Data received June 2024

Full-time employees

338

Number of departments

22

Median pay

$70,498

Average pay

$70,049

Belleville

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 Officers 80 $90,476 $89,052 6.0 $142,518
Fire 66 $97,776 $95,151 13.0 $132,934
Administration 26 $57,101 $53,918 3.0 $102,880
Aldermen/Admin 21 $11,316 $20,562 4.0 $82,925
Sewer Plant 20 $68,306 $67,774 5.5 $112,428
Streets 19 $60,886 $63,251 13.0 $106,397
Library 17 $44,180 $43,903 12.0 $96,204
Sanitation 16 $64,402 $60,528 10.5 $74,654
Police Dispatchers 15 $74,402 $69,986 4.0 $86,064
Police Office/Secretaries 8 $40,490 $44,306 4.5 $72,103
Parks 7 $64,639 $63,516 19.0 $75,294
Sewer Lines 7 $57,585 $48,548 4.0 $66,924
Housing 6 $40,197 $48,160 3.0 $74,764
Housing Inspectors 6 $55,543 $52,226 10.5 $61,816
Cemetery 5 $42,657 $53,767 19.0 $78,486
Recreation 5 $36,609 $42,450 2.0 $68,288
Economic Development 3 $75,294 $76,991 4.0 $111,344
Engineering 3 $53,079 $61,497 2.0 $93,181
Sewer Collections 3 $36,708 $36,300 1.0 $37,930
General & Community Assistance 2 $49,133 $49,133 5.5 $55,667
Legal 2 $99,497 $99,497 6.0 $133,646
Campus 1 $72,842 $72,842 2.0 $72,842

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.