Missouri / Public Safety

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Public Safety

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

The Public Safety provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2025, this agency had 6,955 employees with median total compensation of $38,245; the highest distinct record was $187,511.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $301.9M
Employees: 6,955
Median total: $38,245
Highest record: $187,511

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$26,304$136,300+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 6,955 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($38,245) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $43,407 (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

$3,327

$8,200

$38,245

$66,556

$103,418

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $103,418 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $3,327. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Support Care Assistant

919 · $18,363

431 · $3,934

363 · $82,970

355 · $104,581

308 · $121,054

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.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2023	$254.1M —	6,760 —	$33,843 —
2024	$272.4M ▲ 7.2%	7,032 ▲ 4.0%	$30,051 ▼ 11.2%
2025	$301.9M ▲ 10.8%	6,955 ▼ 1.1%	$38,245 ▲ 27.3%

Record list

Employees

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Shawn Schaffer

Food Service Worker/Public Safety

2023 total comp

$1,387

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,387
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,387

At Public Safety, Shawn Schaffer serves as a Food Service Worker. Their 2023 pay totaled $1,387.

Julie Twehous

Food Service Worker/Public Safety

2023 total comp

$1,387

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,387
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,387

Julie Twehous holds the role of Food Service Worker at Public Safety. In 2023, their total compensation was $1,387.

Cedric Warren

Food Service Worker/Public Safety

2023 total comp

$1,387

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,387
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,387

Cedric Warren works as a Food Service Worker for Public Safety. Cedric earned $1,387 in 2023.

Josey Isaac

Support Care Assistant/Public Safety

2024 total comp

$1,387

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,387
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,387

Josey Isaac holds the role of Support Care Assistant at Public Safety. In 2024, their total compensation was $1,387.

Loretta Berhorst

Administrative Support Clerk/Public Safety

2023 total comp

$1,384

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,384
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,384

At Public Safety, Loretta Berhorst serves as a Administrative Support Clerk. Their 2023 pay totaled $1,384.

Heather Dickerson

Miscellaneous Professional/Public Safety

2025 total comp

$1,382

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,382
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,382

Heather Dickerson works as a Miscellaneous Professional for Public Safety. Heather earned $1,382 in 2025.

Jessica Haugh

Miscellaneous Professional/Public Safety

2025 total comp

$1,382

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,382
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,382

At Public Safety, Jessica Haugh serves as a Miscellaneous Professional. Their 2025 pay totaled $1,382.

Melanie Green

Registered Nurse/Public Safety

2025 total comp

$1,380

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,380
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,380

At Public Safety, Melanie Green serves as a Registered Nurse. Their 2025 pay totaled $1,380.

Brookelynn Meeks

Clerk/Public Safety

2023 total comp

$1,378

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,378
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,378

At Public Safety, Brookelynn Meeks serves as a Clerk. Their 2023 pay totaled $1,378.

Deanne Connell

Food Service Worker/Public Safety

2023 total comp

$1,375

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,375
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,375

At Public Safety, Deanne Connell serves as a Food Service Worker. Their 2023 pay totaled $1,375.

Mariah Woolfolk

Direct Care Aide/Public Safety

2023 total comp

$1,373

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,373
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,373

At Public Safety, Mariah Woolfolk serves as a Direct Care Aide. Their 2023 pay totaled $1,373.

Ebony Wyse

Support Care Assistant/Public Safety

2025 total comp

$1,372

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,372
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,372

At Public Safety, Ebony Wyse serves as a Support Care Assistant. Their 2025 pay totaled $1,372.

Philip Garner

Support Care Assistant/Public Safety

2024 total comp

$1,367

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,367
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,367

Philip Garner is a Support Care Assistant at Public Safety. 2024 total compensation came to $1,367.

Sherry Bennett

Custodial Worker/Public Safety

2023 total comp

$1,365

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,365
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,365

At Public Safety, Sherry Bennett serves as a Custodial Worker. Their 2023 pay totaled $1,365.

Michael Dedrick