Data received May 2025

Full-time employees

56

Median pay

$46,223

Average pay

$44,225

Highway - Road & Bridge

Employees by pay range

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Employees

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Name

Position Gross pay Date hired
Adams, Cole Samuel Highway Truck Driver 1 $46,276 Dec. 18, 2023
Alfermann, Chad Andrew Highway Operator 1 $46,642 Nov. 21, 2022
Anderson, Austin Bennett Highway Operator 1 $46,705 June 13, 2022
Banderman, Eric L. Highway Lead Person 5 $57,924 Dec. 17, 1998
Boyer, Hunter Dale Highway Truck Driver 1 $21,140 June 17, 2024
Brown, Shannon Wayne Highway Operator 1 $32,877 July 6, 2022
Bruckerhoff, Perry Dwayne Highway Truck Driver 1 $31,806 April 1, 2024
Brueggemann, Daniel C. Highway Lead Person 5 $35,846 May 22, 1989
Clayton, Delbert E. Highway Operator 2 $47,232 Sept. 13, 2021
Copeland, Roger D. Highway Lead Person 5 $46,085 Feb. 26, 1996
Cowee, Joshua Bruce Highway Operator 1 $27,664 April 29, 2024
Cox Jr., John Allen Highway Technical Laborer 4 $47,354 Oct. 11, 2016
Derda, Kreg Allen Highway Lead Person 5 $56,785 Aug. 23, 2011
Ellis, Jordan Michael Highway Operator 1 $44,216 Nov. 7, 2022
Feth, Gerard J. Highway Operator 5 $52,084 Feb. 19, 2002
Feth, Vernon Martin Highway Operator 1 $45,341 Sept. 25, 2023
Fryer, Raymond B. Highway Technical Mechanic 1 $37,951 March 14, 2022
Graham, James Robert Highway Operator 1 $23,699 Sept. 25, 2023
Grimm, James William Highway Operator 3 $47,950 April 24, 2020
Halfaker, Zane D. Highway Truck Driver 3 $46,169 April 21, 2020
Harms, Ryan Austin Highway Operator 1 $46,895 May 31, 2022
Hogan, Dirk T. Highway Lead Person 5 $56,614 July 28, 1994
Jenkins, Timothy Edward Highway Operator 1 $46,669 June 20, 2023
Johnson, Andrew Christopher Highway Truck Driver 1 $33,300 Feb. 20, 2024
Lawrence, Robert E. Highway Operator 2 $46,726 Feb. 7, 2022
Light, Colton James Highway Truck Driver 2 $45,316 Aug. 2, 2021
Mattingly, Donald L. Highway Truck Driver 2 $45,018 Dec. 6, 2021
McDaniel, Lisa Marie Highway Operator 1 $45,581 May 31, 2022
Miller, Jeffrey W. Highway Lead Person 5 $57,606 Nov. 10, 1997
Miller, Ryan Lee Highway Lead Person 5 $53,884 Dec. 17, 2012
Moore, Scott Michael Highway Operator 1 $46,677 Sept. 18, 2023
Nelson, Aaron J. Highway Operator 1 $46,899 Oct. 17, 2022
Newcity, David Michael Highway Technical Crew Person 1 $42,892 July 11, 2022
Nolie, Robert Joe Highway Lead Person 5 $57,151 Sept. 15, 2003
Otzenberger, Kenneth Joseph Highway Technical Mechanic 1 $35,940 Sept. 5, 2023
Pendleton, Sheridan Leland Highway Truck Driver 1 $29,095 Nov. 27, 2023
Piofcyk, Dale Robert Highway Truck Driver 4 $48,049 April 25, 2017
Rapp, Thomas Edward Highway Operator 5 $52,830 Jan. 2, 2007
Ray, Brian James Highway Truck Driver 1 $44,873 July 14, 2023
Ruwwe, Benjamin E. Highway Lead Person 5 $56,394 May 10, 2010
Schatz, Brandon M. Highway Lead Person 5 $56,658 Nov. 13, 2013
Schmidt, Justen Lee Highway Operator 4 $49,806 Nov. 27, 2017
Smith, Karen Marie Highway Operator 1 $44,941 March 13, 2023
Smythe, Hunter J. Highway Operator 1 $39,168 Feb. 12, 2024
Stockton, William E. Highway Technical Mechanic 5 $50,856 Aug. 16, 2010
Story, Brian J. Highway Technical Mechanic 5 $23,349 March 4, 2013
Strauser, Martin A. Highway Lead Person 5 $56,394 Oct. 26, 1998
Strode, Robert Gerald Highway Operator 4 $49,506 April 30, 2018
Stumpe, Mark Charles Highway Operator 5 $47,121 Dec. 14, 2015
Taylor, Jason T. Highway Technical Mechanic 2 $44,776 March 14, 2022

Note: To learn how the Post-Dispatch calculates figures such as the number of full-time employees or median pay, as well as other important explanations and caveats, please see the About page.