Kirkwood
Data received July 2025
Full-time employees
316
Number of departments
35
Median pay
$83,906
Average pay
$84,396
Kirkwood
Employees by pay range
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Departments
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| FT employeesempl. | Median pay | Average pay | Median experience | Top earner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Department/Emergency | 55 | $98,846 | $98,174 | 12.0 | $145,070 |
| Police Departme/Field Ope | 38 | $89,886 | $89,005 | 9.0 | $126,022 |
| Police Departme/Support S | 19 | $74,916 | $82,567 | 5.0 | $143,835 |
| Water Departmen/Distribut | 18 | $68,468 | $69,353 | 6.5 | $111,246 |
| Police Departme/Investiga | 17 | $91,625 | $95,870 | 10.0 | $145,861 |
| Electric/Distribution/Ent | 16 | $148,093 | $147,299 | 3.5 | $244,538 |
| Sanitation/Administration | 16 | $51,853 | $56,239 | 3.0 | $95,467 |
| Park Department/Administr | 13 | $65,831 | $67,196 | 16.0 | $96,664 |
| Street Departme/Street Ma | 13 | $65,019 | $63,215 | 5.0 | $92,091 |
| Administration/Mayor's Of | 12 | $1,600 | $14,208 | 3.5 | $96,591 |
| Public Works/Building Com | 11 | $79,458 | $80,933 | 8.0 | $130,351 |
| Recreation/Administration | 9 | $65,584 | $72,287 | 3.0 | $129,854 |
| Fleet Services | 7 | $78,476 | $77,782 | 30.0 | $114,452 |
| Administration/Finance De | 6 | $65,515 | $75,195 | 3.0 | $156,825 |
| Administration/Purchasing | 5 | $79,604 | $81,462 | 7.0 | $99,524 |
| Fire Department/Administr | 5 | $137,697 | $130,067 | 26.0 | $174,293 |
| Police Departme/Administr | 5 | $91,987 | $103,839 | 24.0 | $168,387 |
| Public Works/Engineering/ | 5 | $86,944 | $82,943 | 4.0 | $114,767 |
| Water Departmen/Administr | 5 | $77,791 | $80,643 | 9.0 | $147,549 |
| Administration/MIS/Admini | 4 | $76,206 | $91,523 | 16.0 | $152,294 |
| Electric/Customer Accoun/ | 4 | $60,536 | $58,569 | 1.5 | $64,485 |
| Police Traffic | 4 | $110,366 | $107,902 | 14.5 | $120,168 |
| Administration/Administra | 3 | $148,836 | $156,548 | 11.0 | $250,323 |
| Administration/Finance-Co | 3 | $59,409 | $52,084 | 7.0 | $78,954 |
| PAC | 3 | $79,125 | $76,972 | 2.0 | $95,357 |
| Police Codes Enforcement | 3 | $67,668 | $65,077 | 11.0 | $68,742 |
| Public Works/Building Mai | 3 | $56,413 | $61,267 | 6.0 | $73,212 |
| Recreation/Ice Rink/Cultu | 3 | $81,734 | $75,756 | 25.0 | $86,439 |
| Administration/Personnel | 2 | $85,403 | $85,403 | 6.0 | $102,390 |
| Electric/Administration/E | 2 | $137,279 | $137,279 | 10.5 | $225,000 |
| Recycling Depository | 2 | $44,335 | $44,335 | 2.5 | $45,757 |
| SBD | 2 | $77,686 | $77,686 | 20.0 | $94,495 |
| Public Works/Forester | 1 | $67,465 | $67,465 | Not provided | $67,465 |
| Recreation/Community Cent | 1 | $50,421 | $50,421 | 14.0 | $50,421 |
| Safety | 1 | $84,276 | $84,276 | 1.0 | $84,276 |
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.