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Assistant Public Defender

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

579 employees hold this title in Judiciary. Median total compensation for the role is $63,121, above the department median of $41,760.

Employees
579
Total payroll
$33.9M
Role median
$63,121
Agency median
$41,760
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$159$106,388+

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

How total compensation varies among the 579 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.

Compare jurisdictions

Assistant Public Defender beyond Missouri

This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In Missouri, the median of $63,121 ranks #3 of 6. See Assistant Public Defender across all of Missouri

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Los Angeles County
$513,588 · 8
Tennessee
$133,236 · 288
Metro Nashville
$54,640 · 267
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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Katy Thoman

Assistant Public Defender/Judiciary

2024 total comp
$74,283
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$74,283
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,283

Katy Thoman holds the role of Assistant Public Defender at Judiciary. In 2024, their total compensation was $74,283.

Christopher Lee

Assistant Public Defender/Judiciary

2025 total comp
$73,548
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$73,548
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,548

Christopher Lee is a Assistant Public Defender at Judiciary. 2025 total compensation came to $73,548.

Steven Kellogg

Assistant Public Defender/Judiciary

2023 total comp
$73,484
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$73,484
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,484

Steven Kellogg is a Assistant Public Defender at Judiciary. 2023 total compensation came to $73,484.

Yashwanth Manjunath

Assistant Public Defender/Judiciary

2025 total comp
$72,580
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$72,580
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$72,580

Yashwanth Manjunath works as a Assistant Public Defender for Judiciary. Yashwanth earned $72,580 in 2025.

Travis Martin

Assistant Public Defender/Judiciary

2025 total comp
$72,388
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$72,388
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$72,388

Travis Martin is a Assistant Public Defender at Judiciary. 2025 total compensation came to $72,388.

Zachary Armfield

Assistant Public Defender/Judiciary

2023 total comp
$71,382
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$71,382
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$71,382

Zachary Armfield is a Assistant Public Defender at Judiciary. 2023 total compensation came to $71,382.

Michael Stanfield

Assistant Public Defender/Judiciary

2023 total comp
$71,358
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$71,358
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$71,358

Michael Stanfield is a Assistant Public Defender at Judiciary. 2023 total compensation came to $71,358.

Angela Acree

Assistant Public Defender/Judiciary

2023 total comp
$71,334
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$71,334
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$71,334

Angela Acree holds the role of Assistant Public Defender at Judiciary. In 2023, their total compensation was $71,334.

Dominic Laruffa

Assistant Public Defender/Judiciary

2025 total comp
$70,959
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$70,959
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$70,959

Dominic Laruffa holds the role of Assistant Public Defender at Judiciary. In 2025, their total compensation was $70,959.

Tyler Ludwig

Assistant Public Defender/Judiciary

2025 total comp
$70,306
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$70,306
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$70,306

Tyler Ludwig works as a Assistant Public Defender for Judiciary. Tyler earned $70,306 in 2025.

Erica Serrone

Assistant Public Defender/Judiciary

2025 total comp
$70,296
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$70,296
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$70,296

At Judiciary, Erica Serrone serves as a Assistant Public Defender. Their 2025 pay totaled $70,296.

Tyson Cole

Assistant Public Defender/Judiciary

2025 total comp
$70,270
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$70,270
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$70,270

Tyson Cole works as a Assistant Public Defender for Judiciary. Tyson earned $70,270 in 2025.

Robert West

Assistant Public Defender/Judiciary

2025 total comp
$69,931
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$69,931
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,931

Robert West works as a Assistant Public Defender for Judiciary. Robert earned $69,931 in 2025.

Scott Mcgreevy

Assistant Public Defender/Judiciary

2025 total comp
$69,909
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$69,909
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,909

Scott Mcgreevy holds the role of Assistant Public Defender at Judiciary. In 2025, their total compensation was $69,909.

Erika Eliason

Assistant Public Defender/Judiciary

2023 total comp
$69,561
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$69,561
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,561

Erika Eliason works as a Assistant Public Defender for Judiciary. Erika earned $69,561 in 2023.

Christian Hodgson

Assistant Public Defender/Judiciary

2025 total comp
$69,327
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$69,327
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,327

Christian Hodgson is a Assistant Public Defender at Judiciary. 2025 total compensation came to $69,327.

Caroline Kucharski-Hendrix

Assistant Public Defender/Judiciary

2025 total comp
$69,327
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$69,327
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,327

Caroline Kucharski-Hendrix works as a Assistant Public Defender for Judiciary. Caroline earned $69,327 in 2025.

Kaitlyn Turner

Assistant Public Defender/Judiciary

2025 total comp
$69,327
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$69,327
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,327

Kaitlyn Turner is a Assistant Public Defender at Judiciary. 2025 total compensation came to $69,327.

Darlene Villalobos

Assistant Public Defender/Judiciary

2025 total comp
$69,264
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$69,264
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,264

Darlene Villalobos works as a Assistant Public Defender for Judiciary. Darlene earned $69,264 in 2025.