Data received March 2023

Full-time employees

171

Number of departments

16

Median pay

$77,518

Average pay

$77,070

Clayton

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 49 $82,340 $82,589 13.0 $145,334
Fire 43 $101,162 $103,862 11.0 $149,301
Parks and Recreation 18 $62,617 $61,663 8.0 $115,195
Public Works - Operations 12 $54,894 $53,781 3.0 $75,819
Board of Aldermen 7 $3,620 $4,076 5.0 $8,208
IT Operations 7 $65,518 $69,697 5.0 $125,797
Planning and Development Services 7 $65,963 $65,752 4.0 $88,770
City Manager's Office 5 $78,946 $96,438 3.0 $194,685
Finance 4 $76,274 $76,423 6.0 $128,931
Municipal Court 4 $35,861 $34,429 11.5 $65,394
Public Works - Engineering 4 $88,620 $90,505 16.5 $127,301
Police - Parking 3 $49,082 $51,477 34.0 $56,778
Public Works - Facilities 3 $55,722 $55,339 18.0 $64,125
Human Resources 2 $55,997 $55,997 2.5 $89,412
Public Works - Fleet 2 $42,589 $42,589 9.5 $58,312
Economic Development 1 $128,800 $128,800 14.0 $128,800

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