Municipalities
| Agency | Year | FT employeesempl. | Median pay | Median experience | Top earner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold | 2022 | 117 | $63,086 | 9.0 | $127,358 |
| Ballwin | 2022 | 137 | $55,980 | 12.0 | $161,922 |
| Bella Villa | 2022 | 9 | $600 | 13.0 | $54,509 |
| Bellefontaine Neighbors | 2022 | 43 | $51,000 | 5.0 | $80,422 |
| Belleville | 2022 | 307 | $68,636 | 13.0 | $129,281 |
| Bel-Nor | 2022 | 8 | $41,735 | 4.0 | $64,866 |
| Bel-Ridge | 2022 | 24 | $26,799 | 4.0 | $56,771 |
| Berkeley | 2022 | 87 | $55,486 | 4.0 | $133,250 |
| Beverly Hills | 2022 | 1 | $27,186 | 12.0 | $27,186 |
| Black Jack | 2022 | 9 | $40,479 | 8.0 | $52,419 |
| Breckenridge Hills | 2022 | 20 | $49,364 | 8.0 | $64,495 |
| Brentwood | 2022 | 109 | $66,370 | 5.0 | $168,189 |
| Bridgeton | 2022 | 121 | $61,664 | 15.0 | $133,120 |
| Calverton Park | 2022 | 7 | $53,016 | 10.0 | $67,341 |
| Charlack | 2022 | 7 | $4,800 | 5.0 | $53,500 |
| Chesterfield | 2022 | 225 | $60,977 | 9.0 | $185,512 |
| Clayton | 2022 | 193 | $72,512 | 10.0 | $188,523 |
| Country Club Hills | 2022 | 16 | $21,658 | 7.0 | $56,025 |
| Crestwood | 2022 | 86 | $60,402 | 6.0 | $121,000 |
| Creve Coeur | 2022 | 94 | $65,805 | 8.0 | $193,404 |
| Dellwood | 2022 | 19 | $26,400 | 7.0 | $70,554 |
| Des Peres | 2022 | 99 | $73,272 | 11.0 | $160,842 |
| Edmundson | 2022 | 23 | $62,318 | 8.0 | $99,208 |
| Edwardsville | 2022 | 178 | $74,702 | 9.5 | $142,509 |
| Ellisville | 2022 | 64 | $59,557 | 9.0 | $175,334 |
| Eureka | 2022 | 66 | $55,831 | 9.0 | $123,377 |
| Fenton | 2022 | 25 | $40,937 | 3.0 | $113,595 |
| Ferguson | 2022 | 120 | $57,588 | 6.0 | $118,080 |
| Flordell Hills | 2022 | 3 | $2,875 | 1.0 | $23,456 |
| Florissant | 2022 | 251 | $53,900 | 9.0 | $161,367 |
| Frontenac | 2022 | 55 | $86,947 | 17.0 | $128,570 |
| Glendale | 2022 | 28 | $73,130 | 15.5 | $91,644 |
| Green Park | 2022 | 2 | $64,007 | 9.0 | $69,451 |
| Hanley Hills | 2022 | 3 | $28,350 | 6.0 | $42,737 |
| Hazelwood | 2022 | 159 | $68,142 | 13.0 | $179,778 |
| Hillsdale | 2022 | 15 | $24,901 | 2.5 | $43,724 |
| Jennings | 2022 | 32 | $35,506 | 5.0 | $63,979 |
| Kinloch | 2022 | 4 | $27,332 | 5.5 | $51,210 |
| Kirkwood | 2022 | 244 | $78,532 | 11.5 | $219,357 |
| Ladue | 2022 | 87 | $89,481 | 10.0 | $134,361 |
| Lakeshire | 2022 | 8 | $1,255 | 4.0 | $3,449 |
| Manchester | 2022 | 93 | $59,898 | 6.0 | $132,727 |
| Maplewood | 2022 | 67 | $87,729 | Not provided | $171,304 |
| Marlborough | 2022 | 1 | $51,242 | 18.0 | $51,242 |
| Maryland Heights | 2022 | 214 | $63,378 | 10.5 | $176,812 |
| Normandy | 2022 | 47 | $38,213 | 4.0 | $75,881 |
| Northwoods | 2022 | 33 | $33,583 | 4.0 | $61,314 |
| Oakland | 2022 | 5 | $2,220 | 4.0 | $6,000 |
| O'Fallon, Mo. | 2022 | 525 | $55,952 | 8.0 | $151,757 |
| Olivette | 2022 | 70 | $64,903 | 9.5 | $130,000 |
| Overland | 2022 | 103 | $46,336 | 10.0 | $109,118 |
| Pacific | 2022 | 53 | $44,305 | 7.0 | $98,380 |
