New Jersey / Office of the Public Defender

Agency file

Office of the Public Defender

Source file: New Jersey — YourMoney State Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Office of the Public Defender handles legal functions of government — prosecution, legal advice, and representing the state in court.

In 2024, this agency had 672 employees with median total compensation of $86,980; the highest distinct record was $185,424.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $60.2M
Employees: 672
Median total: $86,980
Highest record: $185,424

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$223$162,947+

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

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 672 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($86,980) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $87,991 (98%)
Overtime — $40 (0%)
Other — $1,486 (2%)
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

$45,849

$62,261

$86,980

$115,845

$136,555

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $136,555 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $45,849. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Assistant Deputy Public Defender 2

175 · $109,634

Invstgr 1 Publ Defndr

108 · $74,815

Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3

67 · $138,910

Assistant Deputy Public Defender 1

56 · $85,071

Legal Secretary 2

56 · $47,864

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 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2023	$57.6M —	720 —	$79,789 —
2024	$60.2M ▲ 4.5%	672 ▼ 6.7%	$86,980 ▲ 9.0%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Michelle Cox

Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3/Office of the Public Defender

2024 total comp

$142,429

Sub-department: Office of the Public Defender
Base pay: $140,860
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,570
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $142,429
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Cox, Michelle
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 109682
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $143,921
Year-to-Date Earnings: $142,429

Michelle Cox works as a Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3 for Office of the Public Defender within Office of the Public Defender. Their hire date on record is null. Michelle earned $142,429 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Yvonne Maher

Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3/Office of the Public Defender

2024 total comp

$140,508

Sub-department: Office of the Public Defender
Base pay: $138,994
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,514
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,508
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Maher, Yvonne G
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 100613
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $143,921
Year-to-Date Earnings: $140,508

Yvonne Maher is a Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3 at Office of the Public Defender within Office of the Public Defender. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $140,508. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Kevin Moses

Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3/Office of the Public Defender

2024 total comp

$140,508

Sub-department: Office of the Public Defender
Base pay: $138,994
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,514
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,508
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Moses, Kevin R
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 102590
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $143,921
Year-to-Date Earnings: $140,508

Kevin Moses works as a Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3 for Office of the Public Defender within Office of the Public Defender. Their hire date on record is null. Kevin earned $140,508 in 2024. They are represented by Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

John Mcguigan

Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3/Office of the Public Defender

2024 total comp

$140,508

Sub-department: Office of the Public Defender
Base pay: $138,994
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,514
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,508
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Mcguigan, John V
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 106371
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $143,921
Year-to-Date Earnings: $140,508

At Office of the Public Defender, John Mcguigan serves as a Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3 within Office of the Public Defender. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $140,508. Their bargaining unit is Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Neil Gillespie

Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3/Office of the Public Defender

2024 total comp

$140,508

Sub-department: Office of the Public Defender
Base pay: $138,994
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,514
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,508
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Gillespie, Neil C
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 126
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $143,921
Year-to-Date Earnings: $140,508

At Office of the Public Defender, Neil Gillespie serves as a Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3 within Office of the Public Defender. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $140,508. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Stephen Funk

Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3/Office of the Public Defender

2024 total comp

$140,508

Sub-department: Office of the Public Defender
Base pay: $138,994
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,514
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,508
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Funk, Stephen F
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 148230
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $143,921
Year-to-Date Earnings: $140,508

Stephen Funk works as a Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3 for Office of the Public Defender within Office of the Public Defender. Their hire date on record is null. Stephen earned $140,508 in 2024. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Francesca Blanco

Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3/Office of the Public Defender

2024 total comp

$140,323

Sub-department: Office of the Public Defender
Base pay: $138,754
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,570
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,323
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Blanco, Francesca
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 159780
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $143,921
Year-to-Date Earnings: $140,323

Francesca Blanco is a Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3 at Office of the Public Defender within Office of the Public Defender. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $140,323. Their bargaining unit is Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Michael Wroblewski

Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3/Office of the Public Defender

2024 total comp

$139,749

Sub-department: Office of the Public Defender
Base pay: $138,179
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,570
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,749
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Wroblewski, Michael C
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 124356
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $143,921
Year-to-Date Earnings: $139,749

Michael Wroblewski holds the role of Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3 at Office of the Public Defender within Office of the Public Defender. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $139,749. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Michael Mangels

Dpty Publc Advcte 2/Office of the Public Defender

2024 total comp

$138,910

Sub-department: Office of the Public Defender
Base pay: $136,357
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,553
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,910
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Managerial (Represented-Ibew)
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Mangels, Michael T
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 133311
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $141,136
Year-to-Date Earnings: $138,910

At Office of the Public Defender, Michael Mangels serves as a Dpty Publc Advcte 2 within Office of the Public Defender. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $138,910. Union affiliation: Managerial (Represented-Ibew).

