Data received June 2026

Full-time employees

304

Number of departments

19

Median pay

$76,779

Average pay

$78,752

Wentzville

Employees by pay range

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Departments

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Department

FT employeesempl. Median pay Average pay Median experience Top earner
Law Enforcement 96 $90,460 $90,566 8.5 $170,751
Parks & Recreation 44 $71,791 $73,738 4.0 $169,493
Water 25 $67,859 $72,144 4.0 $132,447
Wastewater 21 $73,331 $73,701 5.0 $98,545
Streets & Signals 19 $76,683 $72,034 12.0 $106,734
Community Development 16 $67,923 $76,290 8.5 $160,265
Engineering 16 $62,632 $69,836 3.0 $137,559
City Hall Administration 15 $58,053 $71,882 8.0 $214,184
Facility Operations 11 $66,785 $66,075 4.0 $101,162
Finance 8 $61,271 $82,632 12.5 $176,242
Fleet Maintenance 6 $55,009 $54,798 1.0 $82,698
Human Resources 6 $78,568 $90,041 13.5 $160,421
Information Technology 6 $101,895 $104,909 10.5 $165,556
Municipal Court 4 $48,640 $53,762 12.0 $99,944
Stormwater 4 $76,958 $82,664 7.0 $111,327
Procurement 3 $56,601 $53,751 6.0 $76,875
Public Works Administration 2 $65,305 $65,305 6.5 $65,352
Economic Development 1 $91,734 $91,734 6.0 $91,734
Prosecutor 1 $50,027 $50,027 3.0 $50,027

Note: To learn how the Post-Dispatch calculates figures such as the number of full-time employees or pay salary, as well as other important explanations and caveats, please see the About page.