Data received May 2025

Full-time employees

87

Number of departments

10

Median pay

$73,111

Average pay

$71,127

Olivette

Employees by pay range

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Departments

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Department

 FT employeesempl. Median pay Average pay Median experience Top earner
Police 24 $87,751 $84,043 8.5 $128,369
Fire 23 $88,176 $87,669 6.0 $121,561
Recreation 10 $38,183 $47,704 2.0 $120,054
Planning and Comm Dev 7 $59,958 $66,015 2.0 $128,776
Streets 6 $63,855 $67,337 17.0 $128,776
Legislative 5 $3,600 $3,600 11.0 $3,600
Adminstration 4 $68,187 $82,073 1.5 $137,038
Parks 4 $48,694 $49,703 3.5 $64,445
Court 2 $34,884 $34,884 5.5 $48,073
Finance 2 $98,275 $98,275 10.5 $125,070

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.