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Current as of March 2021

Full-time employees

1,043

Number of departments

33

Median salary

$52,965.40

Average salary

$57,209.01

St. Charles County

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 Department 168 $66,133.28 $66,636.43 12.0 $133,320.00
Department of Corrections 155 $47,724.17 $51,205.11 7.0 $117,031.50
Highway Department 113 $48,495.67 $53,706.66 13.0 $151,040.63
Public Health 62 $42,156.24 $46,956.61 7.0 $130,037.50
Parks and Recreation 58 $43,134.91 $45,825.74 6.0 $108,825.99
Prosecuting Attorney 53 $66,446.46 $71,084.15 9.0 $149,808.15
Emergency Communications 52 $45,728.50 $54,588.45 7.5 $124,869.61
Sheriff 48 $53,522.20 $53,743.53 9.5 $104,553.39
Assessor 47 $43,618.54 $48,494.42 9.0 $107,643.69
Facilities Management 35 $36,966.00 $45,052.98 6.0 $137,983.57
Community Development 33 $53,055.81 $59,692.22 8.0 $124,869.61
Family Court Services 32 $65,900.62 $63,969.35 20.5 $113,439.10
Information Systems 29 $68,207.66 $75,609.32 3.0 $161,246.50
Finance 18 $55,106.88 $64,775.93 14.5 $137,874.77
Collector of Revenue 13 $38,893.25 $47,534.91 10.0 $104,553.39
County Counselor 13 $101,218.07 $93,384.28 7.0 $150,843.50
Family Arena 13 $64,040.87 $66,411.62 15.0 $100,020.36
Recorder of Deeds 13 $42,534.90 $47,660.10 16.0 $104,553.39
Communications Department 12 $50,213.43 $55,206.61 6.0 $105,916.20
Election Office 12 $36,864.24 $44,164.37 6.5 $104,553.39
County Council 8 $18,803.06 $24,678.99 12.0 $66,215.31
Human Resources 8 $48,874.92 $63,980.07 3.5 $117,888.88
Juvenile Detention 7 $43,134.91 $44,266.74 3.0 $60,446.41
Municipal Court 7 $34,556.39 $46,014.83 8.0 $76,800.00
County Executive 6 $144,768.50 $128,439.23 16.5 $199,435.59
Regional Medical Examiner 5 $40,650.90 $51,863.53 3.0 $84,665.65
Workforce Development 5 $73,697.66 $73,467.08 27.0 $91,910.00
Auditor 4 $67,896.74 $74,064.46 14.5 $108,449.37
Circuit Court 4 $62,669.46 $65,514.31 6.0 $91,170.33
Roads & Traffic 4 $83,773.68 $85,284.64 4.5 $117,065.27
Public Administrator 3 $36,311.34 $44,083.02 5.0 $66,064.24
Airport 2 $72,465.82 $72,465.82 20.0 $88,389.69
County Soil District 1 $59,386.13 $59,386.13 27.0 $59,386.13

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.