IT’S ALL POLITICS
Jay Nixon
Governor, State of Missouri
$133,821
Peter Kinder
Lieutenant Governor,
State of Missouri
$86,484
Francis Slay
Mayor, City of St. Louis
$131,820
Jeff Rainford
Mayor’s Chief of Staff,
City of St. Louis
$156,338
Charlie Dooley
County Executive,
St. Louis County
$140,000
Patricia York
Mayor, City of St. Charles
$62,000
Robin Carnahan
Secretary of State, State of Missouri
$107,746
Claire McCaskill
U.S. Senator
$174,000
TO SERVE AND PROTECT
Jim Buckles
Sheriff, St. Louis County
$71,536
Dennis Jenkerson
Chief, St. Louis Fire Department
$127,000
Col. Dan Isom
Chief, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
$127,000
Paramedic/Firefighter, Wildwood
$55,572
Police Officer, City of St. Louis (26 years)
$55,446
Army Sergeant (4 years)
$50,000
Capt. Matthew Kopp
Air Force pilot
$59,386 (plus subsistence, housing, and flight pay)
Forensic Scientist (4 years)
$41,600
Security Guard
$20,800
TORTS & COURTS
Partner, Major Law Firm
$1,500,000
Legal Assistant (18 years)
$56,500
Circuit Judge
$120,484
Paralegal (9 years)
$78,000
Patricia Hageman
City Counselor, City of St. Louis
$142,042
Patricia Breckenridge
Judge, Supreme Court of Missouri
$137,034
Court Reporter, Missouri Circuit Court
$55,012
Bailiff, St. Louis County
(18 years)
$32,897
AROUND THE HOUSE
Architect, Clayton (15 years)
$79,000
Intern Architect, Soulard
$41,000
Realtor, South St. Louis
(7 years)
$90,000
Landscape Architect
$50,000
Upholsterer
$20,000
Interior Designer (9 years)
$47,000
BON APPÉTIT
Bartender
$52,000
Server, Midpriced
Italian Restaurant
$40,595
Server, High-End
American Restaurant
$44,662
Busser, Midpriced
American Restaurant
$23,442
High-End Catering Server, Steven Becker Fine Dining
$18–$22 per hour
Executive Chef
$70,000
Sous-Chef
$35,000
PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES
Pete Rahn
Director, Missouri Department of Transportation
$157,991
Railroad Mechanic, Museum of Transportation
$36,430
Horse-Drawn Carriage Driver
$18,622
Buyer, Aerospace (2 years)
$46,500
Air-Traffic Controller, Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (6 years)
$110,000
MetroBus Driver
$26,270
MetroLink Driver
$44,200
Senior Traffic Engineer, City of St. Louis
$72,020
Lead Parking Garage Attendant, City of St. Louis
$32,630
Tow-Truck Operator, City of St. Louis
$31,824
A-B-C, 1-2-3
Barbara Sharp
Principal, Vashon High School
$108,264
Jon Clark
Principal, Webster Groves High School
$129,697
High-School Teacher, School District of Clayton (32 years)
$86,500
Middle-School Teacher, Maplewood Richmond Heights School District (9 years)
$43,000
Kimberly Alwood (1 year)
First-Grade Teacher,
Rockwood School District
$38,250
Thomas George
Chancellor, University of Missouri–St. Louis
$292,578
Mark Wrighton
Chancellor, Washington University
$539,250
Joseph Weixlmann
Provost, Saint Louis University
$246,000
John McGuire
President, St. Charles Community College
$188,967
Professor of Anthropology, University of Missouri–St. Louis
$127,297
Custodian, University of Missouri–St. Louis
$12.70 per hour
AT YOUR SERVICE
Taxidermist
$27,000
Tattoo Artist
$54,000
Barber, Downtown, Part-Time
$30,000
Casino Table-Games Dealer
$38,770
Travel Agent (5 years)
$30,000
Postal Worker (10 years)
$52,000
A HELPING HAND
Becky James-Hatter
President and CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri
$143,356
Richard King
CEO, Annie Malone Children
and Family Service Center
$90,000
James Buford
President and CEO, Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis
$235,141
Jerry Klamon
Executive Director, Earth Share of Missouri
$45,750
Lewis Chartrock
