Data received July 2023

Full-time employees

288

Number of departments

19

Median pay

$64,130

Average pay

$61,986

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 100 $72,517 $72,157 8.5 $126,108
Parks & Recreation 37 $46,233 $48,073 4.0 $112,641
Utilities - Wastewater 20 $61,361 $57,020 4.5 $88,748
Utilities - Water 20 $59,670 $56,717 5.0 $94,172
General Government Administration 18 $29,461 $41,376 6.0 $159,441
Streets & Signals 17 $53,686 $54,030 10.0 $89,648
Community Development 15 $62,078 $65,626 10.0 $123,589
Engineering 15 $74,516 $73,904 5.0 $98,878
Finance 9 $53,199 $62,625 9.0 $132,834
Facility Operations 7 $57,754 $57,077 12.0 $84,316
Information Technology 5 $70,617 $73,263 8.0 $108,690
Fleet 4 $54,368 $54,536 4.0 $68,157
Human Resources 4 $61,521 $68,797 11.0 $107,750
Procurement 4 $60,607 $56,969 7.5 $76,965
Stormwater 4 $56,538 $59,543 4.5 $82,113
Municipal Court 3 $48,555 $48,739 10.0 $84,162
Public Works Administration 3 $97,095 $96,282 9.0 $140,438
Prosecutor 2 $12,877 $12,877 3.0 $23,096
Economic Development 1 $77,005 $77,005 3.0 $77,005

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.