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Data received March 2022

Full-time employees

1,860

Number of departments

52

Median pay

$55,058

Average pay

$60,688

Bi-State Development

Employees by pay range

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Departments

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Department

FT employeesempl. Median pay Average pay Median experience Top earner
DeBaliviere Services Area 286 $55,058 $54,040 12.0 $75,083
Brentwood Sery Area 265 $55,058 $53,733 11.0 $88,487
Transit Vehicle Mtc 241 $65,208 $67,692 10.0 $194,435
Paratransit Oper 180 $39,562 $40,627 4.5 $151,145
Illinois Sery Area 139 $55,058 $53,082 11.0 $84,915
MetroLink Operations 130 $56,306 $60,921 14.0 $163,581
Right of Way Maintenance 79 $63,794 $64,495 12.0 $136,985
Main Shop 76 $65,208 $65,837 22.0 $104,060
Public Safety 58 $47,998 $52,580 1.5 $144,122
Cont & Procurement 50 $56,638 $64,129 8.5 $131,605
Rail Systems Maintenance 50 $73,466 $75,934 14.5 $104,910
MetroBus Operations 33 $64,763 $74,085 12.0 $170,908
Info Technology 30 $97,959 $105,229 7.0 $164,126
Passenger Revenue 26 $65,770 $59,500 8.0 $112,011
Accounting 17 $65,215 $66,888 2.0 $116,150
Customer Service 17 $41,454 $40,011 6.0 $43,493
Arch 15 $57,301 $64,339 7.0 $144,756
Ping & System Devel 14 $80,030 $81,315 11.0 $125,019
Marketing 13 $64,357 $74,436 9.0 $151,723
Talent Management 13 $62,635 $78,868 2.0 $182,053
Training 12 $50,227 $51,753 0.5 $83,519
Airport 10 $55,928 $63,167 3.5 $115,000
Bus Oper Control 9 $64,076 $64,913 4.0 $79,496
Benefits 8 $64,808 $77,538 7.0 $146,658
Engineering 8 $108,814 $117,994 4.5 $182,079
Risk Management 8 $68,604 $76,808 5.0 $158,817
Riverboat Cruises 8 $61,378 $64,713 13.0 $109,220
Administration 6 $42,503 $73,022 16.5 $197,657
Maintenance of Way 6 $99,323 $105,091 18.0 $143,561
Legal Counsel 5 $94,033 $101,529 8.0 $163,185
Prog Devel & Grants 5 $65,215 $80,956 11.0 $134,962
Safety 5 $75,020 $82,033 7.0 $119,635
Exec Director Metro Transit 4 $102,382 $125,077 7.5 $240,000
Finance 4 $130,088 $133,044 5.0 $217,000
Internal Audit 4 $104,295 $105,842 1.0 $161,247
Communications 3 $90,817 $90,397 7.0 $124,836
Management Ping & Budget 3 $81,518 $93,023 3.0 $125,162
Exec Director Office 2 $199,941 $199,941 2.5 $300,000
Labor Relations 2 $105,972 $105,972 2.5 $132,348
Organizational Effectiveness 2 $94,777 $94,777 4.5 $132,348
Real Estate 2 $101,578 $101,578 14.5 $118,453
Workforce Divers/EEO 2 $73,265 $73,265 9.0 $89,970
ADA Services 1 $92,233 $92,233 14.0 $92,233
De'Lanr Brentwood Sery Area 1 $55,058 $55,058 16.0 $55,058
Fay Treasury Services 1 $118,039 $118,039 8.0 $118,039
Freight Partnership 1 $217,000 $217,000 7.0 $217,000
Jr Brentwood Sery Area 1 $41,288 $41,288 1.0 $41,288
Mill Communications 1 $74,652 $74,652 2.0 $74,652
Pension & Insurance 1 $85,078 $85,078 13.0 $85,078
Policy & Econ Devel 1 $159,672 $159,672 11.0 $159,672
Tonderlei MetroLink Operations 1 $56,306 $56,306 12.0 $56,306
Transit Vehicle Mte 1 $65,208 $65,208 36.0 $65,208

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