Data received August 2024

Full-time employees

4,433

Number of departments

55

Median pay

$68,702

Average pay

$72,563

St. Louis 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 Division 1,336 $80,884 $80,649 13.0 $227,493
Fire Division 730 $90,029 $91,747 17.0 $195,424
St. Louis Lambert International Airport 306 $66,446 $73,199 8.0 $269,026
Water Division 240 $68,820 $73,054 9.0 $190,161
Building Division 168 $55,278 $59,427 12.5 $212,462
City Justice Center 147 $62,587 $64,975 11.0 $157,896
Parks Division 116 $46,750 $51,736 9.0 $115,629
Refuse Division 109 $56,198 $62,088 6.0 $160,464
Street Division 104 $53,799 $57,595 13.5 $123,048
Forestry Division 100 $46,475 $47,733 7.0 $109,277
City Counselor's Office 83 $61,954 $69,612 2.0 $185,959
Comptroller's Office 77 $59,677 $58,998 5.0 $173,444
Equipment Services Division 70 $62,169 $62,744 14.5 $145,597
Assessor's Office 57 $46,630 $51,919 14.0 $140,452
Facilities Management Division 55 $51,744 $56,765 11.0 $153,756
Traffic and Lighting Division 52 $67,506 $68,375 13.5 $125,974
Health and Hospitals 48 $55,533 $60,843 1.0 $211,134
Human Services 48 $49,777 $52,205 5.0 $147,056
Information Technology Services Agency 48 $62,189 $66,913 5.5 $150,223
Department of Personnel 45 $66,178 $69,885 4.0 $186,494
Recreation Division 44 $36,879 $37,683 5.0 $74,275
Community Development Administration 42 $55,590 $59,749 1.5 $136,604
Board of Public Service 36 $68,381 $70,576 15.0 $132,416
Neighborhood Stabilization 31 $55,198 $53,987 4.0 $93,586
Mayor's Office 29 $61,712 $60,788 Not provided $176,870
City Courts 28 $38,797 $45,996 4.0 $104,702
Communicable Disease Control 27 $47,682 $49,802 1.0 $84,328
Environmental Health Services 25 $49,366 $47,049 4.0 $85,096
Streets Department 25 $57,804 $57,776 13.0 $137,617
Towing Division 19 $52,605 $59,014 4.0 $127,143
St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment 18 $57,577 $60,852 1.5 $130,633
Director of Parks, Recreation and Forestry 17 $41,408 $47,334 4.0 $158,596
Planning and Urban Design Agency 17 $61,783 $73,692 2.0 $151,398
Communications Division 16 $48,744 $52,607 12.0 $104,702
Family Community and School Health 13 $57,068 $60,986 8.0 $99,612
Office of Violence Prevention 13 $53,097 $67,119 1.0 $160,817
Supply Division 11 $55,769 $61,043 7.0 $134,724
Animal Care and Control 10 $40,679 $40,942 Not provided $53,714
Civilian Oversight Board 8 $63,546 $65,987 3.5 $99,079
Printing Services 8 $43,015 $48,819 11.0 $69,664
City Emergency Management Agency 6 $61,691 $65,567 3.0 $98,929
Civil Rights Enforcement Agency 6 $54,515 $64,523 6.5 $113,606
Director of Public Safety 6 $77,127 $99,419 1.5 $268,071
Brightside St. Louis 5 $52,685 $51,719 25.0 $81,146
Excise Division 5 $58,562 $67,270 8.0 $91,367
Municipal Garage 5 $36,660 $35,759 6.0 $38,184
Budget Division 4 $60,637 $80,082 19.5 $147,461
Mail Services 4 $34,536 $33,595 6.5 $37,155
Affordable Housing Commission 3 $89,589 $76,819 20.0 $111,852
Records Retention 3 $39,533 $40,410 24.0 $44,434
Soulard Market 3 $37,960 $41,011 2.0 $49,925
Office of Special Events 2 $57,602 $57,602 1.5 $95,167
Register 2 $61,184 $61,184 1.0 $76,544
Soldier's Memorial 2 $52,499 $52,499 13.5 $66,964
President Board of Public Services 1 $215,164 $215,164 35.0 $215,164

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