Data received May 2025

Full-time employees

365

Number of departments

48

Median pay

$53,595

Average pay

$63,424

Missouri Botanical Garden

Employees by pay range

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Departments

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Department

FT employeesempl. Median pay Average pay Median experience Top earner
Herbarium 32 $47,557 $51,013 8.0 $98,480
Operations 25 $50,129 $49,440 3.0 $77,677
Shaw Nature Reserve 23 $50,017 $50,217 2.0 $74,745
Maintenance 21 $66,948 $75,756 6.0 $190,416
Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development 13 $54,572 $63,537 6.0 $119,379
Home Demonstration Garden 13 $47,773 $53,648 7.0 $83,215
Information Technology 13 $64,556 $85,605 20.0 $231,780
Latin America 13 $70,949 $70,824 32.0 $98,098
Membership 13 $42,515 $48,109 3.0 $77,779
Human Resources 11 $78,364 $88,142 4.0 $218,620
Nursery 11 $51,747 $56,329 4.0 $103,002
Security 11 $45,309 $50,917 3.0 $74,285
Development 10 $57,742 $64,823 2.5 $103,944
Litzsinger Road Ecology Center 10 $50,813 $57,379 9.0 $111,879
Facility Support 9 $36,285 $42,243 3.0 $64,098
William L. Brown Center 9 $63,609 $65,862 11.0 $97,888
Butterfly House 8 $51,294 $55,285 8.0 $95,603
Library 8 $54,035 $53,935 20.5 $82,785
Presidents Office 8 $70,732 $110,299 8.0 $290,627
Africa & Madagascar 7 $61,553 $52,637 2.0 $72,221
Living Collections Records 7 $53,595 $58,043 10.0 $94,758
Public Events 7 $62,800 $61,898 2.0 $103,565
Public Programs 7 $48,926 $47,159 6.0 $70,892
Finance Office 6 $68,955 $80,282 4.5 $142,572
Marketing and Creative Services 6 $61,738 $65,415 2.5 $91,093
School & Community Programs 6 $45,874 $48,427 4.0 $67,200
Visitor Services 6 $49,842 $51,485 2.5 $77,228
Interpretation 5 $46,168 $44,888 6.0 $70,892
Research 5 $57,440 $93,911 7.0 $211,785
Community Programs 4 $52,279 $56,765 4.0 $80,872
Horticulture 4 $93,586 $111,408 12.0 $208,420
Shaw Nature Reserve Education 4 $52,310 $48,538 8.5 $53,572
US Green Building Council 4 $63,771 $63,673 3.0 $83,094
MBG Press 3 $59,752 $63,186 18.0 $73,422
Natural Environment Programs 3 $44,115 $44,340 4.0 $61,122
Software and Bioinformatics 3 $113,969 $99,898 6.0 $142,628
Built Environment Programs 2 $64,267 $64,267 7.0 $77,991
EarthWays Center 2 $105,920 $105,920 21.5 $153,526
Education Administration 2 $100,592 $100,592 2.0 $153,539
Floral Display 2 $45,451 $45,451 10.0 $66,419
Little Shop Around the Corner 2 $45,157 $45,157 12.0 $49,692
Butterfly House Education 1 $51,163 $51,163 7.0 $51,163
Butterfly House Events 1 $53,428 $53,428 3.0 $53,428
IA Leadership 1 $252,850 $252,850 6.0 $252,850
President's Office 1 $474,546 $474,546 14.0 $474,546
Sachs Museum 1 $70,182 $70,182 7.0 $70,182
Seed Bank 1 $47,849 $47,849 5.0 $47,849
SNR VP 1 $130,265 $130,265 3.0 $130,265

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