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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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Liebe Stevenson

Court Reporter/Judiciary

2025 total comp
$82,619
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$82,619
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$82,619

Liebe Stevenson is a Court Reporter at Judiciary. 2025 total compensation came to $82,619.

Melanie Williams

Court Reporter/Judiciary

2025 total comp
$82,619
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$82,619
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$82,619

At Judiciary, Melanie Williams serves as a Court Reporter. Their 2025 pay totaled $82,619.

Sherry Gantner

Court Reporter/Judiciary

2025 total comp
$82,619
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$82,619
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$82,619

Sherry Gantner works as a Court Reporter for Judiciary. Sherry earned $82,619 in 2025.

Katherine Berger

Assistant Public Defender/Judiciary

2025 total comp
$82,531
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$82,531
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$82,531

Katherine Berger works as a Assistant Public Defender for Judiciary. Katherine earned $82,531 in 2025.

Eric Payne

Court Services Supervisor II/Judiciary

2025 total comp
$82,483
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$82,483
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$82,483

Eric Payne works as a Court Services Supervisor II for Judiciary. Eric earned $82,483 in 2025.

David Mason

Circuit Judge/Judiciary

2025 total comp
$82,391
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$82,391
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$82,391

David Mason holds the role of Circuit Judge at Judiciary. In 2025, their total compensation was $82,391.

James Beck

Associate Circuit Judge/Judiciary

2023 total comp
$82,137
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$82,137
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$82,137

James Beck is a Associate Circuit Judge at Judiciary. 2023 total compensation came to $82,137.

Lacy Heiskell

Assistant Public Defender/Judiciary

2025 total comp
$82,096
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$82,096
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$82,096

Lacy Heiskell is a Assistant Public Defender at Judiciary. 2025 total compensation came to $82,096.

Kacy Hall

Research Supervisor II/Judiciary

2024 total comp
$82,050
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$82,050
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$82,050

Kacy Hall is a Research Supervisor II at Judiciary. 2024 total compensation came to $82,050.