Salaries and wages of Alton employees added to BND’s Public Pay Database
The salaries and wages of Alton employees for 2019 have been added to the Belleville News-Democrat’s Public Pay Database.
To view the BND’s Public Pay Database, go to https://www.bnd.com/publicpay
The highest earner in the county in 2019, the latest figures available, was Alton Police Lt. Seth Stinett, who was paid $133,429, according to records provided to the BND from Alton through a Freedom of Information Act request.
Former Police Chief Terry Buhs, who retired in 2019, was the second-highest earner employed by the City of Alton, bringing in $128,458, the records show.
Alton Fire Department Battalion Chief Dave Eichen was third on the list with a salary of $121,653.
The BND’s Public Pay Database goes back to 2011 with information obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests. The salary information does not always include insurance or benefits. Some records include detailed information on overtime and other pay, while for some districts that information was not readily available.
The database includes worker compensation in most local governments, including cities, counties, townships, school districts and local colleges and universities. More pay records will be added as the BND receives salary data through open records requests.