Kirkwood
Data received February 2023
Full-time employees
293
Number of departments
36
Median pay
$74,141
Average pay
$75,725
Kirkwood
Employees by pay range
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Departments
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| FT employeesempl. ↓ | Median pay | Average pay | Median experience | Top earner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Department/Emergency | 50 | $85,311 | $86,342 | 12.0 | $116,091 |
| Police Departme/Field Ope | 31 | $80,263 | $83,860 | 7.0 | $133,709 |
| Police Departme/Investiga | 20 | $82,872 | $84,335 | 9.5 | $125,424 |
| Police Departme/Support S | 19 | $63,327 | $67,670 | 3.0 | $133,709 |
| Water Departmen/Distribut | 17 | $51,986 | $57,452 | 5.0 | $75,556 |
| Electric/Distribution/Ent | 14 | $105,061 | $99,244 | 7.0 | $123,723 |
| Sanitation/Administration | 13 | $48,492 | $52,484 | 2.0 | $84,229 |
| Street Departme/Street Ma | 13 | $58,006 | $59,481 | 9.0 | $83,909 |
| Park Department/Administr | 11 | $60,201 | $63,278 | 16.0 | $100,518 |
| Public Works/Building Com | 11 | $72,692 | $76,348 | 10.0 | $111,506 |
| Elected Official | 7 | $2,400 | $2,571 | Not provided | $3,600 |
| Fleet Services | 7 | $72,381 | $71,427 | 28.0 | $98,901 |
| Police Departme/Administr | 6 | $79,019 | $86,229 | 22.0 | $150,292 |
| Recreation/Administration | 6 | $56,808 | $66,809 | 5.0 | $115,180 |
| Administration/MIS/Admini | 5 | $76,366 | $84,288 | 27.0 | $135,928 |
| Administration/Purchasing | 5 | $70,350 | $70,854 | 5.0 | $84,421 |
| Electric/Administration/E | 5 | $110,563 | $113,498 | 17.0 | $210,000 |
| Fire Department/Administr | 5 | $118,638 | $115,900 | 24.0 | $155,564 |
| Administration/Administra | 4 | $96,692 | $114,330 | 5.5 | $219,357 |
| Administration/Finance De | 4 | $74,809 | $85,299 | 3.0 | $138,205 |
| Electric/Customer Accoun/ | 4 | $53,592 | $56,012 | 11.0 | $69,622 |
| Police Traffic | 4 | $83,824 | $85,493 | 11.0 | $101,103 |
| Public Works/Engineering/ | 4 | $82,605 | $82,715 | 3.5 | $105,538 |
| PAC | 3 | $71,795 | $68,169 | 1.0 | $82,700 |
| Public Works/Building Mai | 3 | $58,440 | $55,595 | 4.0 | $65,172 |
| Recreation/Ice Rink/Cultu | 3 | $72,951 | $68,074 | 23.0 | $78,924 |
| Water Departmen/Administr | 3 | $78,469 | $102,719 | 11.0 | $163,383 |
| Administration/Finance-Co | 2 | $61,008 | $61,008 | 4.5 | $70,453 |
| Administration/Mayor's Of | 2 | $66,693 | $66,693 | 7.0 | $83,326 |
| Administration/Personnel | 2 | $73,433 | $73,433 | 4.0 | $92,094 |
| Police Codes Enforcement | 2 | $62,173 | $62,173 | 17.5 | $75,072 |
| Recreation/Community Cent | 2 | $46,560 | $46,560 | 13.5 | $49,302 |
| Recycling Depository | 2 | $37,837 | $37,837 | 0.5 | $37,885 |
| SBD | 2 | $74,284 | $74,284 | 18.5 | $91,220 |
| Public Works/Forester | 1 | $65,778 | $65,778 | 7.0 | $65,778 |
| Safety | 1 | $92,871 | $92,871 | 16.0 | $92,871 |
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.