State of Missouri Prosecutor Salaries
Missouri prosecutors represent the state and the residents of the state in prosecuting cases in court. You find prosecutors in any of the nine divisions of the Attorney General's Office: agriculture and environment, criminal, consumer protection, financial services, governmental affairs, labor, litigation, public safety and Medicaid fraud control.
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Assistant Attorney General
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Missouri prosecutors are considered assistant attorneys general. They are lawyers who are members of the Missouri Bar and have committed to at least two years of working for the state. Attorneys must have also graduated in the top 30 percent of their law class to be eligible. The salaries are based on the experience of the attorney applying.
Average Salary
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A 2008 database compiled by the Kansas City Star shows that there were 585 employees in the attorney general's office, and 235 were assistant attorneys generals. Nine were assistant attorneys general IV. The average pay among the assistant attorneys general was $46,901 a year with the highest pay being $90,640. Among the assistant attorneys general IV, the highest pay was $34,493 with the highest pay being $116,436.
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Attorney General
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The Missouri Attorney General is the state's chief prosecutor. It is an elected position for an attorney with the Missouri Bar. The attorney general typically selects and head up high-profile cases, though these are not often be court cases. In 2008, the attorney general's salary was $107,866.
County Prosecutors
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County prosecutors are the attorney general on a county level. County prosecutors are elected by voters in the county they represent. They are not employees of Missouri. They are county employees of the county they represent. The county prosecutor determines whether charges should be filed in a case. The county prosecutor's office represents the county and residents of the county in the case. Pay varies widely depending on the county where the attorney is employed.
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