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Data received April 2022

Full-time employees

255

Number of departments

19

Median pay

$65,624

Average pay

$65,843

University City

Employees by pay range

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Departments

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Department

 FT employeesempl. Median pay Average pay Median experience Top earner
Police 91 $71,129 $71,098 6.0 $131,192
Fire Administration 48 $83,294 $85,212 5.5 $117,398
Library 16 $46,834 $50,535 15.5 $95,887
Parks, Recreation and Forestry — Park Maintenance and Administration 16 $54,371 $55,180 11.5 $103,457
Community Development 15 $54,239 $57,498 6.0 $108,034
Public Works — Solid Waste Management 13 $60,045 $59,539 20.0 $85,283
Legislation 8 $2,400 $11,422 8.0 $72,176
Public Works — Street Maintenance 8 $52,802 $54,408 15.5 $77,472
Municipal Court 7 $40,041 $36,264 6.0 $62,751
Finance 6 $59,562 $67,534 7.5 $104,130
Public Works — Facilities Maintenance 5 $43,274 $49,096 21.0 $61,623
Public Works — Fleet Maintenance 5 $63,874 $64,970 22.0 $75,712
Public Works — Administration and Engineering 4 $71,395 $77,879 12.0 $110,950
Administration 3 $52,306 $87,477 3.0 $177,599
Parks, Recreation and Forestry — Golf 3 $55,293 $57,579 13.0 $65,317
Human Resources 2 $60,412 $60,412 14.5 $66,502
Information Technology 2 $54,684 $54,684 4.5 $81,427
Parks, Recreation and Forestry — Centennial Commons 2 $67,605 $67,605 15.0 $91,790
Community Development Facilities Maintenance 1 $33,767 $33,767 5.0 $33,767

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.