Data received June 2026 • FT/PT status not provided.

Full-time employees

948

Number of departments

82

Median pay

$86,699

Average pay

$88,754

Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District

Employees by pay range

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Departments

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Department

 FT employeesempl. Median pay Average pay Median experience Top earner
Operations - Grand Glaize Yard - Construction 33 $82,671 $82,742 14.0 $108,444
Operations - Sulphur Yard - Maintenance 33 $80,210 $82,436 13.0 $118,128
Operations - Mintert Yard - Construction 31 $85,688 $84,135 12.0 $112,027
Operations - Mintert Yard - Rehab 28 $78,265 $78,894 9.5 $108,742
Operations - Sulphur Yard - Construction 28 $88,215 $84,760 8.0 $112,434
Operations - Bissell Treatment Plant - Maintenance 27 $78,095 $76,334 6.0 $108,271
Engineering - Construction Management - Capital Construction 26 $90,641 $97,142 12.5 $159,964
Operations - Grand Glaize Yard - Rehab 26 $79,715 $85,391 11.0 $176,063
Operations - Sulphur Yard - Rehab 26 $79,602 $80,590 6.0 $129,877
Operations - Grand Glaize Yard - Maintenance 24 $78,196 $80,833 6.5 $109,935
Operations - Lemay Treatment Plant - Maintenance 24 $97,708 $93,564 6.0 $113,123
Operations - Mintert Yard - Maintenance 24 $89,235 $85,426 11.5 $119,714
Operations - Bissell Treatment Plant - Operations 23 $98,738 $99,241 11.0 $162,250
Operations - Lemay Treatment Plant - Operations 23 $87,155 $87,177 8.0 $141,018
Operations - Grand Glaize Treatment Plant 21 $96,585 $101,235 13.0 $164,477
Operations - Materials Management 21 $71,148 $73,246 7.0 $117,712
Engineering - Planning - Program Planning 19 $101,494 $99,428 8.0 $149,260
IT - Business Technology 19 $110,981 $110,977 6.0 $135,495
Operations - Lower Meramec Treatment Plant 19 $95,404 $92,327 12.0 $111,328
Operations - Missouri River Treatment Plant 19 $100,066 $99,291 12.0 $132,910
Engineering - Construction Management - Development Inspection 18 $75,066 $75,100 15.5 $107,085
Engineering - Planning - Development Review 18 $110,595 $105,010 17.5 $159,322
Operations - Garage & Shops 18 $91,476 $84,152 7.5 $117,315
Operations - Lemay Pump Station 18 $112,027 $112,148 17.0 $142,103
Engineering - Design - Project Design 17 $93,577 $94,610 17.0 $164,358
Engineering - Environmental Compliance - Compliance Program 16 $71,628 $72,236 6.5 $119,739
Operations - Coldwater Treatment Plant 16 $100,785 $103,885 16.0 $135,389
Operations - County Pump Station 16 $110,126 $110,239 15.5 $126,574
IT - End-user Computing 14 $67,607 $74,568 3.0 $145,008
Operations - Bissell Pump Station 14 $103,313 $103,592 14.0 $115,214
Engineering - Environmental Compliance - Industrial Pretreatment 13 $77,182 $81,373 16.0 $116,254
IT - Infrastructure Operations 13 $91,945 $102,796 5.0 $137,911
Engineering - Environmental Compliance - Lab Operations 12 $65,924 $74,231 3.0 $120,281
Executive Director - Diversity 12 $80,795 $82,384 13.0 $140,127
Finance - Billing and Collections - Research 12 $51,978 $51,129 3.0 $59,435
Operations - Administration 12 $82,643 $92,862 6.0 $202,915
Engineering - Design - Right-of-Way/Survey 11 $82,983 $85,622 8.0 $110,073
Operations - Admin Support & Dispatch 11 $58,573 $60,386 5.0 $100,370
Engineering - Planning - GIS 10 $83,568 $90,670 20.5 $156,182
Finance - Accounting - Financial Reporting 10 $73,277 $75,844 4.5 $94,633
Engineering - Design - Capital Projects 9 $101,327 $104,690 8.0 $144,663
Engineering - Planning - Permits 8 $53,684 $53,875 3.0 $91,144
Finance - Purchasing - General 8 $61,439 $63,218 4.5 $108,835
Engineering - Construction Management - Administrative Support 7 $63,517 $61,775 20.0 $83,752
Human Resources - Benefits & Compensation 7 $66,144 $60,069 2.0 $77,961
Human Resources - Talent Development 7 $61,662 $53,471 2.0 $103,144
Secretary Treasurer - Administration 7 $61,941 $88,769 9.0 $232,023
Finance - Administration 6 $97,331 $113,002 14.5 $217,141
Finance - Billing and Collections - Processing 6 $64,877 $65,323 8.5 $79,243
General Counsel - Litigation and Claims 6 $150,523 $138,355 3.0 $183,730
IT - Administration 6 $166,073 $158,193 7.5 $214,081
IT - Operational Technology 6 $111,449 $110,551 14.5 $141,800
Operations - Grand Glaize Yard 6 $105,470 $112,439 6.0 $164,820
Operations - Lemay Treatment Plant 6 $80,829 $78,630 4.5 $109,847
Operations - Mintert Yard 6 $110,155 $107,014 16.0 $135,333
Executive Director - Public Affairs 5 $82,203 $90,971 3.0 $125,357
Finance - Billing and Collections - Administration 5 $68,606 $75,209 7.0 $106,667
Finance - Billing and Collections - Operations 5 $51,720 $53,549 2.0 $62,456
Engineering - Environmental Compliance - Administration 4 $104,149 $110,752 16.0 $183,730
Finance - Accounting - Accounts Payable 4 $54,345 $56,444 6.0 $66,367
Human Resources - Administration 4 $98,297 $106,103 10.5 $200,301
Operations - Bissell Treatment Plant 4 $100,238 $99,862 19.0 $125,204
Operations - Sulphur Yard 4 $126,526 $132,604 22.0 $170,364
Operations - Technical Services 4 $97,577 $103,423 11.5 $143,338
Engineering - Construction Management - Administration 3 $40,159 $83,881 1.0 $190,237
IT - Enterprise Application Systems 3 $139,116 $128,942 1.0 $139,533
Operations - Asset Management 3 $77,492 $102,588 5.0 $157,869
Engineering - Administration 2 $145,191 $145,191 23.0 $223,096
Engineering - Design 2 $69,613 $69,613 2.0 $69,742
Engineering - Design - Administration 2 $183,059 $183,059 19.0 $213,471
Engineering - Environmental Compliance 2 $56,938 $56,938 1.0 $67,178
Engineering - Planning - Administration 2 $118,741 $118,741 23.0 $174,302
Executive Director 2 $170,821 $170,821 18.0 $258,522
Executive Director - Market Street Building 2 $48,124 $48,124 4.0 $69,836
Finance - Accounting - Administration 2 $56,944 $56,944 8.0 $57,488
Secretary Treasurer - Information Governance 2 $91,240 $91,240 3.0 $115,999
Engineering - Planning - Project Identification/CIP 1 $61,247 $61,247 11.0 $61,247
Executive Director - Security 1 $92,533 $92,533 5.0 $92,533
General Counsel - Administration 1 $228,529 $228,529 15.0 $228,529
General Counsel - District Administration 1 $72,259 $72,259 17.0 $72,259
Operations - Bissell Treatment Plant - Bldng & Grounds 1 $61,475 $61,475 2.0 $61,475
Secretary Treasurer - Audit Work 1 $129,323 $129,323 13.0 $129,323

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