Data received May 2025

Full-time employees

118

Number of departments

27

Median pay

$55,086

Average pay

$64,394

St. Louis Science Center

Employees by pay range

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Departments

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Department

FT employeesempl. Median pay Average pay Median experience Top earner
Gallery Experience 13 $54,526 $52,657 7.0 $81,685
Advancement 11 $57,551 $72,743 6.0 $235,556
Building Services 11 $39,919 $43,076 9.0 $69,516
Security 11 $41,680 $47,706 5.0 $106,744
Production 8 $70,635 $67,840 19.0 $85,879
Guest Services 7 $60,805 $70,178 7.0 $145,694
Community Science Prog. & Partnership 6 $50,225 $59,051 4.5 $114,492
Engineering 5 $54,871 $60,287 3.0 $97,819
IT 5 $69,960 $74,447 25.0 $97,658
Marketing 5 $81,209 $81,739 3.0 $123,846
Education 4 $73,093 $86,344 4.5 $151,399
Finance 4 $62,427 $80,267 2.5 $152,041
Operations 4 $64,363 $61,255 5.5 $74,743
Design and Creative Services 3 $54,569 $63,930 6.0 $85,009
Human Resources 3 $138,620 $114,325 25.0 $143,604
Membership 3 $57,519 $60,723 3.0 $88,340
Omnimax 3 $43,349 $47,111 11.0 $68,021
Research & Evaluation 2 $68,355 $68,355 16.5 $85,295
Special Exhibits 2 $24,736 $24,736 2.5 $28,282
Collections 1 $62,850 $62,850 12.0 $62,850
DEAI 1 $88,027 $88,027 1.0 $88,027
Group Sales 1 $66,759 $66,759 3.0 $66,759
Planetarium 1 $70,126 $70,126 6.0 $70,126
President 1 $53,542 $53,542 20.0 $53,542
President Office 1 $226,658 $226,658 4.0 $226,658
Special Exhibits Administration 1 $59,850 $59,850 6.0 $59,850
STEAM Network 1 $60,767 $60,767 7.0 $60,767

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