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Judiciary

Source file: Missouri Accountability Portal — State Employee Pay / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Judiciary operates the court system — adjudicating cases and maintaining judicial records.

In 2025, this agency had 5,146 employees with median total compensation of $41,760; the highest distinct record was $207,578.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$263.2M
Employees
5,146
Median total
$41,760
Highest record
$207,578

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 5,146 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($41,760) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$0 (0%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$51,146 (100%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$6,477
$22,292
$41,760
$63,692
$100,751

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $100,751 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $6,477. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Court Clerk
1,121 · $35,990
Senior Court Clerk
497 · $42,211
Juvenile Officer II
205 · $47,774

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2023
$241.6M
5,121
$39,074
2024
$252.1M
4.3%
5,093
0.5%
$40,319
3.2%
2025
$263.2M
4.4%
5,146
1.0%
$41,760
3.6%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Record list

Employees

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Thomas Jacquinot

District Defender/Judiciary

2025 total comp
$125,201
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$125,201
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$125,201

At Judiciary, Thomas Jacquinot serves as a District Defender. Their 2025 pay totaled $125,201.

Stephen Reynolds

District Defender/Judiciary

2025 total comp
$124,705
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$124,705
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$124,705

Stephen Reynolds is a District Defender at Judiciary. 2025 total compensation came to $124,705.

Megan Benton

Associate Circuit Judge/Judiciary

2023 total comp
$124,228
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$124,228
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$124,228

Megan Benton is a Associate Circuit Judge at Judiciary. 2023 total compensation came to $124,228.

Amy Thompson

District Defender/Judiciary

2025 total comp
$123,713
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$123,713
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$123,713

At Judiciary, Amy Thompson serves as a District Defender. Their 2025 pay totaled $123,713.

Michael Wright

Associate Circuit Judge/Judiciary

2023 total comp
$122,492
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$122,492
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$122,492

Michael Wright works as a Associate Circuit Judge for Judiciary. Michael earned $122,492 in 2023.

Dean Waldemer

Circuit Judge/Judiciary

2024 total comp
$121,575
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$121,575
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$121,575

Dean Waldemer works as a Circuit Judge for Judiciary. Dean earned $121,575 in 2024.

George Draper

Supreme Court Judge/Judiciary

2023 total comp
$121,081
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$121,081
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$121,081

At Judiciary, George Draper serves as a Supreme Court Judge. Their 2023 pay totaled $121,081.

Mary Fox

Director/Judiciary

2025 total comp
$120,056
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$120,056
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$120,056

At Judiciary, Mary Fox serves as a Director. Their 2025 pay totaled $120,056.

Kathryn New

District Defender/Judiciary

2025 total comp
$119,774
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$119,774
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$119,774

Kathryn New holds the role of District Defender at Judiciary. In 2025, their total compensation was $119,774.

Beverly Hauber

District Defender/Judiciary

2025 total comp
$119,239
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$119,239
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$119,239

Beverly Hauber works as a District Defender for Judiciary. Beverly earned $119,239 in 2025.

Matthew Mahaffey

District Defender/Judiciary

2025 total comp
$119,239
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$119,239
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$119,239

At Judiciary, Matthew Mahaffey serves as a District Defender. Their 2025 pay totaled $119,239.