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Data received February 2022 • Data reflects calendar year 2020 totals paid to employees.

Full-time employees

4,773

Number of departments

38

Median pay

$53,764

Average pay

$54,279

Special School District of St. Louis County

Employees by pay range

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Departments

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Department

FT employeesempl. Median pay Average pay Median experience Top earner
Partner Districts-Sped 2,822 $51,671 $52,156 9.0 $140,689
SSD School & Programs 529 $39,048 $47,481 9.0 $134,752
Early Childhood Special Ed 291 $51,661 $53,718 11.0 $108,152
Transportation 183 $30,546 $32,542 11.0 $135,296
Physical/Occupational Therapy 163 $72,468 $73,874 14.0 $113,775
Evaluation 143 $65,440 $67,561 10.0 $112,215
CTE Schools & Programs 130 $68,299 $69,006 12.0 $107,435
Social Work 79 $65,485 $66,586 8.0 $102,206
Transition Services 78 $61,198 $59,725 15.0 $123,232
Student Services Admin 63 $61,344 $63,529 8.0 $138,559
Planning & Development 56 $80,823 $79,197 14.0 $126,997
Human Resources 27 $56,759 $64,901 14.0 $157,500
Assistive Technology 20 $80,901 $72,768 15.0 $96,569
Accounting/Payroll 18 $60,074 $67,069 14.0 $112,914
Adult Education 18 $68,035 $69,236 7.5 $108,201
Facilities 17 $52,003 $58,706 7.0 $110,258
Technology Support 16 $61,662 $62,846 6.5 $95,365
Music Therapy 13 $61,198 $62,303 13.0 $80,552
Distribution Center 12 $59,587 $57,699 15.5 $88,099
Student Records/Intake 12 $46,325 $51,426 12.5 $94,466
Federal Program 9 $73,410 $76,339 17.0 $96,061
Technology Development 8 $83,983 $87,150 13.5 $114,116
Technology Infrastructure 8 $75,326 $70,468 6.0 $91,526
Audiology 7 $65,540 $71,793 10.0 $98,561
Snap - 94 - 142 7 $70,794 $79,401 20.0 $128,370
Communications 6 $59,009 $64,749 12.5 $101,936
Student Data/Core Data 6 $52,604 $55,593 9.0 $70,702
CTE Administration 5 $83,487 $78,360 15.0 $115,705
Business & Finance Admin 4 $79,197 $73,527 5.5 $104,712
Homebound 4 $72,828 $79,526 18.5 $124,181
Purchasing 4 $56,601 $64,677 10.0 $97,118
Executive Administration 3 $79,711 $137,539 18.0 $255,850
Partner Districts - Admin 3 $75,001 $78,218 2.0 $119,709
Benefits/Risk Management 2 $56,123 $56,123 4.5 $73,129
Legal Services/Compliance 2 $88,606 $88,606 12.0 $129,078
SSD Building Administration 2 $98,409 $98,409 14.0 $152,231
Technology Administration 2 $99,217 $99,217 11.5 $143,521
Operational Support 1 $48,025 $48,025 17.0 $48,025

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