Data received June 2025

Full-time employees

1,099

Number of departments

50

Median pay

$66,585

Average pay

$71,706

St. Charles County

Employees by pay range

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Departments

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Department

FT employeesempl. Median pay Average pay Median experience Top earner
Corrections 118 $71,446 $70,444 6.0 $148,771
Police Bur of Field Operation 91 $83,111 $86,701 3.0 $233,370
Parks and Recreation 83 $47,583 $51,375 4.0 $140,536
Road and Bridge-Maintenance 82 $65,230 $64,359 12.0 $104,488
Police Criminal Investigation 56 $87,843 $88,893 10.0 $162,539
Pros Atty-Criminal 55 $70,771 $79,740 8.0 $178,524
Sheriff 50 $75,223 $72,265 10.0 $121,004
Assessment 47 $50,656 $56,150 8.0 $123,883
Fire and EMS 42 $73,447 $72,252 3.0 $152,525
Police-Bureau of Admin 42 $88,446 $87,515 8.5 $152,216
Information Systems 35 $89,432 $87,502 5.0 $185,705
Facilities Management 34 $49,234 $59,723 4.5 $168,807
Family Court Services 34 $75,430 $71,821 22.0 $124,867
CHE - Public Health 29 $56,417 $60,465 6.0 $135,705
CHE - Humane Services 23 $39,587 $45,104 3.0 $123,118
Comm Dev - Building/Code Enf 19 $61,030 $61,346 7.0 $110,477
Finance 16 $56,688 $71,510 9.5 $161,102
Road and Bridge-Construction 16 $77,175 $77,986 11.0 $130,050
Communications 14 $55,979 $58,415 3.5 $137,537
Family Arena 14 $73,591 $80,750 8.5 $148,745
Recorder of Deeds 14 $50,388 $56,953 15.5 $120,093
Counselor 13 $111,665 $104,207 6.0 $193,854
CHE - Environmental Services 12 $58,146 $63,764 7.0 $110,470
Election Office 12 $51,585 $61,793 5.5 $120,135
Collector 11 $43,400 $53,707 3.0 $121,050
Human Resources 11 $60,310 $68,703 3.0 $155,991
Police Operational Support 11 $130,351 $128,028 17.0 $220,220
Council 9 $21,430 $28,170 12.0 $71,909
Police - Chief of Police 9 $106,753 $103,559 9.0 $199,074
Regional Medical Examiner 9 $58,997 $61,752 3.0 $109,187
Comm Dev - Development Review 8 $65,563 $74,377 5.0 $138,097
Road and Bridge-Admin 8 $94,093 $93,377 17.0 $147,923
Comm Dev - Planning and Zoning 7 $61,660 $66,151 3.0 $91,127
Juvenile Detention 7 $47,251 $50,719 1.0 $77,233
Executive 6 $147,302 $148,498 17.0 $233,839
Transportation 6 $80,993 $77,955 5.0 $134,937
Municipal Court 5 $41,950 $54,198 1.0 $121,346
Pros Atty-Crime Victims Asst 5 $66,478 $62,212 13.0 $81,293
Auditor 4 $88,085 $96,489 15.0 $150,899
Circuit Court 4 $72,305 $76,554 6.0 $105,072
Police Dispatch 4 $92,279 $82,388 5.5 $110,882
Public Administrator 4 $48,800 $52,611 8.0 $90,921
Radio System 4 $72,522 $70,524 4.0 $105,607
Workforce Development 4 $79,531 $89,771 28.0 $151,379
CHE - Cri Grants 3 $76,421 $69,029 3.0 $82,083
Pros Atty-Child Support 3 $20,892 $26,215 2.0 $50,431
Comm Dev - Admin 2 $104,193 $104,193 5.5 $144,052
Counselor Self Insurance Isf 2 $83,709 $83,709 11.5 $87,182
Finance Fleet Management Isf 1 $50,753 $50,753 1.0 $50,753
Soil District 1 $62,100 $62,100 2.0 $62,100

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