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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

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

Direct Care Aide
431 · $3,934
Trooper 1St Class
363 · $82,970
Corporal
355 · $104,581
Sergeant
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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian 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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Kelly Vanosdoll

Intelligence Analyst/Public Safety

2025 total comp
$89,154
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$89,154
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$89,154

Kelly Vanosdoll works as a Intelligence Analyst for Public Safety. Kelly earned $89,154 in 2025.

Joseph Pithan

Corporal/Public Safety

2025 total comp
$89,151
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$89,151
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$89,151

Joseph Pithan is a Corporal at Public Safety. 2025 total compensation came to $89,151.

Eric Cook

Chief Technician/Public Safety

2025 total comp
$89,062
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$89,062
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$89,062

Eric Cook works as a Chief Technician for Public Safety. Eric earned $89,062 in 2025.

Hazen Groves

Trooper 1St Class/Public Safety

2025 total comp
$88,983
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$88,983
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$88,983

At Public Safety, Hazen Groves serves as a Trooper 1St Class. Their 2025 pay totaled $88,983.

Dillan Vandeven

Corporal/Public Safety

2024 total comp
$88,919
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$88,919
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$88,919

Dillan Vandeven holds the role of Corporal at Public Safety. In 2024, their total compensation was $88,919.