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Keesler, John

New Jersey’s state payroll recorded $169,349 in pay to payroll ID 11520 in 2025, according to New Jersey’s YourMoney payroll.

Payroll ID 11520 in New Jersey’s state payroll, in 17 of the Treasury’s releases, 2010 to January–June 2026. In the newest, the State printed the department Office of the Public Defender, and the title Deputy Public Defender 1 (as printed, “DPTY PUBL DEFNDR 1”).

2025, the newest whole year

$169,349
Total pay: Everything the State paid under this ID in 2025.; $169,349
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 33 of 1,380 in Office of the Public Defender, percentile 97. More than 97% of the 1,380 employees of Office of the Public Defender paid in 2025.
Rank 2,904 of 78,236 in the state, percentile 96. More than 96% 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 11520, 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	Deputy Public Defender 1	DPTY PUBL DEFNDR 1	KEESLER, JOHN	$170,000.00, annual salary	$0	$84,674
2025	Office of the Public Defender	Deputy Public Defender 1	DPTY PUBL DEFNDR 1	KEESLER, JOHN	$170,000.00, annual salary	$0	$169,349
2024	Office of the Public Defender	Deputy Public Defender 1	DPTY PUBL DEFNDR 1	KEESLER, JOHN	$170,000.00, annual salary	$0	$178,523
2023	Office of the Public Defender	Deputy Public Defender 1	DPTY PUBL DEFNDR 1	KEESLER, JOHN	$150,000.00, annual salary	$0	$149,691
2022	Office of the Public Defender	Deputy Public Defender 1	DPTY PUBL DEFNDR 1	KEESLER, JOHN	$150,000.00, annual salary	$0	$148,694
2021	Office of the Public Defender	Deputy Public Defender 1	DPTY PUBL DEFNDR 1	KEESLER, JOHN	$145,925.83, annual salary	$0	$139,959
2020	Office of the Public Defender	Deputy Public Defender 1	DPTY PUBL DEFNDR 1	KEESLER, JOHN	$137,279.15, annual salary	$0	$133,597
2019	Office of the Public Defender	Deputy Public Defender 1	DPTY PUBL DEFNDR 1	KEESLER, JOHN	$127,653.68, annual salary	$0	$124,297
2018	Office of the Public Defender	Deputy Public Defender 1	DPTY PUBL DEFNDR 1	KEESLER, JOHN	$122,674.93, annual salary	$0	$128,447
2017	Office of the Public Defender		ASSISTANT DEPUTY PUBLIC DEFENDER 2	KEESLER, JOHN	$99,908.56, annual salary	$0	$99,717
2016	Office of the Public Defender		ASSISTANT DEPUTY PUBLIC DEFENDER 2	KEESLER, JOHN	$99,908.56, annual salary	$0	$99,336
2015	Office of the Public Defender		ASSISTANT DEPUTY PUBLIC DEFENDER 2	KEESLER, JOHN	$99,908.56, annual salary	$0	$103,164
2014	Office of the Public Defender		ASSISTANT DEPUTY PUBLIC DEFENDER 2	KEESLER, JOHN	$99,908.56, annual salary	$0	$96,454
2013	Office of the Public Defender		ASSISTANT DEPUTY PUBLIC DEFENDER 2	KEESLER, JOHN	$94,563.48, annual salary	$0	$91,785
2012	Office of the Public Defender		ASSISTANT DEPUTY PUBLIC DEFENDER 2	KEESLER, JOHN	$90,036.37, annual salary	$0	$86,474
2011	Office of the Public Defender		ASSISTANT DEPUTY PUBLIC DEFENDER 3	KEESLER, JOHN	$82,640.22, annual salary	$0	$82,216
2010	Office of the Public Defender		ASSISTANT DEPUTY PUBLIC DEFENDER 3	KEESLER, JOHN	$79,845.64, annual salary	$0	$75,150

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

Compiled automatically from State of New Jersey — YourMoney Agency Payroll by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 27, 2026