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Data received May 2022

Full-time employees

273

Number of departments

27

Median pay

$61,493

Average pay

$59,911

Wentzville

Employees by pay range

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Departments

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Department

FT employeesempl. Median pay Average pay Median experience Top earner
Law Enforcement 97 $69,097 $68,398 7.0 $121,115
Public Works Utilities-Water 20 $54,924 $50,944 4.0 $89,821
Public Works Utilities-Wastewater 19 $61,109 $60,256 8.0 $90,027
Public Works-Streets & Signals 19 $51,788 $49,759 8.0 $85,386
Engineering 13 $67,054 $65,861 6.0 $93,927
Community Development-Building 10 $59,089 $58,697 9.0 $75,598
Finance 10 $47,782 $57,580 8.0 $126,305
Mayor/Board 9 $9,358 $8,382 4.0 $19,407
General Government Administration 7 $70,724 $73,485 8.0 $152,015
Parks & Recreation-Horticulture & Forestry 7 $43,967 $45,459 6.0 $65,050
Public Works-Facility Operations 7 $54,996 $54,727 11.0 $80,467
Municipal Court 6 $41,444 $41,718 5.5 $80,810
Parks & Recreation-Administration 6 $60,298 $61,212 4.0 $106,918
Parks & Recreation-Maintenance & Construction 5 $61,693 $64,996 13.0 $82,907
Parks & Recreation-Recreation 5 $59,287 $55,568 5.0 $80,471
Community Development-Planning 4 $60,638 $60,979 4.0 $73,162
Human Resources 4 $56,810 $64,547 5.5 $102,386
Information Technology 4 $71,331 $72,930 7.5 $103,285
Engineering-Stormwater 3 $57,539 $60,534 5.0 $78,804
Parks & Recreation-Ice Arena 3 $50,462 $52,262 3.0 $64,599
Procurement 3 $62,789 $63,109 7.0 $73,257
Public Works-Administration 3 $88,968 $90,361 8.0 $133,899
Public Works-Fleet Maintenance 3 $53,221 $51,549 5.0 $65,050
Community Development-Administration 2 $76,041 $76,041 12.5 $117,823
Economic Development 2 $65,178 $65,178 15.0 $73,156
City Prosecutor 1 $26,680 $26,680 2.0 $26,680
Parks & Recreation-Aquatics 1 $25,016 $25,016 1.0 $25,016

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