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Office of Governor

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

The Office of Governor is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 55 employees with median total compensation of $38,000; the highest distinct record was $184,678.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$2.6M
Employees
55
Median total
$38,000
Highest record
$184,678

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 55 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($38,000) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$0 (0%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$46,645 (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
$3,938
$9,266
$38,000
$65,200
$121,457

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $121,457 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $3,938. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Policy Advisor
3 · $24,119
General Counsel
2 · $91,742
Governor
2 · $72,548
Policy Director
2 · $63,572

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
$2.1M
42
$44,825
2024
$2.1M
2.9%
35
16.7%
$53,793
20.0%
2025
$2.6M
23.1%
55
57.1%
$38,000
29.4%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Adam Gresham

Chief of Staff/Office of Governor

2025 total comp
$184,678
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$184,678
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$184,678

Adam Gresham holds the role of Chief of Staff at Office of Governor. In 2025, their total compensation was $184,678.

Lowell Pearson

General Counsel/Office of Governor

2025 total comp
$162,077
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$162,077
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$162,077

Lowell Pearson is a General Counsel at Office of Governor. 2025 total compensation came to $162,077.

Kelli Jones

Deputy Chief of Staff/Office of Governor

2024 total comp
$158,969
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$158,969
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$158,969

Kelli Jones is a Deputy Chief of Staff at Office of Governor. 2024 total compensation came to $158,969.