Buckeye Reporter

Peter Galyardt earned $48,456 during 2019, a 36.1 percent decrease from the previous year working for the Public Defender Commission, according to the Ohio Treasurer.

Beth Hansen saw the largest decrease at the Office of the Governor, making $179,581 less in 2019 with a total compensation of $22,461.

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.

Change in pay can be due to a number of factors such as retirement, job advancement, or missed time.

Rank	Employee	Job	Salary
1	Timothy Young	Public Defender	$162,891
2	Elizabeth Miller	Assistant Director	$144,224
3	Aaron Boyarko	Dep Dir (Chief Infrmtn Offcr)	$128,510
4	Sharon Flynt	Deputy Director	$119,824
5	Jill Andrews	Deputy Director	$115,808
6	Gregory Meyers	Senior Asst Public Defender	$114,085
7	Randall Porter	Assistant Public Defender	$112,030
8	Richard Cline	Senior Asst Public Defender	$108,856
9	Craig Jaquith	Assistant Public Defender	$107,860
10	Dorian Hall	Investigation Supervisor	$105,258
11	Terri Wilson	Program Administrator	$104,374
12	Laura Austen	Deputy Director	$103,358
13	John Cornely	Deputy Director	$102,432
14	Brooke Jackson	Senior Asst Public Defender	$101,972
15	Lisa Caudill	Program Administrator	$100,630
16	Joseph Bodenhamer	Program Administrator	$96,958
17	Joseph Medici	Senior Asst Public Defender	$96,228
18	Elisa Lenssen	Human Capital Management Adm	$96,196
19	Stephen Hardwick	Assistant Public Defender	$96,120
20	Raymond Smith	Senior Asst Public Defender	$94,410
21	Kathryn Sandford	Assistant Public Defender	$93,737
22	John Fenlon	Assistant Public Defender	$93,319
23	Kenneth Spiert	Assistant Public Defender	$92,439
24	James Foley	Assistant Public Defender	$91,507
25	Roberta Messmer-Taylor	Program Administrator	$87,481
26	Dennis Taylor	Program Administrator	$87,481
27	Douglas Francis	Senior Asst Public Defender	$87,442
28	Jeremy Masters	Assistant Public Defender	$87,284
29	Kimberly Rigby	Assistant Public Defender	$86,375
30	Rachel Troutman	Assistant Public Defender	$84,442
31	Tamra Luft-Meister	Human Capital Mgt Sr Analyst	$83,948
32	Jonathan Campbell	Information Technology Supv	$83,454
33	Christopher Junga	Senior Asst Public Defender	$83,319
34	John Griffin	Assistant Public Defender	$83,171
35	James Szorady	Assistant Public Defender	$81,209
36	Spencer Cahoon	Assistant Public Defender	$78,854
37	Charlyn Bohland	Assistant Public Defender	$77,708
38	Angela Inman	Mitigation Investigation Speci	$77,620
39	Herman Carson	Assistant Public Defender	$76,426
40	Mark Rooks	Mitigation Investigation Speci	$75,894
41	Jessica Love	Mitigation Investigation Speci	$74,920
42	Katherine Ross-Kinzie	Assistant Public Defender	$73,765
43	Bethany O'Neill	Assistant Public Defender	$71,959
44	Nicole Clum	Liaison Officer	$70,974
45	Melissa Jackson	Assistant Public Defender	$69,601
46	Casey Garand	Program Administrator	$68,995
47	Li Wang	Database Administration Spec	$67,123
48	Adrienne Larimer	Assistant Public Defender	$66,777
49	Terri Wolf	Office Professional	$66,740
50	Jessica Houston	Assistant Public Defender	$66,593
51	Katherine Sato	Assistant Public Defender	$66,029
52	Scott Dixon	Criminal Investigator	$65,944
53	Heather Pugh	Program Administrator	$63,647
54	Tamara Foster	Program Administrator	$62,621
55	Jacqueline McClain	Administrative Professional	$62,256
56	John Falgiani	Assistant Public Defender	$62,157
57	Lea Pagels	Mitigation Investigation Speci	$61,638
58	Keith Montgomery	Criminal Investigator	$61,095
59	Bethany Kuypers	Public Information Officer	$60,932
60	Marcia Dukes	Mitigation Investigation Speci	$60,710
61	Jane Messmer	Assistant Public Defender	$60,341
62	Paul Burke	Mitigation Investigation Speci	$60,153
63	Victoria Bader	Assistant Public Defender	$60,030
64	Mary Kuhn	Administrative Professional	$59,712
65	Stephanie Russell-Ramos	Assistant Public Defender	$59,466
66	Daniel Marcus	Assistant Public Defender	$59,451
67	Erica Young	Assistant Public Defender	$57,992
68	Carly Edelstein	Assistant Public Defender	$57,913
69	Timothy Hackett	Assistant Public Defender	$57,732
70	Lauren Hammersmith	Assistant Public Defender	$57,643
71	Andrew Anastasi	Assistant Public Defender	$57,608
72	Erika Lahote	Assistant Public Defender	$57,312
73	Kyle Davis	Assistant Public Defender	$57,275
74	Nicholas Allen	Assistant Public Defender	$56,936
75	Michelle Umana	Assistant Public Defender	$56,594
76	Marley Nelson	Assistant Public Defender	$56,294
77	Christian Malone	Assistant Public Defender	$55,826
78	Margaret Ogonek	Criminal Investigator	$55,810
79	Terry Hollis	Program Administrator	$55,671
80	Tracy Smith	Criminal Investigator	$54,938
81	Tia Schmitz	Criminal Investigator	$52,999
82	Brittany Bowers	Senior Financial Analyst	$52,164
83	Jana Crock	Program Administrator	$51,484
84	Patrick Clark	Assistant Public Defender	$50,666
85	Lisa Caldwell	Paralegal/Legal Assistant	$49,925
86	Peter Galyardt	Assistant Public Defender	$48,456
87	Jill Samuelson	Administrative Professional	$48,422
88	Amanda Hansel	Administrative Professional	$48,289
89	Robert Love	Information Technologist	$46,578
90	Deborah James	Administrative Professional	$46,565
91	Allen Vender	Assistant Public Defender	$46,075
92	April Amyx	Administrative Professional	$45,299
93	Lindsay Schmidt	Paralegal/Legal Assistant	$44,702
94	Alyssa Sidelka	Assistant Public Defender	$44,174
95	Connie Ruble	Office Professional	$43,436
96	David Rouzzo	Senior Asst Public Defender	$43,421
97	Bryan Harris	Office Professional	$43,044
98	Jamie Northup	Social Work Assistant	$42,835
99	Debbie Tackett	Administrative Professional	$41,832
100	Victoria Gouvas	Office Professional	$40,792