Fire Department
Data received January 2022
Full-time employees
42
Median pay
$96,706
Average pay
$101,111
Fire Department
Employees by pay range
Note: To learn how the Post-Dispatch calculates figures such as the number of full-time employees or median pay, as well as other important explanations and caveats, please see the About page.
Employees
Click on one of the headers below to sort a column. Data shown reflects actual gross pay for 2021, except where noted otherwise.
| Position | Gross pay | Date hired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zinanni, Brian J | Fire Lieutenant | $123,096 | Feb. 4, 2002 |
| Ziegelmeyer, Jason M | Firefighter/Paramedic | $86,376 | April 27, 2012 |
| Wood, Steve A | Firefighter | $85,202 | Sept. 5, 1992 |
| Ward, Steven J | Firefighter/Paramedic | $110,643 | Dec. 11, 2011 |
| Walsh, Bret H | Battalion Chief | $124,284 | Sept. 22, 1993 |
| Tobin, Jeffrey R | Fire Lieutenant | $106,743 | Jan. 1, 2014 |
| Straatmann, Diann S | Battalion Chief | $122,299 | Nov. 26, 1994 |
| Stolte, Timothy R | Firefighter/Paramedic | $80,056 | Jan. 9, 2019 |
| Soldinie, Richard P | Firefighter/Paramedic | $82,281 | May 28, 2016 |
| Schwertmann, Steffany | Firefighter/Paramedic | $78,971 | April 15, 2019 |
| Rootz, Jesse | Firefighter/Paramedic | $86,007 | Oct. 22, 2019 |
| Neukirch, Brian W | Fire Captain | $109,817 | July 3, 1999 |
| Nenninger, Justin J | Firefighter/Paramedic | $102,214 | Oct. 8, 2014 |
| Myers, Jesse D | Firefighter/Paramedic | $86,588 | Jan. 5, 2019 |
| Mercurio, Paul V | Assistant Fire Chief/Fire Marshall | $138,181 | Feb. 25, 2008 |
| Lopez, Phillip A | Fire Captain | $134,247 | Dec. 18, 1988 |
| Lipscomb, Jason M | Firefighter/Paramedic | $95,080 | June 7, 2013 |
| Lauter, Michael J | Firefighter/Paramedic | $89,065 | Jan. 27, 1997 |
| Kneale, Craig N | Firefighter/Paramedic | $98,413 | July 21, 2013 |
| Juenger, Erin C | Firefighter/Paramedic | $98,051 | Jan. 7, 2000 |
| Jones, John P | Fire Chief | $79,168 | Jan. 21, 2019 |
| James, Michael T | Fire Captain | $113,381 | Jan. 19, 1997 |
| Irvin, Christopher | Firefighter/Paramedic | $89,863 | April 15, 2019 |
| Hildebrandt, Jason A | Battalion Chief-Shared Training | $120,375 | Nov. 13, 2001 |
| Herr, John M | Fire Lieutenant | $134,104 | July 17, 2013 |
| Hellwege, Peter W | Firefighter/Paramedic | $88,634 | June 8, 2009 |
| Heggemeyer, Thomas | Firefighter/Paramedic | $100,181 | Feb. 29, 2012 |
| Hasheider, Aaron M | Fire Captain | $116,411 | April 19, 2004 |
| Harrell, Ryan P | Fire Captain | $145,941 | Oct. 27, 1999 |
| Gieseler, Timothy P | Firefighter/Paramedic | $86,008 | Sept. 8, 2008 |
| Dewitt, David W | Firefighter/Paramedic | $102,306 | Sept. 10, 2011 |
| Destatte, Theodore F | Fire Captain | $118,903 | Oct. 3, 1999 |
| Dedert, Michael C | Firefighter/Paramedic | $95,361 | May 14, 2007 |
| Davis, Nicholas C | Firefighter/Paramedic | $92,457 | June 8, 2009 |
| Counts, Jeffrey M | Battalion Chief | $124,484 | July 18, 2001 |
| Cotter, Jacob | Firefighter/Paramedic | $70,386 | April 19, 2019 |
| Coghill, Charles F | Firefighter/Paramedic | $92,239 | March 22, 2017 |
| Brooks-Maness, Kathryn F | Administrative Specialist III FD | $69,445 | Nov. 11, 1985 |
| Brielmaier, Bryan | Firefighter/Paramedic | $90,514 | May 14, 2007 |
| Becker, Kurt M | Firefighter/Paramedic | $80,013 | April 11, 1999 |
| Barnaby, Joshua J | Firefighter/Paramedic | $114,761 | Dec. 16, 2010 |
| Abbett, Dylan M | Firefighter/Paramedic | $84,116 | Aug. 10, 2016 |
Note: To learn how the Post-Dispatch calculates figures such as the number of full-time employees or median pay, as well as other important explanations and caveats, please see the About page.