Data received June 2024

Full-time employees

270

Number of departments

17

Median pay

$74,206

Average pay

$73,971

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 91 $84,738 $86,152 8.0 $150,015
Parks and Recreation 38 $65,806 $67,127 2.0 $150,063
Wastewater 20 $66,676 $64,195 4.0 $97,247
General Government Admin 18 $49,464 $57,412 4.0 $189,394
Water 18 $65,882 $67,024 4.5 $99,477
Streets and Signals 16 $67,389 $66,601 9.5 $94,832
Community Development 14 $66,141 $68,781 8.0 $142,121
Engineering 14 $76,584 $78,682 6.0 $121,366
Facility Operations 9 $60,890 $57,892 6.0 $89,653
Finance 7 $56,265 $77,389 10.0 $156,353
Information Technology 6 $74,214 $78,841 7.5 $146,051
Human Resources 5 $65,051 $83,667 9.0 $142,142
Fleet 4 $60,362 $62,693 4.0 $82,795
Municipal Court 3 $57,913 $53,497 10.0 $89,077
Procurement 3 $60,850 $68,551 7.0 $92,117
Public Works Administration 3 $106,920 $107,449 9.0 $157,822
Prosecutor 1 $34,247 $34,247 Not provided $34,247

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