Data received May 2025

Full-time employees

451

Number of departments

9

Median pay

$74,017

Average pay

$75,896

St. Peters

Employees by pay range

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Departments

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Department

 FT employeesempl. Median pay Average pay Median experience Top earner
Municipal Police Services 123 $91,918 $87,611 12.0 $167,193
Transportation / Dev Services 65 $63,314 $68,085 6.0 $155,709
Parks and Recreation Services 63 $71,794 $73,229 10.0 $178,520
Environmental / Fleet Service 56 $70,218 $67,279 8.5 $162,514
Staff Support Services 49 $64,166 $67,961 6.0 $191,888
Water Environment Service 47 $79,602 $78,991 11.0 $174,808
Operations Support Services 31 $78,330 $85,733 13.0 $172,034
Governmental 11 $20,557 $23,781 23.0 $41,115
Administration 6 $93,384 $114,065 25.5 $252,963

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.