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Howes, Kara E

New Jersey’s state payroll recorded $79,824 in pay to payroll ID 154663 in 2025, according to New Jersey’s YourMoney payroll.

Payroll ID 154663 in New Jersey’s state payroll, in 9 of the Treasury’s releases, 2018 to January–June 2026. In the newest, the State printed the department Office of the Public Defender, and the title Investigator 2 Public Defender (as printed, “INVSTGR 2 PUBL DEFNDR”).

2025, the newest whole year

$79,824
Total pay: Everything the State paid under this ID in 2025.; $79,824
Regular pay: Wages for regular hours.; $0
Overtime: As the State published it.; $0
Other pay: Every other payment in the year, back pay and payouts included.

Rank 799 of 1,380 in Office of the Public Defender, percentile 41. More than 41% of the 1,380 employees of Office of the Public Defender paid in 2025.
Rank 37,110 of 78,236 in the state, percentile 52. More than 52% of the 78,236 New Jersey state employees in the 2025 payroll.

A rank is one more than the number paid more in the same fourth-quarter release, so a tie shares the lower number; a percentile is the share paid less, rounded down.

Every release

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Every release of New Jersey's state payroll with a record under payroll ID 154663, newest first
Release	Department	Title, spelled out	Title as printed	Name as printed	Rate and basis	Overtime	Total pay
January–June 2026	Office of the Public Defender	Investigator 2 Public Defender	INVSTGR 2 PUBL DEFNDR	HOWES, KARA E	$91,591.63, annual salary	$0	$42,293
2025	Office of the Public Defender	Investigator 1 Public Defender	INVSTGR 1 PUBL DEFNDR	HOWES, KARA E	$82,907.77, annual salary	$0	$79,824
2024	Office of the Public Defender	Investigator 1 Public Defender	INVSTGR 1 PUBL DEFNDR	HOWES, KARA E	$77,090.49, annual salary	$0	$74,461
2023	Office of the Public Defender	Investigator 1 Public Defender	INVSTGR 1 PUBL DEFNDR	HOWES, KARA E	$71,571.85, annual salary	$0	$43,186
2022	Office of the Public Defender	Investigator 1 Public Defender	INVSTGR 1 PUBL DEFNDR	HOWES, KARA E	$66,338.29, annual salary	$0	$65,281
2021	Office of the Public Defender	Investigator 1 Public Defender	INVSTGR 1 PUBL DEFNDR	FLANDERS, KARA	$62,279.46, annual salary	$0	$59,898
2020	Office of the Public Defender	Investigator 1 Public Defender	INVSTGR 1 PUBL DEFNDR	FLANDERS, KARA	$57,210.09, annual salary	$0	$54,277
2019	Office of the Public Defender	Investigator Apprentice Public Defender	INVSTGR APPRNTC PUBL DEFNDR	FLANDERS, KARA	$52,278.74, annual salary	$0	$51,167
2018	Office of the Public Defender	Investigator Apprentice Public Defender	INVSTGR APPRNTC PUBL DEFNDR	FLANDERS, KARA	$49,010.19, annual salary	$0	$46,644

Year to date at each release’s date. A fourth-quarter release is the whole year; any other is part of one and is not a year’s pay.

Sources

State of New Jersey — YourMoney Agency Payroll — New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Office of Management and Budget · State of New Jersey Legal Statement, Section F · retrieved September 27, 2026

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Data retrieved September 27, 2026