Data received July 2023

Full-time employees

406

Number of departments

18

Median pay

$75,576

Average pay

$77,854

St. Charles city

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 133 $78,350 $80,620 7.0 $166,170
Fire 86 $100,424 $95,993 9.0 $154,029
Public Works 54 $66,082 $67,232 8.0 $126,672
Community Development 27 $63,932 $66,884 7.0 $137,846
Parks & Recreation 27 $62,904 $65,079 8.0 $149,498
Convention & Visitors Bureau 14 $59,681 $64,515 6.0 $149,449
Engineering 14 $72,180 $65,786 5.0 $110,174
Finance 13 $75,101 $71,936 10.0 $122,951
City Council 8 $10,200 $9,759 5.0 $10,200
Municipal Court 7 $46,750 $56,586 8.0 $87,721
Department of Administration 5 $155,641 $136,668 7.0 $225,946
Information Technology 5 $72,006 $76,050 8.0 $136,253
Special Events & Communications 4 $62,885 $73,460 4.0 $126,922
City Clerk 3 $63,309 $72,766 14.0 $123,111
Human Resources 3 $70,575 $78,619 5.0 $140,235
Economic Development 1 $129,355 $129,355 4.0 $129,355
Legal Department 1 $183,993 $183,993 2.0 $183,993
Mayor 1 $78,982 $78,982 4.0 $78,982

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