School districts
| Agency | Year | FT employees | Median salary ↑ | Median experience | Top earner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren County School District | 2021 | 311 | $34,003.36 | 6.0 | $122,400.00 |
| Strain-Japan School District | 2021 | 10 | $35,013.00 | 3.0 | $58,500.00 |
| Grandview School District | 2021 | 76 | $36,631.61 | 5.5 | $151,542.00 |
| Elsberry School District | 2021 | 95 | $36,754.00 | 9.0 | $111,259.00 |
| New Haven School District | 2021 | 77 | $37,839.96 | 10.0 | $93,000.00 |
| St. Clair School District | 2021 | 246 | $38,271.00 | Not provided | $125,000.00 |
| Winfield School District | 2021 | 172 | $38,845.00 | 6.0 | $125,629.67 |
| Franklin County School District | 2021 | 17 | $38,850.00 | 6.0 | $75,000.00 |
| Silex School District | 2021 | 47 | $39,606.00 | 5.0 | $92,483.00 |
| Crystal City School District | 2021 | 63 | $42,120.00 | 7.0 | $108,188.00 |
| St. Louis Public Schools | 2021 | 3,188 | $43,698.69 | 6.0 | $234,050.18 |
| Lonedell School District | 2021 | 37 | $44,000.00 | Not provided | $108,222.22 |
| Jefferson School District | 2021 | 156 | $44,231.25 | 9.0 | $152,700.00 |
| Troy School District | 2021 | 726 | $44,824.00 | 9.0 | $208,038.00 |
| Sullivan School District | 2021 | 242 | $44,850.00 | 8.0 | $137,000.00 |
| Spring Bluff School District | 2021 | 24 | $45,850.00 | 14.0 | $85,741.56 |
| Riverview Gardens School District | 2021 | 551 | $46,122.00 | Not provided | $198,044.49 |
| Meramec Valley School District | 2021 | 413 | $46,243.00 | 9.0 | $165,000.00 |
| Dunklin School District | 2021 | 207 | $46,614.00 | Not provided | $150,000.00 |
| Windsor School District | 2021 | 341 | $46,650.00 | 12.0 | $204,220.00 |
| Northwest School District | 2021 | 675 | $46,935.00 | Not provided | $187,170.80 |
| Washington School District | 2021 | 512 | $48,230.44 | 10.0 | $189,187.19 |
| De Soto School District | 2021 | 275 | $48,250.00 | 11.0 | $155,235.00 |
| Fort Zumwalt School District | 2021 | 2,331 | $48,940.00 | 10.0 | $211,835.00 |
| Orchard Farm School District | 2021 | 328 | $50,790.00 | Not provided | $251,225.98 |
| Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District | 2021 | 210 | $51,220.10 | 9.0 | $199,000.00 |
| Hillsboro School District | 2021 | 272 | $51,262.00 | Not provided | $148,730.50 |
| Union School District | 2021 | 346 | $51,955.06 | 8.0 | $194,832.43 |
| Fox School District | 2021 | 1,069 | $52,509.00 | 15.0 | $182,500.00 |
| Mehlville School District | 2021 | 1,161 | $52,728.00 | 11.0 | $231,147.00 |
| Rockwood School District | 2021 | 2,589 | $53,019.00 | 13.0 | $231,750.00 |
| Bayless School District | 2021 | 150 | $53,770.00 | 8.0 | $227,000.00 |
| St. Charles School District | 2021 | 752 | $53,781.00 | Not provided | $204,751.00 |
| Special School District of St. Louis County | 2021 | 5,085 | $53,913.02 | 9.0 | $249,900.14 |
| Lindbergh School District | 2021 | 750 | $54,417.00 | Not provided | $218,400.00 |
| Normandy Schools Collaborative | 2021 | 280 | $54,905.22 | 5.0 | $220,999.99 |
| Hazelwood School District | 2021 | 1,995 | $55,175.00 | Not provided | $263,023.35 |
| Festus School District | 2021 | 298 | $55,550.00 | 13.0 | $206,789.00 |
| Wentzville School District | 2021 | 2,129 | $55,646.00 | 7.0 | $233,969.00 |
| Francis Howell School District | 2021 | 2,147 | $56,200.28 | 10.0 | $219,642.96 |
| Ritenour School District | 2021 | 609 | $56,231.00 | 8.0 | $226,544.00 |
| Ferguson-Florissant School District | 2021 | 1,255 | $57,751.00 | 9.0 | $235,850.00 |
| Pattonville School District | 2021 | 849 | $59,060.00 | Not provided | $264,500.00 |
| Webster Groves School District | 2021 | 547 | $60,359.52 | 10.0 | $229,381.00 |
| Hancock Place School District | 2021 | 158 | $60,984.50 | 16.0 | $244,519.00 |
| Parkway School District | 2021 | 2,060 | $61,600.00 | 12.0 | $277,840.00 |
| University City School District | 2021 | 269 | $61,651.00 | 7.0 | $205,662.11 |
| Sunrise School District | 2021 | 723 | $61,729.00 | 9.0 | $224,000.00 |
| Kirkwood School District | 2021 | 723 | $61,729.00 | 9.0 | $224,000.00 |
| Brentwood School District | 2021 | 137 | $62,004.72 | 9.0 | $191,692.00 |
| Jennings School District | 2021 | 247 | $62,162.00 | 9.0 | $228,973.26 |
| Affton School District | 2021 | 218 | $62,561.00 | 10.0 | $205,000.00 |
| Valley Park School District | 2021 | 93 | $64,516.00 | 10.0 | $185,940.00 |
| Ladue School District | 2021 | 491 | $66,972.00 | Not provided | $222,346.00 |
| Clayton School District | 2021 | 431 | $70,830.00 | 12.0 | $241,607.13 |
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Top earners at each agency
| Name | Agency | Position | Salary | Years at agency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bracht, Nathan | Affton School District | Superintendent | $205,000.00 | 10 |
