Data received June 2026 • Department, position, FT/PT status, hire date not provided for some employees.

Full-time employees

274

Number of departments

20

Median pay

$74,628

Average pay

$76,040

University City

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 81 $79,065 $79,311 4.0 $176,198
Fire 47 $102,006 $102,974 8.0 $171,297
Not provided 42 $59,629 $62,999 Not provided $198,686
Community Development 14 $65,332 $62,472 6.0 $90,062
Parks, Recreation, and Forestry/Park Maint, Admin & Forestry 13 $76,006 $78,440 12.0 $107,511
Library 12 $59,750 $69,601 10.5 $134,688
Public Works/Solid Waste Management 11 $71,271 $74,566 7.0 $102,842
Legislation 7 $2,400 $15,187 9.0 $89,710
Public Works/Facilities Maintenance 7 $56,235 $58,385 9.0 $80,231
Public Works/Street Maintenance 7 $64,220 $64,045 8.0 $77,958
Administration 6 $57,933 $70,488 1.5 $145,774
Municipal Court 6 $63,443 $55,621 9.0 $86,690
Finance 5 $65,775 $69,851 3.0 $91,661
Parks, Recreation, and Forestry/Golf 4 $72,799 $74,760 20.5 $85,638
Parks, Recreation, and Forestry/Centennial Commons 3 $82,359 $87,239 20.0 $118,264
Public Works/Fleet Maintenance 3 $69,250 $70,323 3.0 $92,363
Human Resources 2 $103,697 $103,697 5.5 $129,263
Public Works/Admin. & Engineering 2 $101,597 $101,597 20.5 $121,233
Administration/Communications 1 $73,072 $73,072 31.0 $73,072
Information Technology 1 $50,587 $50,587 1.0 $50,587

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