President and CEO, MERS Goodwill
$352,840
MEDICAL MATTERS
Steven H. Lipstein
President and CEO, BJC HealthCare
$1,795,191
Dr. Richard Gelberman
Chairman of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine
$935,086
Dr. Scott W. Fosko
Chairman of Dermatology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
$780,538
Juliann Gerstle Sebastian
Dean, University of Missouri–St. Louis College of Nursing
$186,313
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine (7 years)
$139,000
Nurse Practitioner (6 years)
$78,000
Physical Therapist (14 years)
$74,000
Pharmaceutical Sales Rep (16 years)
$140,000
Pharmaceutical Chemist (7 years)
$56,000
School Community Health Coordinator (6 years)
$40,000
Psychologist
$90,000
THE GREAT BEYOND
Catholic Priest, Archdiocese of St. Louis (newly ordained)
$22,848 (“And the benefits are heavenly,” says director of vocations Monsignor Edward Rice)
Methodist Preacher
$45,000 (plus housing allowance)
Rev. Lawrence Biondi
President, Saint Louis University
$0 (living expenses covered by SLU)
Buddhist Monk
Wat Phrasriratanaram
$3,000 (plus living expenses)
Rabbi
$90,000
Nun
Mount Grace Convent
$0 (necessities covered by a common fund)
Embalmer
$43,000
Gravedigger
$17.81 per hour
PLUGGED IN
Senior IT Auditor (10 years)
$82,500
Software Engineer (4 years)
$64,720
Senior Information Systems Analyst Consultant (10 years)
$121,000
Electronics Technician
(11 years)
$55,000
3-D Designer (3 years)
$60,000
NUTS AND BOLTS
Brick Mason
$29.75 per hour
Blacksmith, City of St. Louis (27 years)
$50,518
Watch Repairer
$43,000
Lead Engineer, Government Contractor (30 years)
$75,000
Civil Project Engineer
Consultant (10 years)
$59,592
SPREADING THE WORD
Art Director, Marketing/Public Relations Firm
(15 years)
$60,000
Assistant Art Director, Magazine (3 years)
$26,000
Freelance Writer (30 years)
$45,000
Webmaster (3 years)
$37,500
Newspaper Reporter (5 years)
$47,112
Andrew O’Dell
General Manager, Washington University Student Media
$68,659
Director of Marketing, Arts Nonprofit
$60,000
Marketing Manager, Manufacturing (14 years)
$80,000
TV Producer
$52,500
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS
Hugh Grant
Chairman, President, and CEO, Monsanto
$1,286,019 (Non-equity incentive plan $3,326,796)
Steven Leer
Chairman and CEO, Arch Coal
$850,000 (Non-equity incentive plan $3,037,000)
David Farr
Chairman, President, and CEO, Emerson Electric
$1,200,000 (Bonus $3,000,000)
George Paz
Chairman, President, and CEO, Express Scripts
$941,808 (Non-equity incentive plan $2,450,500)
Philip J. Koen
CEO, Savvis
$486,875 (Bonus $122,313)
Neil Smit
President and CEO, Charter Communications
$1,344,837 (Non-equity incentive plan $2,824,200, bonus $3,196,785)
Maxine Clark
Chairman and Chief Executive Bear, Build-A-Bear
$600,000
Ward M. Klein
CEO, Energizer Holdings
$818,750 (Non-equity incentive plan $1,562,535)
Gary L. Rainwater††
Former Chairman, President, and CEO, Ameren
$935,000 (Non-equityincentive plan $771,656)
Ronald Shaich
Chairman and CEO, Panera Bread Company
$600,000 (Bonus $630,000)
Gregory H. Boyce
Chairman and CEO, Peabody Energy
$11,950,858
(total compensation)
Commercial Lender (5 years)
$85,000
Human Resources
Administrator, Engineering/Construction
$63,000
Staffing Recruiter, Clayton (3 years)
$42,000
MINDING THE MUSEUMS
Elizabeth M. Fitzgerald
President, The Magic House
$121,779
Barbara Jedda McNab
Executive Director, American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog
$78,570
Douglas King
President and CEO, Saint Louis Science Center
$416,274
Robert Archibald
President, Missouri History Museum
$341,600
