28.9% of employees at the Department of Public Safety made between $25,000-$50,000 in 2021

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By Show-Me State Times

Jul 18, 2022

28.9 percent of employees at the Department of Public Safety made between $25,000-$50,000 in 2021, according to the Missouri Accountability Portal.

Across the state, 40.4 percent of employees made between $25,000-$50,000.

The national median hourly wage is $19.14, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. According to the OECD, the average yearly wage in the US is more than $60,000.

Sekhar Vangala had the highest salary among employees in the state with a compensation of $439,629 for the year.

Top 100 Salaries

Rank	Individual	Department	Salary
1	Sekhar Vangala	Mental Health	$439,629
2	Manisha M. Lele	Mental Health	$418,078
3	Naveen K. Yarasi	Mental Health	$401,103
4	Nezar A. El-Ruwie	Mental Health	$388,272
5	Stacy L. Neff	Mental Health	$323,526
6	Amala Kumar D. Augustine	Mental Health	$319,073
7	Robert B. Sexe	Mental Health	$311,670
8	Mohammad Yousuf	Mental Health	$299,763
9	Angeline Stanislaus	Mental Health	$295,321
10	William R. Enochs	Mental Health	$289,181
11	Swarnalatha R. Yerrapu	Mental Health	$288,698
12	Maheshkumar K. Patel	Mental Health	$275,936
13	David R. Hunter	Mental Health	$265,547
14	Richard P. Doisy	Mental Health	$263,175
15	Joshua W. Calhoun	Mental Health	$248,120
16	Bruce Parsa	Mental Health	$246,388
17	Amy Taylor	Mental Health	$239,391
18	Alexandru L. Vasile	Mental Health	$236,085
18	Wajiha P. Karatela	Mental Health	$236,085
20	Timothy Dellenbaugh	Mental Health	$229,237
21	Patrick K. McKenna	Transportation	$220,358
22	Jianwei Jiao	Mental Health	$218,080
22	Joseph Moon	Mental Health	$218,080
22	Padma T. Krishnamurthi	Mental Health	$218,080
25	Ogonna C. Ugochukwu	Mental Health	$217,951
26	Margaret M. Vandeven	Elementary and Secondary Education	$199,272
27	Amaka L. Obi	Mental Health	$190,107
28	Seema Najam	Mental Health	$187,567
29	James Reynolds	Mental Health	$186,730
30	Mary Rhodes Russell	Judiciary Department	$184,118
30	Patricia A. Breckenridge	Judiciary Department	$184,118
30	Wesley Brent Powell	Judiciary Department	$184,118
30	Zel Martin Fischer	Judiciary Department	$184,118
34	Ejiroghene O. Okiremute Duvie	Mental Health	$182,700
35	Zora Zoa Mulligan	Higher Education and Workforce Development	$182,053
36	Anne N. Kamau	Mental Health	$172,903
37	Mutiat A. Kassim	Mental Health	$171,905
38	Rebekah Ann Radmanesh	Mental Health	$170,665
39	Irene Kinuthia	Mental Health	$170,373
40	Alok Ahuja	Judiciary Department	$168,305
40	Angela T. Quigless	Judiciary Department	$168,305
40	Anthony Rex Gabbert	Judiciary Department	$168,305
40	Colleen Dolan	Judiciary Department	$168,305
40	Cynthia L. Martin	Judiciary Department	$168,305
40	Donald E. Burrell Jr.	Judiciary Department	$168,305
40	Edward R. Ardini	Judiciary Department	$168,305
40	Gary Dean Witt	Judiciary Department	$168,305
40	Gary M. Gaertner	Judiciary Department	$168,305
40	Gary W. Lynch	Judiciary Department	$168,305
40	James M. Dowd	Judiciary Department	$168,305
40	Jeffrey Wayne Bates	Judiciary Department	$168,305
40	Karen King Mitchell	Judiciary Department	$168,305
40	Kelly C. Broniec	Judiciary Department	$168,305
40	Kurt S. Odenwald	Judiciary Department	$168,305
40	Lisa Page	Judiciary Department	$168,305
40	Lisa White Hardwick	Judiciary Department	$168,305
40	Mark D. Pfeiffer	Judiciary Department	$168,305
40	Mary W. Sheffield	Judiciary Department	$168,305
40	Michael E. Gardner	Judiciary Department	$168,305
40	Philip M. Hess	Judiciary Department	$168,305
40	Robert M. Clayton	Judiciary Department	$168,305
40	Sherri B. Sullivan	Judiciary Department	$168,305
40	Thomas N. Chapman	Judiciary Department	$168,305
40	William D. Thomson	Judiciary Department	$168,305
40	William Wallace Francis	Judiciary Department	$168,305
66	Caroline A. Ike	Mental Health	$165,720
67	Jeffrey L. Wann	Office of Administration	$165,000
68	Deus M. Gwanchele	Mental Health	$161,122
69	Anoucha K. Mukoko	Mental Health	$159,661
70	Amged Eltahir	Mental Health	$158,768
71	James M. Smith	Judiciary Department	$158,708
71	Adam L. Caine	Judiciary Department	$158,708
71	Annette Llewellyn	Judiciary Department	$158,708
71	Becky J. Borthwick	Judiciary Department	$158,708
71	Benjamin F. Lewis	Judiciary Department	$158,708
71	Betsy Aubuchon	Judiciary Department	$158,708
71	Brenda Lovins	Judiciary Department	$158,708
71	Brian H. May	Judiciary Department	$158,708
71	Bruce F. Hilton	Judiciary Department	$158,708
71	Bryan E. Round	Judiciary Department	$158,708
71	Bryan L. Hettenbach	Judiciary Department	$158,708
71	Calea Stovall-Reid	Judiciary Department	$158,708
71	Calvin R. Holden	Judiciary Department	$158,708
71	Charles H. McKenzie	Judiciary Department	$158,708
71	Christopher E. McGraugh	Judiciary Department	$158,708
71	Clinton R. Wright	Judiciary Department	$158,708
71	Cory L. Atkins	Judiciary Department	$158,708
71	Craig E. Hellmann	Judiciary Department	$158,708
71	Daniel F. Kellogg	Judiciary Department	$158,708
71	Daniel G. Pelikan	Judiciary Department	$158,708
71	Daniel R. Green	Judiciary Department	$158,708
71	Darrell E. Missey	Judiciary Department	$158,708
71	David A. Dolan	Judiciary Department	$158,708
71	David B. Mouton	Judiciary Department	$158,708
71	David C. Jones	Judiciary Department	$158,708
71	David C. Mason	Judiciary Department	$158,708
71	David Dowd	Judiciary Department	$158,708
71	David L. Bolander	Judiciary Department	$158,708
71	David L. Vincent	Judiciary Department	$158,708
71	David P. Chamberlain	Judiciary Department	$158,708