Agencies

Agency Year FT employees* Median Salary Median Experience Top Earner
Arnold 2016 108 $51,699.00 10.0 $97,564.00
Ballwin 2016 143 $51,111.00 13.0 $145,000.00
Brentwood 2016 122 $61,575.80 10.5 $134,113.98
Chesterfield 2016 229 $55,013.30 9.0 $190,261.55
Clayton 2016 162 $61,493.12 11.0 $165,033.02
Creve Coeur 2016 116 $58,440.00 8.0 $158,616.00
Ferguson 2016 135 $44,886.40 10.0 $98,238.40
Franklin County 2016 305 $43,035.20 9.0 $141,859.38
Hazelwood 2016 194 $58,718.00 12.0 $124,000.00
Kirkwood 2016 271 $59,706.00 12.0 $175,000.00
Madison County 2016 772 $57,834.40 14.0 $166,524.80
Maryland Heights 2016 205 $62,890.10 14.0 $144,999.92
Missouri University of Science and Technology 2016-2017 813 $69,000.00** Not provided $334,950.00
O'Fallon, Mo. 2016 404 $51,438.40 10.0 $131,456.00
St. Charles City 2016 440 $60,265.88 9.5 $136,749.00
St. Charles County 2016 1028 $49,497.26 10.0 $178,880.88
St. Clair County 2016 716 $46,635.54 Not provided $147,595.50
St. Louis City 2016 5315 $47,307.78 14.0 $212,108.00
St. Louis County 2016 3887 $47,465.60 10.0 $160,000.00
St. Peters 2016 412 $59,862.40 15.0 $187,616.00
State of Illinois 2015 65495 $68,062.09** Not provided $440,000.08
State of Missouri 2016 49101 $33,996.00 10.0 $283,305.36
University City 2015 203 $59,725.54 11.0 $136,500.12
University of Missouri-Columbia*** 2016-2017 6986 $66,200.94** Not provided $700,000.08
University of Missouri-Kansas City 2016-2017 1948 $59,849.00** Not provided $520,238.00
University of Missouri-St. Louis 2016-2017 995 $63,000.00** Not provided $319,802.00
Webster Groves 2016 160 $55,069.73 12.0 $166,305.57
Wildwood 2016 20 $66,383.00 12.0 $147,894.00

* — This figure, as well as the median salaries and experience levels listed, excludes any employee labeled as part-time, temporary or seasonal. If an agency did not specify part-time/full-time status, then employees were excluded if the agency did not provide an annual salary or annualized pay rate. Some employees with part-time designations (such as a city council member) may still be included in the database (if the agency provided those salaries), though those salaries would be excluded from agency totals. Aside from elected or appointed officials, part-time employees are only listed in this database if they earn at least $30,000. However, their information is excluded from agency or department totals.

** — For all University of Missouri campuses and entities and for the State of Illinois, FT/PT statuses were not provided. The figures listed exclude hourly employees and only factor in those with salaries of at least $20,000. This adjustment likely excludes hourly employees who work full-time and includes salaried employees who are not full-time, and therefore, the numbers listed aren't comparable to the figures of other agencies.

*** — The University of Missouri System combined all employees from the UM-System, UM-Columbia and UM-Hospital into one file.

Top earners at each agency

Name Agency Position Salary Years at Agency
Shockey, R Arnold Police Chief $97,564.00 28
Hanson, Eric S Ballwin City Administrator $145,000.00 1
Akande, Abimbola A. Brentwood City Adm $134,113.98 5
Herring, Michael Chesterfield City Administrator $190,261.55 28
Owens, Craig S Clayton City Manager $165,033.02 8
Perkins, Mark C Creve Coeur City Administrator $158,616.00 17
Unrein, Matthew Ferguson Assistant City Manager $98,238.40 3
Parks, Robert E Franklin County Elected Official - Prosecuting Attorney $141,859.38 17
Zimmerman, Matthew Hazelwood City Manager $124,000.00 3
Petty, Mark Kirkwood Electric Department Director $175,000.00 10
Gibbons, Thomas Madison County State's Attorney $166,524.80 12
Krischke, James Maryland Heights City Administrator $144,999.92 0
Schrader, Cheryl Bunnett Missouri University of Science and Technology Chancellor $334,950.00 None
Therrien, Bonnie L O'Fallon, Mo. City Administrator $131,456.00 3
Valenti, Michael J St. Charles City Lgl-City Attorney $136,749.00 13
Leykam, Joann St. Charles County Dir-Administration $178,880.88 21
Moore, Debra H. St. Clair County Director-County Administration $147,595.50 None
Hamm-Niebruegge,Rhonda K St. Louis City Director Of Airports $212,108.00 6
Mc Culloch, Robert St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney $160,000.00 25
Charnisky, William P St. Peters City Administrator $187,616.00 19
Rupnik, Robert S State of Illinois Chief Investment Officer $440,000.08 None
Rasheed, Mohammad A State of Missouri Staff Physician Specialist $283,305.36 3
Walker, Lehman University City City Manager $136,500.12 18
Heupel, Joshua Kenneth University of Missouri-Columbia Ast Coach $700,000.08 None
Kanter, Steven University of Missouri-Kansas City Dean $520,238.00 None
George, Thomas F University of Missouri-St. Louis Chancellor $319,802.00 None
Wylie, Steven J Webster Groves 1 - City Manager $166,305.57 15
Vujnich, Joseph Wildwood Director Of Planning And Parks $147,894.00 21