Nora Locke

Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3/Office of the Public Defender

2024 total comp

$138,910

Sub-department: Office of the Public Defender
Base pay: $138,910
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,910
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Locke, Nora
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 118010
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $154,226
Year-to-Date Earnings: $138,910

Nora Locke holds the role of Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3 at Office of the Public Defender within Office of the Public Defender. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $138,910. Their bargaining unit is Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Jacqueline Boulos

Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3/Office of the Public Defender

2024 total comp

$138,500

Sub-department: Office of the Public Defender
Base pay: $137,001
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,498
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,500
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Boulos, Jacqueline
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 107127
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $143,921
Year-to-Date Earnings: $138,500

At Office of the Public Defender, Jacqueline Boulos serves as a Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3 within Office of the Public Defender. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $138,500. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Robert Shayka

Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3/Office of the Public Defender

2024 total comp

$137,873

Sub-department: Office of the Public Defender
Base pay: $136,409
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,463
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,873
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Shayka, Robert
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 144445
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $143,921
Year-to-Date Earnings: $137,873

Robert Shayka works as a Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3 for Office of the Public Defender within Office of the Public Defender. Their hire date on record is null. Robert earned $137,873 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Jonathan Weber

Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3/Office of the Public Defender

2024 total comp

$137,636

Sub-department: Office of the Public Defender
Base pay: $136,212
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,425
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,636
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Weber, Jonathan S
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 108402
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $143,921
Year-to-Date Earnings: $137,636

Jonathan Weber holds the role of Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3 at Office of the Public Defender within Office of the Public Defender. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $137,636. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Louis Presenza

Assistant Deputy Public Defender 2/Office of the Public Defender

2024 total comp

$137,462

Sub-department: Office of the Public Defender
Base pay: $134,823
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,639
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,462
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Presenza, Louis J
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 113542
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $133,882
Year-to-Date Earnings: $137,462

At Office of the Public Defender, Louis Presenza serves as a Assistant Deputy Public Defender 2 within Office of the Public Defender. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $137,462. They are represented by Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Michael Noveck

Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3/Office of the Public Defender

2024 total comp

$137,360

Sub-department: Office of the Public Defender
Base pay: $135,882
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,479
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,360
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Noveck, Michael R
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 121289
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $143,921
Year-to-Date Earnings: $137,360

Michael Noveck is a Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3 at Office of the Public Defender within Office of the Public Defender. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $137,360. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Cecily Velez

Dpty Publ Defndr 2/Office of the Public Defender

2024 total comp

$136,555

Sub-department: Office of the Public Defender
Base pay: $134,024
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,532
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $136,555
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Managerial (Represented-Ibew)
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Velez, Cecily J
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 121283
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $141,136
Year-to-Date Earnings: $136,555

Cecily Velez holds the role of Dpty Publ Defndr 2 at Office of the Public Defender within Office of the Public Defender. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $136,555. They are represented by Managerial (Represented-Ibew).

Rodney Ray

Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3/Office of the Public Defender

2024 total comp

$136,423

Sub-department: Office of the Public Defender
Base pay: $134,909
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,514
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $136,423
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Ray, Rodney D
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 119594
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $138,769
Year-to-Date Earnings: $136,423

Rodney Ray works as a Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3 for Office of the Public Defender within Office of the Public Defender. Their hire date on record is null. Rodney earned $136,423 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Joseph Corazza

Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3/Office of the Public Defender

2024 total comp

$136,406

Sub-department: Office of the Public Defender
Base pay: $134,909
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,497
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $136,406
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Corazza, Joseph
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 167142
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $138,769
Year-to-Date Earnings: $136,406

At Office of the Public Defender, Joseph Corazza serves as a Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3 within Office of the Public Defender. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $136,406. They are represented by Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.