St. Louis city
Data received February 2026 • FT/PT status not provided.
Full-time employees
4,172
Number of departments
55
Median pay
$71,669
Average pay
$76,381
St. Louis city
Employees by pay range
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Departments
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| FT employeesempl. | Median pay | Average pay | Median experience | Top earner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police Division | 1,196 | $88,416 | $88,689 | 14.0 | $259,419 |
| Fire Division | 721 | $90,176 | $91,275 | 16.0 | $231,136 |
| St. Louis Lambert International Airport | 311 | $64,473 | $71,503 | 8.0 | $285,159 |
| Water Division | 255 | $68,525 | $72,094 | 8.0 | $149,178 |
| Building Division | 155 | $55,225 | $57,985 | 13.0 | $121,529 |
| City Justice Center | 130 | $73,643 | $72,508 | 10.0 | $152,615 |
| Parks Division | 107 | $50,906 | $55,574 | 10.0 | $116,491 |
| Street Division | 101 | $61,733 | $66,627 | 15.0 | $129,076 |
| Refuse Division | 100 | $59,425 | $64,591 | 8.5 | $181,205 |
| Forestry Division | 93 | $57,182 | $57,834 | 8.0 | $128,787 |
| Comptroller's Office | 76 | $60,146 | $64,539 | 6.0 | $118,276 |
| City Counselor's Office | 70 | $69,498 | $75,247 | 3.0 | $197,070 |
| Equipment Services Division | 61 | $68,466 | $67,459 | 16.0 | $118,299 |
| Assessor's Office | 52 | $46,491 | $51,648 | 11.0 | $125,739 |
| Information Technology Services Agency | 52 | $66,629 | $71,392 | 4.5 | $157,357 |
| Facilities Management Division | 48 | $52,587 | $60,609 | 14.0 | $161,027 |
| Human Services | 45 | $54,676 | $57,332 | 7.0 | $150,626 |
| Traffic and Lighting Division | 44 | $61,302 | $68,504 | 12.0 | $127,252 |
| Department of Personnel | 42 | $72,669 | $76,464 | 5.0 | $168,115 |
| Community Development Administration | 37 | $61,527 | $68,696 | 4.0 | $165,364 |
| Health and Hospitals | 37 | $62,938 | $64,446 | 3.0 | $104,724 |
| Board of Public Service | 34 | $66,870 | $75,948 | 12.0 | $229,267 |
| Recreation Division | 34 | $37,458 | $38,209 | 8.0 | $91,371 |
| Neighborhood Stabilization | 32 | $57,589 | $59,338 | 5.5 | $110,926 |
| Environmental Health Services | 29 | $49,776 | $50,901 | 7.0 | $97,408 |
| City Courts | 27 | $42,631 | $50,916 | 7.0 | $111,531 |
| Communicable Disease Control | 27 | $54,283 | $56,162 | 3.0 | $91,459 |
| Streets Department | 24 | $53,217 | $55,564 | 6.5 | $86,601 |
| Mayor's Office | 21 | $62,232 | $64,023 | 1.0 | $131,946 |
| Planning and Urban Design Agency | 21 | $69,495 | $74,386 | 4.0 | $155,073 |
| Towing Division | 19 | $54,561 | $60,162 | 2.0 | $132,336 |
| St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment | 18 | $57,585 | $60,083 | 3.0 | $108,085 |
| Communications Division | 15 | $52,009 | $57,258 | 20.0 | $110,452 |
| Director of Parks, Recreation and Forestry | 13 | $38,050 | $48,938 | 4.0 | $164,794 |
| Family Community and School Health | 13 | $50,884 | $58,856 | 5.0 | $100,790 |
| Civilian Oversight Board | 11 | $65,331 | $64,823 | 3.0 | $97,002 |
| Office of Violence Prevention | 11 | $54,400 | $63,262 | 3.0 | $147,017 |
| Animal Care and Control | 10 | $51,924 | $50,408 | 3.0 | $60,082 |
| Supply Division | 10 | $56,197 | $60,703 | 4.0 | $139,168 |
| Director of Public Safety | 8 | $67,752 | $94,765 | 2.0 | $191,029 |
| Health Division | 8 | $76,494 | $80,944 | 3.5 | $198,737 |
| Brightside St. Louis | 6 | $40,693 | $46,733 | 32.0 | $85,000 |
| Civil Rights Enforcement Agency | 6 | $52,511 | $64,239 | 4.5 | $117,739 |
| Excise Division | 6 | $57,989 | $68,229 | 10.0 | $103,536 |
| Printing Services | 6 | $45,524 | $49,477 | 4.0 | $73,729 |
| Municipal Garage | 5 | $39,051 | $40,460 | 10.0 | $44,182 |
| Affordable Housing Commission | 4 | $80,615 | $77,806 | 18.0 | $114,561 |
| Budget Division | 4 | $62,769 | $80,537 | 16.0 | $154,318 |
| Mail Services | 4 | $36,740 | $36,698 | 9.5 | $38,667 |
| Register | 3 | $47,471 | $53,615 | 3.0 | $78,392 |
| Soulard Market | 3 | $38,598 | $42,171 | 5.0 | $53,024 |
| City Emergency Management Agency | 2 | $82,711 | $82,711 | 5.0 | $103,557 |
| Office of Special Events | 2 | $70,774 | $70,774 | 4.0 | $99,688 |
| Records Retention | 2 | $43,960 | $43,960 | 27.5 | $46,578 |
| Soldier's Memorial | 1 | $70,109 | $70,109 | 19.0 | $70,109 |
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.