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Data received January 2022

Full-time employees

402

Number of departments

27

Median pay

$50,574

Average pay

$61,121

St. Louis Zoo

Employees by pay range

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Departments

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Department

FT employeesempl. Median pay Average pay Median experience Top earner
Animal Division 118 $45,404 $51,376 11.0 $175,431
Facilities Mgt 64 $49,204 $52,317 7.0 $122,416
Internal Relations 39 $50,156 $62,543 6.0 $211,477
Marketing 24 $47,439 $52,675 6.0 $108,257
Education 21 $49,831 $55,865 17.0 $113,867
External Relations 20 $67,914 $80,799 4.5 $298,087
Finance 15 $60,744 $69,226 16.0 $221,989
Animal Health 13 $59,562 $71,463 9.0 $139,720
Food Service 12 $60,592 $64,614 10.0 $106,444
Sales and Catering 9 $50,304 $52,121 7.0 $82,099
Architecture and Planning 8 $82,426 $93,841 3.0 $216,950
Distribution 7 $43,858 $48,939 14.0 $75,568
Research 7 $78,618 $76,522 6.0 $122,752
Administration 6 $116,000 $202,131 21.5 $623,205
Attractions 6 $46,625 $48,929 6.5 $78,832
WCP - Security 6 $41,827 $41,608 5.0 $51,247
Animal Nutrition 5 $65,658 $70,600 21.0 $119,256
Retail Services 4 $66,476 $70,112 17.5 $87,800
WildCare Institute 4 $59,494 $57,693 4.0 $90,629
Conservation, Audience Research and Evaluation 3 $62,898 $65,256 6.0 $89,086
ICM 3 $53,545 $76,541 9.0 $126,022
Public Relations 3 $80,338 $76,993 5.0 $128,693
Guest Experience 1 $95,867 $95,867 21.0 $95,867
WCP - Administration 1 $237,644 $237,644 3.0 $237,644
WCP - Animal Division 1 $124,495 $124,495 36.0 $124,495
WCP - Education 1 $36,141 $36,141 8.0 $36,141
WCP - Facilities Mgt 1 $56,060 $56,060 6.0 $56,060

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.