Data received May 2025

Full-time employees

476

Number of departments

40

Median pay

$45,031

Average pay

$54,756

St. Louis County Library

Employees by pay range

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Departments

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Department

FT employeesempl. Median pay Average pay Median experience Top earner
Administration 26 $71,141 $88,354 7.0 $233,709
Bookmobiles and Mobile Services 24 $41,388 $45,727 6.0 $91,591
Clark Family-Public Service 24 $42,185 $47,209 7.0 $88,827
Daniel Boone 23 $40,375 $47,190 7.0 $92,025
Grant's View 19 $44,005 $48,583 9.0 $83,310
Acquisitions 18 $50,803 $59,404 12.5 $94,607
Florissant Valley 18 $41,448 $50,165 4.5 $91,507
Training 17 $56,800 $55,561 6.0 $68,890
Grand Glaize 15 $40,969 $48,177 10.0 $78,109
Lewis and Clark 15 $40,791 $47,676 5.0 $86,486
Mid-County 14 $40,938 $45,559 4.0 $90,937
Samuel Sachs 14 $41,082 $48,698 5.5 $89,289
Cliff Cave 13 $41,973 $48,078 6.0 $87,332
Meramec Valley 13 $40,520 $50,384 6.0 $92,899
Natural Bridge 13 $39,917 $49,757 8.0 $92,025
Thornhill 13 $41,071 $48,399 8.0 $78,666
Oak Bend 12 $39,757 $46,073 5.5 $91,229
Park View 12 $42,012 $51,625 10.5 $90,578
Rock Road 12 $43,976 $53,817 9.5 $80,831
History and Genealogy 11 $59,637 $62,161 10.0 $84,189
Prairie Commons 11 $43,060 $51,731 9.0 $86,401
Weber Road 11 $41,949 $51,102 4.0 $84,878
Bridgeton Trails 10 $47,064 $54,085 9.0 $103,123
Building Systems 10 $53,289 $56,017 6.0 $85,080
Eureka Hills 10 $40,345 $48,740 12.0 $89,276
Jamestown Bluffs 10 $45,763 $52,088 12.5 $91,012
Communications 9 $56,984 $69,251 8.0 $158,949
Customer Connect 9 $45,173 $51,149 12.0 $79,871
ITS 9 $59,637 $77,978 22.0 $173,288
Processing 9 $40,575 $45,425 18.0 $79,871
Youth Services 8 $68,231 $68,125 18.0 $106,597
Adult Services 7 $73,315 $69,807 7.0 $91,229
Cataloging 7 $72,969 $78,168 13.0 $106,597
Transporation 7 $42,854 $44,552 5.0 $67,368
Information Services 5 $72,346 $71,291 4.0 $83,345
Creative Lab 4 $48,041 $52,873 1.0 $67,368
Finance 4 $58,223 $67,582 13.5 $104,880
HQ Custodians 4 $40,964 $47,835 9.0 $69,512
Human Resources 4 $64,663 $78,124 18.5 $122,121
System Administration 2 $63,163 $63,163 6.5 $73,315

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