Data received June 2024

Full-time employees

273

Number of departments

36

Median pay

$84,768

Average pay

$85,996

Kirkwood

Employees by pay range

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Departments

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Department

FT employeesempl. Median pay Average pay Median experience Top earner
Fire Department/Emergency 47 $97,839 $100,168 12.0 $136,615
Police Departme/Field Ope 31 $87,694 $91,260 10.0 $121,420
Police Departme/Investiga 19 $88,202 $90,085 8.0 $137,378
Water Departmen/Distribut 17 $69,725 $71,356 5.0 $105,018
Police Departme/Support S 16 $77,297 $81,612 3.5 $139,971
Park Department/Administr 13 $63,076 $63,619 14.0 $95,459
Electric/Distribution/Ent 12 $147,498 $163,607 7.0 $233,983
Public Works/Building Com 10 $81,344 $82,922 10.0 $123,243
Sanitation/Administration 10 $58,559 $63,104 2.0 $91,226
Street Departme/Street Ma 10 $62,470 $64,995 4.5 $87,727
Elected Officials 7 $2,400 $2,571 Not provided $3,600
Fleet Services 7 $77,188 $76,373 28.0 $109,471
Recreation/Administration 7 $62,296 $73,236 3.0 $122,768
Police Departme/Administr 6 $85,270 $96,808 22.0 $161,058
Administration/Purchasing 5 $76,140 $78,182 5.0 $95,193
Fire Department/Administr 5 $132,276 $124,350 24.0 $166,708
Administration/MIS/Admini 4 $81,076 $93,700 14.0 $145,666
PAC 4 $61,365 $65,869 Not provided $84,768
Police Traffic 4 $93,521 $96,138 11.0 $111,123
Public Works/Engineering/ 4 $87,356 $87,137 2.5 $109,970
Water Departmen/Administr 4 $82,123 $87,828 5.5 $139,693
Administration/Administra 3 $140,924 $143,235 9.0 $239,543
Public Works/Building Mai 3 $54,366 $58,668 4.0 $69,820
Recreation/Ice Rink/Cultu 3 $78,177 $72,355 23.0 $82,515
Administration/Finance De 2 $85,334 $85,334 3.0 $99,308
Administration/Finance-Co 2 $66,355 $66,355 4.5 $75,729
Administration/Mayor's Of 2 $74,341 $74,341 7.0 $91,490
Administration/Personnel 2 $81,280 $81,280 4.0 $98,828
Electric/Administration/E 2 $133,701 $133,701 8.5 $220,000
Electric/Customer Accoun/ 2 $58,017 $58,017 11.0 $59,067
Police Codes Enforcement 2 $67,518 $67,518 17.5 $78,775
Recreation/Community Cent 2 $44,819 $44,819 6.0 $48,297
Recycling Depository 2 $42,840 $42,840 0.5 $44,236
SBD 2 $74,284 $74,284 18.5 $91,220
Public Works/Forester 1 $67,261 $67,261 1.0 $67,261
Safety 1 $80,608 $80,608 Not provided $80,608

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