| Tucker, Ronald | Bayless School District | Superintendent | $227,000.00 | 22 |
| Lane, Dale Brian | Brentwood School District | Superintendent | $191,692.00 | 5 |
| Doherty, Sean | Clayton School District | Superintendent | $241,607.13 | 12 |
| Holdinghausen, Matthew | Crystal City School District | Superintendent | $108,188.00 | 18 |
| Isaacson, Joshua | De Soto School District | Superintendent | $155,235.00 | 10 |
| Freeman, Clinton J | Dunklin School District | Superintendent | $150,000.00 | Not provided |
| Reller, Tim | Elsberry School District | Superintendent | $111,259.00 | 12 |
| Davis, Joseph | Ferguson-Florissant School District | Superintendent | $235,850.00 | 7 |
| Luttrell, Link | Festus School District | Superintendent | $206,789.00 | 14 |
| Dubray, Bernard | Fort Zumwalt School District | Superintendent | $211,835.00 | 40 |
| Patel, Nisha | Fox School District | Superintendent | $182,500.00 | 6 |
| Supple, Kevin | Francis Howell School District | Chief Operating Officer | $219,642.96 | 17 |
| Oetterer, Kathy | Franklin County School District | Principal/Superintendent | $75,000.00 | 26 |
| Zoph, Matthew | Grandview School District | Admin | $151,542.00 | 21 |
| Carl, Kevin | Hancock Place School District | Superintendent | $244,519.00 | 11 |
| Collins-Hart, Nettie | Hazelwood School District | Superintendent | $263,023.35 | Not provided |
| Isaacson, Jonathan | Hillsboro School District | Superintendent | $148,730.50 | Not provided |
| Johnston, Clint | Jefferson School District | Superintendent | $152,700.00 | 12 |
| McCoy, Arteveld J | Jennings School District | Superintendent | $228,973.26 | 6 |
| Ulrich, David | Kirkwood School District | Superintendent | $224,000.00 | 2 |
| Wipke, James | Ladue School District | Superintendent | $222,346.00 | Not provided |
| Lake, William | Lindbergh School District | Superintendent | $218,400.00 | Not provided |
| Ulrich, Jenny | Lonedell School District | Superintendent | $108,222.22 | Not provided |
| Hall, Karen I | Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District | Superintendent | $199,000.00 | 14 |
| Gaines, Christopher | Mehlville School District | Superintendent of Schools | $231,147.00 | 7 |
| Mulford, Jonathan D | Meramec Valley School District | Superintendent | $165,000.00 | 4 |
| Hoener, Joshua | New Haven School District | Superintendent | $93,000.00 | 8 |
| Robinson, Marcus | Normandy Schools Collaborative | Superintendent | $220,999.99 | 2 |
| Kirchhofer, Desmond | Northwest School District | Superintendent | $187,170.80 | Not provided |
| Muzzey, Thomas | Orchard Farm School District | Superintendent | $251,225.98 | Not provided |
| Marty, Keith | Parkway School District | Superintendent | $277,840.00 | 11 |
| Pecoraro, Timothy A | Pattonville School District | Superintendent of Schools | $264,500.00 | Not provided |
| Kilbride, Christopher | Ritenour School District | Superintendent | $226,544.00 | 22 |
| Spurgeon, Scott | Riverview Gardens School District | Superintendent | $198,044.49 | Not provided |
| Miles, Mark | Rockwood School District | Superintendent | $231,750.00 | 3 |
| Hamlett, Rod | Silex School District | Superintendent | $92,483.00 | 5 |
| Keenan, Elizabeth | Special School District of St. Louis County | Superintendent | $249,900.14 | 3 |
| Jenkins, Jeannie | Spring Bluff School District | Superintendent | $85,741.56 | 14 |
| Sefrit, Jason | St. Charles School District | Administration Twelve Month | $204,751.00 | Not provided |
| Kruse, Kyle | St. Clair School District | Superintendent | $125,000.00 | Not provided |
| Adams, Kelvin | St. Louis Public Schools | Superintendent | $234,050.18 | 13 |
| Vandegriffe, Kathy | Strain-Japan School District | Superintendent/Principal | $58,500.00 | 2 |
| Thornsberry, Jana | Sullivan School District | Superintendent | $137,000.00 | 26 |
| Ulrich, David | Sunrise School District | Superintendent | $224,000.00 | 2 |
| Penny, Mark | Troy School District | Superintendent | $208,038.00 | 11 |
| Weinhold, Steven P | Union School District | Superintendent | $194,832.43 | 7 |
| Hardin, Sharonica | University City School District | Superintendent | $205,662.11 | 6 |
| Dilg, Timothy M. | Valley Park School District | Superintendent | $185,940.00 | 3 |
| Klinginsmith, Gregg | Warren County School District | Superintendent | $122,400.00 | 3 |
| Vanleer, Lori | Washington School District | Superintendent | $189,187.19 | 19 |
| Simpson, John | Webster Groves School District | Superintendent | $229,381.00 | 17 |
| Cain, Curtis A | Wentzville School District | Superintendent | $233,969.00 | 9 |
| Holland, Joel | Windsor School District | Superintendent | $204,220.00 | 13 |
| Williams, Daniel | Winfield School District | Superintendent | $125,629.67 | 5 |