Data received May 2025

Full-time employees

36

Number of departments

4

Median pay

$50,342

Average pay

$45,500

Pagedale

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 19 $61,279 $60,256 7.0 $88,391
Legislature 7 $9,100 $9,657 27.0 $13,000
Admin 6 $45,542 $44,159 5.5 $54,000
Public Works 4 $37,702 $40,147 2.5 $52,334

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