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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
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

-$251$178,981+

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

Assistant Public Defender

439 · $67,711

Associate Circuit Judge

221 · $164,662

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.

Record list

Employees

Highest-paid first / page 16

Elaine Matthews

Court Reporter/Judiciary

2025 total comp

$97,486

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $97,486
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,486

Elaine Matthews works as a Court Reporter for Judiciary. Elaine earned $97,486 in 2025.

Dawn Mcteer

Court Reporter/Judiciary

2025 total comp

$97,486

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $97,486
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,486

Dawn Mcteer works as a Court Reporter for Judiciary. Dawn earned $97,486 in 2025.

Cynthia Messina

Court Reporter/Judiciary

2025 total comp

$97,486

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $97,486
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,486

Cynthia Messina holds the role of Court Reporter at Judiciary. In 2025, their total compensation was $97,486.

Kristal Murphy

Court Reporter/Judiciary

2025 total comp

$97,486

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $97,486
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,486

Kristal Murphy is a Court Reporter at Judiciary. 2025 total compensation came to $97,486.

Andrea Patterson

Court Reporter/Judiciary

2025 total comp

$97,486

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $97,486
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,486

Andrea Patterson works as a Court Reporter for Judiciary. Andrea earned $97,486 in 2025.

Julia Paulus

Court Reporter/Judiciary

2025 total comp

$97,486

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $97,486
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,486

At Judiciary, Julia Paulus serves as a Court Reporter. Their 2025 pay totaled $97,486.

Sally Peat

Court Reporter/Judiciary

2025 total comp

$97,486

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $97,486
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,486

At Judiciary, Sally Peat serves as a Court Reporter. Their 2025 pay totaled $97,486.

Kimberly Ray

Court Reporter/Judiciary

2025 total comp

$97,486

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $97,486
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,486

At Judiciary, Kimberly Ray serves as a Court Reporter. Their 2025 pay totaled $97,486.

Charmaine Spradling

Court Reporter/Judiciary

2025 total comp

$97,486

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $97,486
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,486

At Judiciary, Charmaine Spradling serves as a Court Reporter. Their 2025 pay totaled $97,486.

Diana Taylor

Court Reporter/Judiciary

2025 total comp

$97,486

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $97,486
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,486

At Judiciary, Diana Taylor serves as a Court Reporter. Their 2025 pay totaled $97,486.

Charles Moreland

Assistant Public Defender/Judiciary

2025 total comp

$97,400

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $97,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,400

Charles Moreland holds the role of Assistant Public Defender at Judiciary. In 2025, their total compensation was $97,400.

Marisa Gerwitz

Assistant Public Defender/Judiciary

2025 total comp

$97,219

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $97,219
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,219

At Judiciary, Marisa Gerwitz serves as a Assistant Public Defender. Their 2025 pay totaled $97,219.

Chad Neswick

Assistant Public Defender/Judiciary

2025 total comp

$97,219

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $97,219
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,219

Chad Neswick is a Assistant Public Defender at Judiciary. 2025 total compensation came to $97,219.

Miles Reed

Assistant Public Defender/Judiciary

2025 total comp

$97,219

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $97,219
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,219

At Judiciary, Miles Reed serves as a Assistant Public Defender. Their 2025 pay totaled $97,219.

Susan Faust

Assistant Public Defender/Judiciary

2025 total comp

$97,207

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $97,207
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,207

At Judiciary, Susan Faust serves as a Assistant Public Defender. Their 2025 pay totaled $97,207.

Sheri Nelson

District Defender/Judiciary

2025 total comp

$97,191

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $97,191
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,191

At Judiciary, Sheri Nelson serves as a District Defender. Their 2025 pay totaled $97,191.

Margaret Johnston

Division Director/Judiciary

2024 total comp

$96,928

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $96,928
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,928

At Judiciary, Margaret Johnston serves as a Division Director. Their 2024 pay totaled $96,928.

Danielle Renyer-Wilson

Assistant Public Defender/Judiciary

2025 total comp

$96,778

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $96,778
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,778

Danielle Renyer-Wilson holds the role of Assistant Public Defender at Judiciary. In 2025, their total compensation was $96,778.

James Carmichael

Staff Counsel/Judiciary

2025 total comp

$96,519

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $96,519
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,519

James Carmichael is a Staff Counsel at Judiciary. 2025 total compensation came to $96,519.

Robert Cochran

Data Systems Supervisor/Judiciary

2025 total comp

$96,068

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $96,068
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,068

Robert Cochran is a Data Systems Supervisor at Judiciary. 2025 total compensation came to $96,068.

Mary Russell

Supreme Court Judge/Judiciary

2025 total comp

$96,014

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $96,014
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,014

Mary Russell holds the role of Supreme Court Judge at Judiciary. In 2025, their total compensation was $96,014.

Adofo Minka

Assistant Public Defender/Judiciary

2025 total comp

$95,968

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $95,968
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,968

At Judiciary, Adofo Minka serves as a Assistant Public Defender. Their 2025 pay totaled $95,968.

Joshua Underwood

Associate Circuit Judge/Judiciary

2023 total comp

$95,589

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $95,589
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,589

Joshua Underwood is a Associate Circuit Judge at Judiciary. 2023 total compensation came to $95,589.

Joseph Megerman

Assistant Public Defender/Judiciary

2025 total comp

$95,452

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $95,452
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,452

Joseph Megerman holds the role of Assistant Public Defender at Judiciary. In 2025, their total compensation was $95,452.

Tiffany Walker

Assistant Public Defender/Judiciary

2025 total comp

$95,440

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $95,440
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,440

Tiffany Walker works as a Assistant Public Defender for Judiciary. Tiffany earned $95,440 in 2025.

Kevin Austin