Appellate Defender Salary

What is the salary of an Appellate Defender? In the United States, an Appellate Defender earns an average salary of $108,012. The salary range for an Appellate Defender is usually between $85,483 and $111,952 per year, representing the 25th to 75th percentiles respectively. The top 10% of earners, that is the 90th percentile, have an annual salary of $127,064. The highest Appellate Defender salary in the United States was $192,333. The average hourly pay for an Appellate Defender is $51.93.

Employers paying the highest salary for an Appellate Defender job are Illinois Appellate Court Judges (IL), Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals (IA) and Iowa Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General (IA).

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Average Salary

$108,012/yr

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Job Pay Rank

21,302^th

Appellate Defender Salary Statistics

Top Paying Employers for Appellate Defender Jobs

Employer	Average Salary
Illinois Appellate Court Judges, IL	$192,333
Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals, IA	$96,172
Iowa Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General, IA	$91,960

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Appellate Defender Salary in States

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State	Average Salary	Records Number
Iowa	$95,909	16
Illinois	$202,105	1

Top Paid Appellate Defender

Appellate Defender Salary Lookup

Name	State	Employer
James Evans Chadd Illinois Appellate Court Judges, IL	James Evans Chadd	IL	Illinois Appellate Court Judges	View Details
James Chadd Illinois Appellate Court Judges, IL	James Chadd	IL	Illinois Appellate Court Judges	View Details
James Evans Chadd Office of the State Appellate Defender, IL	James Evans Chadd	IL	Office of the State Appellate Defender	View Details
Michael Pelletier J State Appellate Defender, IL	Michael Pelletier J	IL	State Appellate Defender	View Details
James Evans Chadd Office of the State Appellate Defender, IL	James Evans Chadd	IL	Office of the State Appellate Defender	View Details
Michael Pelletier J State Appellate Defender, IL	Michael Pelletier J	IL	State Appellate Defender	View Details
James Evans Chadd Office of the State Appellate Defender, IL	James Evans Chadd	IL	Office of the State Appellate Defender	View Details
Michael Pelletier J State Appellate Defender, IL	Michael Pelletier J	IL	State Appellate Defender	View Details
Chadd James Evans Office of the State Appellate Defender, IL	Chadd James Evans	IL	Office of the State Appellate Defender	View Details
Evans James Chadd Office of the State Appellate Defender, IL	Evans James Chadd	IL	Office of the State Appellate Defender	View Details
Evans James Chadd State Appellate Defender, IL	Evans James Chadd	IL	State Appellate Defender	View Details
Theresa Wilson R Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals, IA	Theresa Wilson R	IA	Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals	View Details
Martha Lucey J Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals, IA	Martha Lucey J	IA	Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals	View Details
Lucey Martha J Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals, IA	Lucey Martha J	IA	Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals	View Details
Martha Lucey J Inspections & Appeals Department Of, IA	Martha Lucey J	IA	Inspections & Appeals Department Of	View Details
Theresa Wilson R Iowa Public Defense Department, IA	Theresa Wilson R	IA	Iowa Public Defense Department	View Details
Martha Lucey J Inspections & Appeals Department Of, IA	Martha Lucey J	IA	Inspections & Appeals Department Of	View Details
Patricia Reynolds A Inspections & Appeals Department Of, IA	Patricia Reynolds A	IA	Inspections & Appeals Department Of	View Details
Martha Lucey J Inspections & Appeals Department Of, IA	Martha Lucey J	IA	Inspections & Appeals Department Of	View Details
Shellie Knipfer-McClellan L Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals, IA	Shellie Knipfer-McClellan L	IA	Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals	View Details