Salaries

Rita Heard Days, first district chairwoman, listens in to public commentary on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, during a regular meeting of the St. Louis County Council at the St. Louis County government building in Clayton, Mo.

St. Louis County Council members to get $20,000 pay raise effective with next election

Chad Davis

The pay increase is the first in 18 years.

Education

St. Louis Public School teachers accept contract with one-time raise

St. Louis Public School teachers should be getting a little extra money just in time for the holidays. But their long-term salary trajectory remains…

Government, Politics & Issues

Legislators want a raise in state employee salaries

Salaries for Missouri state employees rank near the bottom of the nation. To change that, some state legislators on Thursday called for making a raise a…

Government, Politics & Issues

MSHP Instructor Sues State Over Highway Patrol Salaries

Marshall Griffin

An instructor with the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s training academy has filed a lawsuit accusing the law enforcement agency of violating its pay…