| Pagedale | 2022 | 26 | $51,779 | 4.0 | $77,028 |
| Pasadena Park | 2022 | 9 | $2,500 | 3.0 | $5,616 |
| Pine Lawn | 2022 | 13 | $6,000 | 3.0 | $46,134 |
| Police Retirement System of St. Louis | 2022 | 6 | $43,122 | 1.5 | $135,000 |
| Richmond Heights | 2022 | 108 | $65,090 | 9.0 | $162,750 |
| Riverview | 2022 | 8 | $600 | Not provided | $4,500 |
| Rock Hill | 2022 | 32 | $54,885 | 13.0 | $99,113 |
| Shrewsbury | 2022 | 69 | $58,720 | 6.0 | $116,880 |
| St. Charles city | 2022 | 429 | $69,314 | 8.0 | $238,807 |
| St. John | 2022 | 48 | $45,144 | 10.0 | $112,551 |
| St. Louis city | 2022 | 4,519 | $59,784 | Not provided | $240,006 |
| St. Louis Board of Aldermen | 2022 | 44 | $37,299 | 5.0 | $112,693 |
| St. Louis Circuit Attorney | 2022 | 95 | $47,788 | 4.0 | $170,755 |
| St. Louis Collector of Revenue | 2022 | 92 | $44,541 | 10.0 | $196,384 |
| St. Louis Firemen's Retirement System | 2022 | 4 | $86,756 | 7.0 | $135,610 |
| St. Louis License Collector | 2022 | 27 | $37,003 | 6.0 | $100,006 |
| St. Louis Medical Examiner | 2022 | 14 | $41,968 | 3.0 | $123,240 |
| St. Louis Recorder of Deeds | 2022 | 30 | $47,976 | 5.0 | $103,818 |
| St. Louis Sheriff | 2022 | 142 | $39,520 | 9.0 | $112,554 |
| St. Louis Treasurer | 2022 | 108 | $32,891 | 9.0 | $119,841 |
| St. Peters | 2022 | 435 | $67,369 | 13.0 | $204,610 |
| Sunset Hills | 2022 | 79 | $53,252 | 9.0 | $115,019 |
| Town and Country | 2022 | 60 | $72,971 | 6.5 | $176,075 |
| Twin Oaks | 2022 | 2 | $60,507 | 5.0 | $67,211 |
| University City | 2022 | 255 | $65,624 | 8.0 | $177,599 |
| Uplands Park | 2022 | 4 | $2,466 | 8.0 | $2,466 |
| Valley Park | 2022 | 41 | $48,464 | 5.0 | $82,500 |
| Velda City | 2022 | 14 | $16,389 | 2.5 | $62,200 |
| Vinita Park | 2022 | 58 | $45,860 | 3.0 | $85,451 |
| Warson Woods | 2022 | 8 | $57,118 | 7.0 | $96,265 |
| Webster Groves | 2022 | 171 | $66,910 | 10.0 | $145,830 |
| Wellston | 2022 | 10 | $7,500 | Not provided | $38,376 |
| Wentzville | 2022 | 273 | $61,493 | 6.0 | $152,015 |
| Wildwood | 2022 | 45 | $43,053 | Not provided | $176,107 |
| Winchester | 2022 | 4 | $33,873 | 30.0 | $68,850 |
| Woodson Terrace | 2022 | 43 | $48,519 | Not provided | $90,240 |
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Top earners at each agency
| Name | Agency | Position | Gross pay | Years at agency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richison, Matthew | Arnold | City Administrator | $127,358 | 8 |
| Sterman, Eric M | Ballwin | City Administrator | $161,922 | 2 |
| Ford, Scott C | Bel-Nor | Police Administra | $64,866 | 21 |
| Clark, Tajuana | Bel-Ridge | Court Clerk | $56,771 | 2 |
| Navratil, John | Bella Villa | Officer | $54,509 | 5 |
| Ihler, Jeremy | Bellefontaine Neighbors | Chief of Police | $80,422 | 23 |
| Clay III, William G | Belleville | not provided | $129,281 | 33 |
| Irvin, Debra | Berkeley | City Manager Municipal Serv Mrg | $133,250 | 16 |
