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Data received May 2022

Full-time employees

244

Number of departments

16

Median pay

$78,532

Average pay

$79,367

Kirkwood

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 Department 60 $79,103 $81,632 13.0 $143,135
Fire Department 53 $84,468 $88,426 13.0 $148,156
Administration 19 $80,292 $86,573 6.0 $219,357
Electric 17 $125,060 $116,095 20.0 $210,000
Public Works 17 $70,989 $72,840 9.0 $106,197
Water Department 17 $60,669 $66,061 7.0 $155,603
Park Department 12 $57,973 $60,043 14.5 $95,731
Street Department 11 $56,398 $58,088 9.0 $79,914
Recreation 10 $55,624 $61,581 9.0 $109,695
Sanitation 10 $52,658 $53,666 4.0 $80,218
Fleet Services 7 $69,004 $69,288 27.0 $94,191
Police Traffic 4 $80,921 $83,312 10.0 $101,958
PAC 2 $61,083 $61,083 1.5 $77,090
Police Codes Enforcement 2 $59,386 $59,386 16.5 $71,648
SBD 2 $70,747 $70,747 17.5 $86,876
Safety 1 $88,448 $88,448 15.0 $88,448

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.