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Current as of February 2021

Full-time employees

276

Number of departments

35

Median salary

$69,898.25

Average salary

$71,293.48

Kirkwood

Employees by salary range

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.

Departments

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Department

FT employees Median salary Average salary Median experience Top earner
Fire Department/Emergency 51 $79,266.68 $77,571.69 11.0 $95,964.48
Police Departme/Field Ope 32 $77,000.23 $79,488.28 10.5 $116,537.96
Police Departme/Investiga 18 $77,000.23 $78,600.61 11.5 $116,537.96
Electric/Distribution/Ent 16 $98,800.00 $94,862.22 16.5 $105,393.60
Police Departme/Support S 16 $49,257.00 $58,743.24 7.0 $120,325.44
Water Departmen/Distribut 14 $50,381.83 $50,479.86 7.0 $66,263.13
Park Department/Administr 13 $55,852.00 $54,428.85 14.0 $91,207.00
Sanitation/Administration 13 $45,249.64 $48,521.20 7.0 $73,948.78
Street Departme/Street Ma 13 $51,277.06 $53,472.49 9.0 $73,488.96
Public Works/Building Com 8 $62,803.55 $63,934.52 13.0 $92,406.35
Fleet Services 7 $64,483.32 $64,958.35 27.0 $87,679.52
Police Departme/Administr 6 $73,420.61 $78,195.28 20.5 $133,240.21
Public Works/Engineering/ 6 $75,786.42 $76,771.56 3.5 $95,825.18
Administration/Purchasing 5 $64,630.70 $66,082.81 8.0 $84,182.61
Fire Department/Administr 5 $104,950.46 $103,522.35 23.0 $137,913.76
Recreation/Administration 5 $54,702.00 $61,332.20 7.0 $95,873.00
Administration/Finance De 4 $68,321.50 $78,148.02 13.0 $118,320.09
Administration/Mis/Admini 4 $71,485.57 $79,426.80 26.5 $120,506.12
Electric/Administration/E 4 $93,452.90 $109,002.35 12.5 $200,000.00
Police Traffic 4 $77,000.23 $81,235.24 20.0 $93,940.28
Public Works/Building Mai 4 $47,272.96 $47,925.88 8.5 $58,119.60
Administration/Administra 3 $133,404.48 $130,935.33 8.0 $202,808.00
Electric/Customer Accoun/ 3 $48,980.00 $51,311.67 20.0 $61,067.00
Recreation/Ice Rink/Cultu 3 $64,706.00 $60,425.67 22.0 $70,141.00
Water Departmen/Administr 3 $68,893.86 $90,002.34 10.0 $142,899.94
Administration/Finance-Co 2 $62,903.06 $62,903.06 10.5 $73,913.69
Administration/Mayor's Of 2 $57,785.20 $57,785.20 8.5 $70,899.40
Administration/Personnel 2 $62,042.06 $62,042.06 3.0 $77,838.75
Police Codes Enforcement 2 $55,117.50 $55,117.50 16.5 $66,552.00
Recreation/Community Cent 2 $45,129.50 $45,129.50 23.5 $46,529.00
Sbd 2 $65,572.50 $65,572.50 17.0 $80,675.00
Pac 1 $65,000.00 $65,000.00 2.0 $65,000.00
Public Works/Forester 1 $55,838.00 $55,838.00 6.0 $55,838.00
Recycling Depository 1 $32,588.15 $32,588.15 5.0 $32,588.15
Safety 1 $82,333.68 $82,333.68 15.0 $82,333.68

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.