| Andrews, Marina | Beverly Hills | City clerk | $27,186 | 12 |
| Robinson, Karen | Black Jack | City Clerk | $52,419 | 20 |
| Griffin, John | Breckenridge Hills | Chief | $64,495 | 34 |
| Akande, Abimbola | Brentwood | City Administrator | $168,189 | 11 |
| Bookout, Kevin L | Bridgeton | City Administrator | $133,120 | 6 |
| Amos, Scott | Calverton Park | Captain | $67,341 | 11 |
| Pauley, Michael A. | Charlack | City Administrator | $53,500 | 4 |
| Geisel, Michael | Chesterfield | City Administrator | $185,512 | 33 |
| Gipson, David R | Clayton | City Manager | $188,523 | 2 |
| Boyer, Daniel W. | Country Club Hills | Chief of Police | $56,025 | 13 |
| Simpson, Kris | Crestwood | City Administrator | $121,000 | 6 |
| Perkins, Mark | Creve Coeur | City Administrator | $193,404 | 23 |
| Babalola, Olusegun | Dellwood | City Admin. | $70,554 | 4 |
| Harms, Douglas | Des Peres | City Administrator | $160,842 | 37 |
| Ansell, David M. | Edmundson | Chief | $99,208 | 23 |
| Berkbigler, Jeffrey | Edwardsville | Attorney/Corporation Counsel | $142,509 | 14 |
| Schwer, William L | Ellisville | City Manager/City Engineer | $175,334 | 16 |
| Sabo, Craig | Eureka | City Administrator | $123,377 | 28 |
| Finkbiner, Andrea Nicole | Fenton | City Administrator | $113,595 | 15 |
| Blume, Jeffrey | Ferguson | Interim City Manager | $118,080 | 14 |
| Noeth, Joseph R. | Flordell Hills | Mayor/part-time maintenance | $23,456 | 8 |
| Lowery, Timothy | Florissant | Mayor | $161,367 | 33 |
| Christensen, Jaysen D | Frontenac | City Administrator | $128,570 | 4 |
| Helle, Chuck | Glendale | Captain | $91,644 | 39 |
| Mello, James | Green Park | City Administrator/City Clerk | $69,451 | 13 |
| Dorothy J Matthews | Hanley Hills | City Clerk / Office Manager | $42,737 | 6 |
| Kelle, Dale | Hazelwood | Captain | $179,778 | 40 |
| Bernsen, John E. | Hillsdale | Chief | $43,724 | 3 |
| Hudson, Deletra | Jennings | City Clerk | $63,979 | 5 |
| Blue, Justine W. | Kinloch | City Manager | $51,210 | 10 |
| Hawes, Russell | Kirkwood | Chief Administrative Officer | $219,357 | 8 |
| Lamitola, Anne | Ladue | PW Director | $134,361 | 9 |
| James Towey | Lakeshire | Municipal Judge | $3,449 | 3 |
| Will, Scott | Manchester | Chief of Police | $132,727 | 3 |
| Traxler, Anthony | Maplewood | Public Works Director | $171,304 | Not provided |
| Porter Drennan, Joy | Marlborough | Village Clark | $51,242 | 18 |
| Anderson, Tracey | Maryland Heights | City Administrator | $176,812 | 5 |
| George, Keith A. | Normandy | Lieutenant | $75,881 | 22 |
| Johnson, Denise | Northwoods | City Administrator | $61,314 | 23 |
| Dupuis, Philip G | O'Fallon, Mo. | Chief of Police | $151,757 | 1 |
| Stewart, Andrew | Oakland | Mayor | $6,000 | 4 |
| Sondag, Barbara | Olivette | City Manager | $130,000 | 9 |
| McConachie, John J | Overland | City Administrator | $109,118 | 14 |
| Roth, Steven M. | Pacific | City Administrator | $98,380 | 6 |
