Data received May 2025

Full-time employees

128

Number of departments

10

Median pay

$86,918

Average pay

$83,421

Brentwood

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 33 $101,198 $106,395 6.0 $166,478
Fire 24 $106,127 $110,753 7.0 $173,337
P/R - Parks 14 $61,683 $64,977 3.0 $89,189
Public Works/Streets 13 $68,801 $71,081 8.0 $137,040
P/R - Recreation 12 $56,572 $63,210 2.5 $148,120
Administration 10 $82,300 $92,981 2.0 $203,249
Elected Officials 10 $7,200 $7,225 7.5 $14,400
Planning/Dev 6 $71,205 $78,346 2.0 $108,504
Sanitation 4 $71,366 $71,218 11.5 $79,134
Courts 2 $79,736 $79,736 17.5 $90,844

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.