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

Cintrella Daniels

Clerk Typist/Office of the Public Defender

2024 total comp

$40,361

Sub-department: Office of the Public Defender
Base pay: $39,858
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $503
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,361
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Daniels, Cintrella
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 141477
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $46,332
Year-to-Date Earnings: $40,361

Cintrella Daniels holds the role of Clerk Typist 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 $40,361. Their bargaining unit is Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A.

Mignon Devens

Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3/Office of the Public Defender

2023 total comp

$39,879

Sub-department: Office of the Public Defender
Base pay: $5,516
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $34,363
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,879
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, 2023
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Devens, Mignon
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 102960
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $143,972
Year-to-Date Earnings: $39,879

Mignon Devens 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. Mignon earned $39,879 in 2023. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Milagros Guzman

Invstgr 2 Publ Defndr/Office of the Public Defender

2024 total comp

$39,847

Sub-department: Office of the Public Defender
Base pay: $12,992
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $26,855
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,847
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Primary Level Supervisors (Cwa) - Unit R
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Guzman, Milagros
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 103584
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $102,361
Year-to-Date Earnings: $39,847

At Office of the Public Defender, Milagros Guzman serves as a Invstgr 2 Publ Defndr within Office of the Public Defender. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $39,847. They are represented by Primary Level Supervisors (Cwa) - Unit R.

Brielle Savage

Invstgr 1 Publ Defndr/Office of the Public Defender

2023 total comp

$39,432

Sub-department: Office of the Public Defender
Base pay: $37,740
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,693
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,432
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, 2023
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Savage, Brielle
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 163570
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $63,525
Year-to-Date Earnings: $39,432

At Office of the Public Defender, Brielle Savage serves as a Invstgr 1 Publ Defndr within Office of the Public Defender. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2023 pay totaled $39,432. They are represented by Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Amelia Sukhram

Invstgr 1 Publ Defndr/Office of the Public Defender

2024 total comp

$38,779

Sub-department: Office of the Public Defender
Base pay: $37,989
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $790
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,779
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: Sukhram, Amelia
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 142633
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $80,104
Year-to-Date Earnings: $38,779

Amelia Sukhram is a Invstgr 1 Publ Defndr at Office of the Public Defender within Office of the Public Defender. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $38,779. Their bargaining unit is Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Jillian Diaz

Senior Clerk Typist/Office of the Public Defender

2024 total comp

$38,395

Sub-department: Office of the Public Defender
Base pay: $37,905
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $490
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,395
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Diaz, Jillian
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 160615
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $46,332
Year-to-Date Earnings: $38,395

At Office of the Public Defender, Jillian Diaz serves as a Senior Clerk Typist within Office of the Public Defender. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $38,395. They are represented by Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A.

Meghan Hoffman

Legal Secretary 2/Office of the Public Defender

2024 total comp

$38,124

Sub-department: Office of the Public Defender
Base pay: $37,499
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $626
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,124
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Hoffman, Meghan
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 129720
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $57,213
Year-to-Date Earnings: $38,124

Meghan Hoffman works as a Legal Secretary 2 for Office of the Public Defender within Office of the Public Defender. Their hire date on record is null. Meghan earned $38,124 in 2024. Union affiliation: Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A.

Erica Salerno

Assistant Deputy Public Defender 2/Office of the Public Defender

2024 total comp

$37,829

Sub-department: Office of the Public Defender
Base pay: $37,829
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,829
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Salerno, Erica A
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 121293
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $124,979
Year-to-Date Earnings: $37,829

Erica Salerno is a Assistant Deputy Public Defender 2 at Office of the Public Defender within Office of the Public Defender. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $37,829. They are represented by Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Laverne Bease

Clerk Typist/Office of the Public Defender

2024 total comp

$37,324

Sub-department: Office of the Public Defender
Base pay: $37,177
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $146
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,324
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Bease, Laverne
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 124790
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $46,332
Year-to-Date Earnings: $37,324

Laverne Bease holds the role of Clerk Typist 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 $37,324. Union affiliation: Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A.

Maria Cuevas-Benet

Senior Clerk Typist/Office of the Public Defender

2024 total comp

$37,267

Sub-department: Office of the Public Defender
Base pay: $36,863
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $404
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,267
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Cuevas-Benet, Maria M
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 132403
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $39,938
Year-to-Date Earnings: $37,267

Maria Cuevas-Benet is a Senior Clerk Typist at Office of the Public Defender within Office of the Public Defender. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $37,267. Union affiliation: Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A.

Brielle Comer

Clerk Typist/Office of the Public Defender

2024 total comp

$36,952

Sub-department: Office of the Public Defender
Base pay: $36,567
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $386
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,952
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Comer, Brielle N
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 161828
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $39,938
Year-to-Date Earnings: $36,952

At Office of the Public Defender, Brielle Comer serves as a Clerk Typist within Office of the Public Defender. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $36,952. Union affiliation: Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A.

Matthew Mordas

Assistant Deputy Public Defender 2/Office of the Public Defender

2023 total comp

$36,576

Sub-department: Office of the Public Defender
Base pay: $28,522
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,054
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,576
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, 2023
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Mordas, Matthew
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 157372
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $91,734
Year-to-Date Earnings: $36,576

Matthew Mordas works as a Assistant Deputy Public Defender 2 for Office of the Public Defender within Office of the Public Defender. Their hire date on record is null. Matthew earned $36,576 in 2023. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Brian Francique

Invstgr 1 Publ Defndr/Office of the Public Defender

2024 total comp

$36,252

Sub-department: Office of the Public Defender
Base pay: $33,275
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,976
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,252
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: Francique, Brian
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 170743
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $65,036
Year-to-Date Earnings: $36,252

Brian Francique holds the role of Invstgr 1 Publ Defndr 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 $36,252. Their bargaining unit is Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.