| Simmons, Eddie | Pagedale | Chief | $77,028 | 5 |
| Dulle, Chris | Pasadena Park | Village Attorney | $5,616 | 3 |
| Stevenson, Victoria | Pine Lawn | City Clerk | $46,134 | 11 |
| Lawson, Mark | Police Retirement System of St. Louis | Executive Director | $135,000 | 2 |
| Hamilton, Amy Catherine | Richmond Heights | City Manager | $162,750 | 22 |
| Saracino, Chris | Riverview | Municipal Judge | $4,500 | Not provided |
| Meyer, Ronald | Rock Hill | Public Works Director | $99,113 | 37 |
| Wagner, Tony | Shrewsbury | Public Works Dir | $116,880 | 31 |
| Valenti, Michael | St. Charles city | City Attorney | $238,807 | 19 |
| Connell, Robert | St. John | City Administrator and Chief of Police | $112,551 | 20 |
| Shepard, Tom | St. Louis Board of Aldermen | Chief of Staff | $112,693 | 15 |
| Gardner, Kimberly M. | St. Louis Circuit Attorney | Circuit Attorney | $170,755 | 5 |
| Hamm-Niebruegge, Rhonda K | St. Louis city | Director of Airports | $240,006 | Not provided |
| Daly, Gregory | St. Louis Collector of Revenue | Collector of Revenue | $196,384 | 15 |
| Brewer, John | St. Louis Firemen's Retirement System | Executive Director | $135,610 | 7 |
| Lee C. Goodman | St. Louis License Collector | Legal Counsel/Chief Deputy | $100,006 | 8 |
| Rick, Tara M | St. Louis Medical Examiner | Executive Director for Operations | $123,240 | 24 |
| Butler, Michael | St. Louis Recorder of Deeds | Recorder of Deeds | $103,818 | 3 |
| Betts, Vernon | St. Louis Sheriff | Sheriff | $112,554 | 5 |
| Rukcic, Shirley J | St. Louis Treasurer | Chief of Staff and Counsel | $119,841 | 14 |
| Batzel, Russell | St. Peters | City Administrator | $204,610 | 27 |
| Gillett, Brittany M | Sunset Hills | City Administrator | $115,019 | 1 |
| Shelton, Robert | Town and Country | City Administrator | $176,075 | 4 |
| Johnson, Frank | Twin Oaks | City Clerk/Administrator | $67,211 | 2 |
| Rose, Gregory | University City | City Manager | $177,599 | 4 |
| M. Williams, Johnetta | Uplands Park | Trustee | $2,466 | 6 |
| Moore, Christina | Uplands Park | Trustee | $2,466 | 4 |
| McClendon-Robe, Carmen | Uplands Park | Trustee | $2,466 | 10 |
| Burke, Onva | Uplands Park | Trustee | $2,466 | 10 |
| Hosna, Dusty | Valley Park | City Administrator | $82,500 | 3 |
| Paulino, Daniel | Velda City | Chief | $62,200 | 14 |
| Buchannan, John E | Vinita Park | Police Officer | $85,451 | 7 |
| Stanczak, Robert | Warson Woods | Chief | $96,265 | 33 |
| Jadali, Joan L | Webster Groves | Assistant City Manager | $145,830 | 15 |
| Trigg, Janice M | Wellston | City Clerk / Administrator | $38,376 | Not provided |
| Lee, Douglas | Wentzville | City Administrator | $152,015 | 18 |
| Vujnich, Joseph | Wildwood | Dir Planning/Parks | $176,107 | Not provided |
| Beckett, Barbara | Winchester | City Administrator | $68,850 | 45 |
| Zaiz, Douglas | Woodson Terrace | City Administrator | $90,240 | Not provided |