Data received May 2025

Full-time employees

945

Number of departments

79

Median pay

$79,360

Average pay

$80,756

Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer 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 - Grand Glaize Yard - Construction 37 $73,576 $73,838 13.0 $102,499
Operations - Mintert Yard - Rehab 33 $71,622 $64,946 8.0 $95,525
Operations - Mintert Yard - Construction 31 $76,183 $76,311 16.0 $102,468
Operations - Sulphur Yard - Maintenance 30 $72,882 $73,597 12.0 $103,714
Operations - Bissell Treatment Plant - Maintenance 29 $79,989 $73,326 4.0 $111,888
Operations - Grand Glaize Yard - Rehab 29 $73,386 $73,742 10.0 $116,861
Operations - Sulphur Yard - Construction 29 $78,071 $73,235 7.0 $102,415
Engineering - Construction Management - Capital Construction 28 $81,900 $86,989 11.0 $147,395
Operations - Lemay Treatment Plant - Maintenance 26 $86,908 $81,826 5.5 $100,560
Operations - Mintert Yard - Maintenance 25 $81,517 $79,055 12.0 $110,056
Operations - Bissell Treatment Plant - Operations 23 $85,519 $87,290 10.0 $149,799
Operations - Lemay Treatment Plant - Operations 23 $80,386 $75,075 7.0 $120,354
Operations - Grand Glaize Treatment Plant 22 $89,344 $87,700 11.5 $149,018
Operations - Materials Management 22 $62,120 $63,779 6.0 $107,179
IT - Business Technology 21 $102,324 $102,835 5.0 $150,372
Operations - Missouri River Treatment Plant 21 $88,417 $86,854 11.0 $120,861
Operations - Sulphur Yard - Rehab 21 $73,330 $76,941 10.0 $104,481
Operations - Grand Glaize Yard - Maintenance 20 $76,348 $74,808 7.5 $108,211
Engineering - Construction Management - Development Inspecti 19 $71,836 $66,854 13.0 $98,202
Operations - Lower Meramec Treatment Plant 19 $85,341 $85,358 11.0 $107,330
Engineering - Design - Project Design 18 $81,848 $83,971 17.0 $154,247
Engineering - Planning - Program Planning 18 $97,989 $98,666 10.5 $151,545
Engineering - Environmental Compliance - Compliance Program 17 $69,570 $69,296 6.0 $135,774
Engineering - Planning - Development Review 17 $103,912 $96,208 17.0 $146,450
Operations - County Pump Station 17 $103,271 $101,682 13.0 $116,960
Operations - Lemay Pump Station 17 $102,216 $102,548 16.0 $119,585
Operations - Coldwater Treatment Plant 16 $93,813 $95,951 15.0 $134,724
Operations - Garage and Shops 16 $85,950 $87,281 9.0 $108,319
Operations - Bissell Pump Station 15 $105,075 $99,975 13.0 $128,140
Engineering - Environmental Compliance - Industrial Pretreat 14 $72,432 $78,232 15.5 $119,916
Finance - Billing and Collections - Research 13 $46,481 $46,322 2.0 $62,825
Engineering - Design - Right-of-Way/Survey 12 $76,483 $78,985 13.0 $103,467
Engineering - Environmental Compliance - Lab Operations 11 $71,376 $68,386 2.0 $108,753
IT - Infrastructure Operations 11 $83,392 $78,422 4.0 $121,575
Engineering - Design - Capital Projects 10 $98,725 $103,840 12.0 $139,227
Engineering - Planning - GIS 10 $76,623 $82,187 19.5 $144,629
Executive Director - Diversity 10 $74,229 $80,841 14.0 $128,253
Finance - Accounting - Financial Reporting 10 $63,538 $65,339 3.5 $87,297
IT - End-User Computing 10 $70,434 $78,979 3.0 $133,711
Operations - Admin Support and Dispatch 10 $53,666 $57,841 4.0 $91,991
Operations - Administration 8 $80,913 $98,222 9.0 $174,235
Engineering - Construction Management - Administrative Suppo 7 $59,222 $59,288 21.0 $76,550
Engineering - Planning - Permits 7 $49,374 $55,790 2.0 $83,084
Finance - Billing and Collections - Processing 7 $49,260 $50,020 7.0 $64,735
Finance - Purchasing - General 7 $64,988 $71,335 4.0 $119,958
Human Resources - Talent Development 7 $55,007 $59,833 3.0 $97,642
Operations - Grand Glaize Yard 7 $91,687 $83,947 5.0 $131,777
Operations - Technical Services 7 $97,324 $99,494 13.0 $108,312
Finance - Administration 6 $88,450 $103,110 13.0 $199,953
Finance - Billing and Collections - Administration 6 $65,000 $68,197 4.0 $96,746
General Counsel - Litigation and Claims 6 $105,648 $108,061 6.5 $167,686
Human Resources - Benefits and Compensation 6 $68,259 $60,773 2.0 $99,438
IT - Administration 6 $145,845 $125,000 5.5 $196,275
Operations - Bissell Treatment Plant 6 $92,835 $85,367 18.0 $129,898
Operations - Lemay Treatment Plant 6 $77,482 $86,042 7.0 $133,826
Operations - Sulphur Yard 6 $100,699 $97,828 17.0 $155,181
Executive Director - Public Affairs 5 $73,582 $69,173 2.0 $110,322
Finance - Billing and Collections - Operations 5 $42,104 $38,944 4.0 $43,105
Operations - Asset Management 5 $93,330 $100,696 15.0 $151,581
Secretary Treasurer - Administration 5 $68,747 $91,694 11.0 $214,357
Finance - Accounting - Accounts Payable 4 $45,434 $45,310 5.0 $61,399
Finance - Accounting - Administration 4 $54,473 $58,019 5.0 $101,486
Operations - Mintert Yard 4 $100,854 $104,231 15.5 $123,307
Engineering - Environmental Compliance - Administration 3 $49,968 $88,147 10.0 $169,674
Executive Director 3 $229,708 $183,505 18.0 $242,124
Human Resources - Administration 3 $91,921 $114,694 11.0 $184,196
Engineering - Administration 2 $132,208 $132,208 22.0 $203,518
Engineering - Planning - Administration 2 $110,992 $110,992 21.5 $160,272
Engineering - Planning - Project Identification/CIP 2 $46,590 $46,590 13.0 $55,492
Executive Director - Market Street Building 2 $53,533 $53,533 3.0 $63,728
General Counsel - Administration 2 $160,538 $160,538 18.0 $216,726
Secretary Treasurer - Information Governance 2 $83,657 $83,657 2.0 $105,950
Engineering - Construction Management 1 $58,950 $58,950 2.0 $58,950
Engineering - Construction Management - Administration 1 $177,412 $177,412 21.0 $177,412
Engineering - Design - Administration 1 $174,824 $174,824 26.0 $174,824
Executive Director - Security 1 $85,205 $85,205 3.0 $85,205
General Counsel - District Administration 1 $65,636 $65,636 16.0 $65,636
Operations - Bissell Treatment Plant - Bldng and Grounds 1 $28,075 $28,075 1.0 $28,075
Secretary Treasurer - Audit Work 1 $121,229 $121,229 12.0 $121,229

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