Data received July 2025

Full-time employees

125

Number of departments

5

Median pay

$116,449

Average pay

$117,140

Monarch Fire Protection 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 102 $116,271 $115,902 11.5 $166,169
Fire Prevention Bureau 9 $105,447 $102,884 7.0 $162,440
Administration 8 $159,665 $137,537 23.5 $198,469
Maintenance 3 $94,350 $99,713 5.0 $127,770
Operations - Admin 3 $163,259 $165,041 27.0 $171,026

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.