Leah Joyce
Executive Director, Cahokia Mounds Museum Society
$41,611
Boo McLoughlin
Executive Director, Craft Alliance
$63,000
PARK PLACE
Tree Trimmer, City of St. Louis
$25,974
Park Ranger, St. Louis County
$39,089
Natural History Biologist, Missouri Department of Conservation
$49,776
Urban Forester, Missouri Department of Conservation
$48,804
PLANTS & ANIMALS
Jeffrey Bonner
President and CEO, Saint Louis Zoo
$450,647
Zookeeper, Saint Louis Zoo (5 years)
$33,387
Peter Raven
President, Missouri Botanical Garden
$303,153
Claude Fauquet
Researcher, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
$196,411
Florist (5 years)
$80,000
Kathryn Warnick
President, Humane Society of Missouri
$228,326
Randy Grim
President, Stray Rescue of St. Louis
$54,313
WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS*
Steven Jackson
Running Back, St. Louis Rams
$12,000,000
Marc Bulger
Quarterback, St. Louis Rams
$7,002,400
Albert Pujols
First Baseman, St. Louis Cardinals
$14,427,236
Chris Carpenter
Pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals
$13,302,583
Colby Rasmus
Center Fielder, St. Louis Cardinals
$400,000
T.J. Oshie
Center, St. Louis Blues
$850,000
Keith Tkachuk
Left Wing, St. Louis Blues
$4.5 million
Rick Majerus
Men’s Basketball Head Coach, Saint Louis University
$601,180
Lisa Curliss-Taylor
Women’s Basketball
Head Coach, University of Missouri–St. Louis
$55,413
Frontier League Baseball Player
$5,000 per season
LIFE’S A STAGE
Jon Hamm**
Actor, Mad Men
$75,000 per episode
Rush Limbaugh***
Radio Host, The Rush Limbaugh Show
$38 million
Fredbird
Mascot, St. Louis Cardinals
??? (The answer we got: “Hugs and high fives from kids.”)
Team Fredbird Member,St. Louis Cardinals
$50 per game
Model
$100–$150 per show,
$100–$150 per hour print (usage rates apply on some jobs)
Fire-Eater
$125–$150 per hour
The Usual Suspects, Party Band
$500–$1,000 per gig
Dr. Zhivegas, Party Band
$7,500 per in-town private gig; $7,500–$10,000 per out-of-town gig (plus production and travel costs)
Exotic Dancer
$200 per day
OF MUSIC & MUSICALS
Steven Woolf
Artistic Director, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
$191,025
David Robertson
Music Director, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
$745,000
Scott Andrews
Principal Clarinetist, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
$164,060
Michael Uthoff
Artistic and Executive Director, Dance Saint Louis
$111,150
Lighting and Electrical Supervisor
$42,000
Usher, Fox Theatre
$0 (volunteer)
Fine Print
All figures were the most recent available at publication date (from 2007–09). If only a range was available, SLM typically computed the average. If given an hourly wage, SLM multiplied it by the average weekly hours and 52 weeks when possible. Salaries were electronically, anonymously self-reported in some cases.
† Includes CEO’s base salary; bonus or non-equity incentive plan listed in parentheses. Stock and other compensation not included unless otherwise indicated.
†† Figures current when Rainwater was Ameren president and CEO. Updated figures were not available at press time.
* Source: USA Today
** Source: TV Guide
*** Source: PARADE
Who Makes What - Find Out About...
- St. Louis Salaries 2010
- Side-Side Stackup: Who Can Afford to be Mayor, Anyway?
- Side-By-Side Stackup: School Superintendents
- Side-By-Side Stackup: Art Museum Directors
- On the Job: Job Profiles
- The X's & O's of CEO,000,000S
- On the Front Line: The Online Musings of a (formly) Unemployed St. Louisan
- Job Hunt
- Pick 5: Believe it or Not, Some St. Louis Job Fields are Still Hiring
- HOME: Who Makes What
