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Current as of August 2021

Full-time employees

113

Number of departments

16

Median salary

$53,697.28

Average salary

$55,842.89

Ferguson

Employees by salary range

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Departments

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Department

FT employees Median salary Average salary Median experience Top earner
Police 39 $57,574.40 $60,713.60 4.0 $109,782.40
Fire 29 $60,424.00 $64,847.12 15.0 $113,282.00
Council and Clerk 7 $3,000.00 $14,958.40 4.0 $85,508.80
Street Maintenance 7 $41,184.00 $43,100.57 14.0 $53,643.20
Code Enforcement 6 $41,215.20 $42,043.73 7.5 $52,000.00
Parks Maintenance 4 $37,564.80 $37,934.00 2.5 $39,936.00
City Manager 3 $67,724.80 $61,678.93 2.0 $86,257.60
Finance 3 $67,204.80 $65,942.93 7.0 $90,646.40
Garage 3 $45,676.80 $48,963.20 6.0 $65,499.20
Recreation 3 $60,682.96 $56,710.85 8.0 $73,195.20
Community Center 2 $40,111.50 $40,111.50 5.0 $48,711.00
Information Technoloy 2 $58,864.00 $58,864.00 16.5 $64,417.60
Planning & Development 2 $69,825.60 $69,825.60 3.5 $87,380.80
Court 1 $54,059.20 $54,059.20 1.0 $54,059.20
Human Resources 1 $73,195.20 $73,195.20 2.0 $73,195.20
Public Works Admin 1 $86,694.40 $86,694.40 1.0 $86,694.40

Note: To learn how the Post-Dispatch calculates figures such as the number of full-time employees or median salary, as well as other important explanations and caveats, please see the About page.