659

Madison Biggs is a Assistant Public Defender 1 at Pdf General Sessions Team. 2025 total compensation came to $23,659.

Robert Fisher

Assistant Public Defender 1/Pdf General Sessions Team

2025 total comp
$23,659
Base pay
$23,659
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$23,659

Source-specific fields

Record ID
280,792
Total Pay
$23,659

Robert Fisher holds the role of Assistant Public Defender 1 at Pdf General Sessions Team. In 2025, their total compensation was $23,659.

Kerri Patton

Assistant Public Defender 1/Pdf General Sessions Team

2025 total comp
$23,195
Base pay
$23,195
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$23,195

Source-specific fields

Record ID
293,263
Total Pay
$23,195

Kerri Patton is a Assistant Public Defender 1 at Pdf General Sessions Team. 2025 total compensation came to $23,195.

Mary Easterly

Assistant Public Defender 1/Pdf General Sessions Team

2023 total comp
$21,931
Base pay
$20,500
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,431
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$21,931

Source-specific fields

Record ID
212,591
Total Pay
$21,931

Mary Easterly holds the role of Assistant Public Defender 1 at Pdf General Sessions Team. In 2023, their total compensation was $21,931.

Kevin Coker

Assistant Public Defender 1/Pdf General Sessions Team

2021 total comp
$20,155
Base pay
$20,155
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$20,155

Source-specific fields

Record ID
173,135
Total Pay
$20,155

Kevin Coker holds the role of Assistant Public Defender 1 at Pdf General Sessions Team. In 2021, their total compensation was $20,155.

Matthew Jacobs

Assistant Public Defender 1/Pdf General Sessions Team

2023 total comp
$18,692
Base pay
$18,692
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$18,692

Source-specific fields

Record ID
212,590
Total Pay
$18,692

At Pdf General Sessions Team, Matthew Jacobs serves as a Assistant Public Defender 1. Their 2023 pay totaled $18,692.

Ashley Brown

Assistant Public Defender 1/Pdf General Sessions Team

2022 total comp
$16,500
Base pay
$16,500
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$16,500

Source-specific fields

Record ID
202,607
Total Pay
$16,500

Ashley Brown holds the role of Assistant Public Defender 1 at Pdf General Sessions Team. In 2022, their total compensation was $16,500.

Faith Mote

Assistant Public Defender 1/Pdf General Sessions Team

2025 total comp
$16,184
Base pay
$12,264
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,921
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$16,184

Source-specific fields

Record ID
294,158
Total Pay
$16,184

Faith Mote holds the role of Assistant Public Defender 1 at Pdf General Sessions Team. In 2025, their total compensation was $16,184.

Michaela Strout

Assistant Public Defender 1/Pdf General Sessions Team

2022 total comp
$15,859
Base pay
$15,859
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$15,859

Source-specific fields

Record ID
202,636
Total Pay
$15,859

Michaela Strout is a Assistant Public Defender 1 at Pdf General Sessions Team. 2022 total compensation came to $15,859.

Charmarcus Floyd

Assistant Public Defender 1/Pdf General Sessions Team

2023 total comp
$15,232
Base pay
$15,232
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$15,232

Source-specific fields

Record ID
212,589
Total Pay
$15,232

Charmarcus Floyd is a Assistant Public Defender 1 at Pdf General Sessions Team. 2023 total compensation came to $15,232.

Ryann Casey

Assistant Public Defender 1/Pdf General Sessions Team

2019 total comp
$13,017
Base pay
$12,678
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$338
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$13,017

Source-specific fields

Record ID
122,422
Total Pay
$13,017

Ryann Casey works as a Assistant Public Defender 1 for Pdf General Sessions Team. Ryann earned $13,017 in 2019.

Suzanne Ezzat

Assistant Public Defender 1/Pdf General Sessions Team

2022 total comp
$11,540
Base pay
$4,780
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$6,760
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$11,540

Source-specific fields

Record ID
202,614
Total Pay
$11,540

Suzanne Ezzat is a Assistant Public Defender 1 at Pdf General Sessions Team. 2022 total compensation came to $11,540.

Crandall Story

Assistant Public Defender 1/Pdf General Sessions Team

2016 total comp
$11,457
Base pay
$11,457
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$11,457

Source-specific fields

Record ID
44,308
Total Pay
$11,457

At Pdf General Sessions Team, Crandall Story serves as a Assistant Public Defender 1. Their 2016 pay totaled $11,457.

Sean Dowling

Assistant Public Defender 1/Pdf General Sessions Team

2022 total comp
$10,920
Base pay
$10,920
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$10,920

Source-specific fields

Record ID
202,611
Total Pay
$10,920

Sean Dowling is a Assistant Public Defender 1 at Pdf General Sessions Team. 2022 total compensation came to $10,920.

Brittania Poon

Assistant Public Defender 1/Pdf General Sessions Team

2017 total comp
$10,700
Base pay
$10,700
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$10,700

Source-specific fields

Record ID
72,345
Total Pay
$10,700

Brittania Poon holds the role of Assistant Public Defender 1 at Pdf General Sessions Team. In 2017, their total compensation was $10,700.

Jeff Preptit

Assistant Public Defender 1/Pdf General Sessions Team

2022 total comp
$10,506
Base pay
$10,506
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$10,506

Source-specific fields

Record ID
202,630
Total Pay
$10,506

Jeff Preptit is a Assistant Public Defender 1 at Pdf General Sessions Team. 2022 total compensation came to $10,506.

Margaret Dawson

Assistant Public Defender 1/Pdf General Sessions Team

2022 total comp
$9,561
Base pay
$7,644
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,917
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$9,561

Source-specific fields

Record ID
202,610
Total Pay
$9,561

Margaret Dawson holds the role of Assistant Public Defender 1 at Pdf General Sessions Team. In 2022, their total compensation was $9,561.

Jessica Pursell

Assistant Public Defender 1/Pdf General Sessions Team

2025 total comp
$6,973
Base pay
$6,973
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$6,973

Source-specific fields

Record ID
297,058
Total Pay
$6,973

Jessica Pursell is a Assistant Public Defender 1 at Pdf General Sessions Team. 2025 total compensation came to $6,973.

Katie Kelly

Assistant Public Defender 1/Pdf General Sessions Team

2021 total comp
$5,543
Base pay
$5,543
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$5,543

Source-specific fields

Record ID
173,143
Total Pay
$5,543

Katie Kelly is a Assistant Public Defender 1 at Pdf General Sessions Team. 2021 total compensation came to $5,543.

Marcerious Knox

Assistant Public Defender 1/Pdf General Sessions Team

2021 total comp
$5,300
Base pay
$5,300
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$5,300

Source-specific fields

Record ID
173,144
Total Pay
$5,300

Marcerious Knox is a Assistant Public Defender 1 at Pdf General Sessions Team. 2021 total compensation came to $5,300.

Jessica Tremayne

Assistant Public Defender 1/Pdf General Sessions Team

2025 total comp
$3,201
Base pay
$3,201
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$3,201

Source-specific fields

Record ID
301,211
Total Pay
$3,201

Jessica Tremayne holds the role of Assistant Public Defender 1 at Pdf General Sessions Team. In 2025, their total compensation was $3,201.