Data received June 2024

Full-time employees

869

Number of departments

46

Median pay

$76,856

Average pay

$78,923

Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District

Employees by pay range

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Departments

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Department

 FT employeesempl. ↓ Median pay Average pay Median experience Top earner
Operations - Mintert Yard 89 $70,804 $71,493 10.0 $115,448
Operations - Grand Glaize Yard 86 $70,434 $71,974 10.0 $125,256
Operations - Sulphur Yard 84 $72,165 $71,488 10.0 $149,691
Engineering - Construction Management 54 $70,831 $77,509 12.0 $167,366
Engineering - Planning 53 $81,738 $86,302 15.0 $165,230
Operations - Lemay Treatment Plant 53 $79,402 $79,783 5.0 $121,676
Operations - Bissell Treatment Plant 51 $76,796 $78,901 6.0 $140,194
Engineering - Environmental Compliance 43 $67,856 $71,176 6.0 $152,641
Engineering - Design 37 $84,348 $89,551 14.0 $163,649
Finance - Billing and Collections 24 $43,024 $48,029 3.5 $91,353
Operations - Grand Glaize Treatment Plant 20 $87,906 $86,057 11.0 $144,357
IT - Business Technology 19 $101,045 $102,062 6.0 $133,548
Operations - Materials Management 19 $65,896 $64,225 8.0 $101,882
Operations - Lower Meramec Treatment Plant 18 $88,109 $86,139 11.0 $104,196
Operations - Missouri River Treatment Plant 17 $84,256 $81,611 13.0 $104,303
Operations - County Pump Station 16 $98,770 $95,449 13.5 $115,031
Operations - Lemay Pump Station 16 $94,357 $96,352 15.5 $114,545
Finance - Accounting 15 $58,761 $58,168 2.0 $94,488
Operations - Coldwater Treatment Plant 15 $88,023 $87,736 13.0 $120,033
Operations - Garage & Shops 15 $83,959 $84,606 5.0 $105,022
Operations - Bissell Pump Station 14 $89,023 $89,426 11.5 $97,364
Operations - Admin Support & Dispatch 10 $47,634 $51,434 1.5 $88,584
Executive Director - Diversity 9 $73,055 $79,127 13.0 $122,307
Operations - Technical Services 9 $101,355 $103,520 11.0 $121,641
IT - End-user Computing 8 $72,674 $72,645 1.5 $129,916
IT - Infrastructure Operations 8 $83,757 $87,399 4.0 $116,505
Operations - Administration 8 $77,093 $102,330 8.5 $193,499
Finance - Purchasing 7 $54,224 $59,594 2.0 $115,945
Finance - Administration 6 $86,890 $99,736 11.0 $190,929
Human Resources - Talent Development 6 $66,251 $68,233 1.0 $94,414
General Counsel - Litigation and Claims 5 $112,718 $123,046 12.0 $182,051
Human Resources - Benefits & Compensation 4 $68,237 $68,658 2.0 $84,325
IT - Administration 4 $145,732 $134,141 4.0 $187,221
Operations - Asset Management 4 $112,283 $108,860 21.5 $143,521
Secretary Treasurer - Administration 4 $64,213 $95,889 22.0 $205,382
Executive Director - Public Affairs 3 $79,516 $77,979 4.0 $98,695
Human Resources - Administration 3 $121,542 $117,193 9.0 $171,521
Engineering - Administration 2 $129,177 $129,177 20.0 $200,690
Executive Director - Administration 2 $162,729 $162,729 22.0 $250,582
Executive Director - Market Street Building 2 $51,255 $51,255 1.0 $61,802
Human Resources - Insurance & Claims 2 $62,562 $62,562 4.0 $72,694
Executive Director - Security 1 $80,990 $80,990 2.0 $80,990
General Counsel - Administration 1 $205,403 $205,403 22.0 $205,403
General Counsel - District Administration 1 $63,037 $63,037 14.0 $63,037
Secretary Treasurer - Audit Work 1 $117,688 $117,688 10.0 $117,688
Secretary Treasurer - Information Governance 1 $99,492 $99,492 1.0 $99,492

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