Fire
Data received March 2023
Full-time employees
43
Median pay
$101,162
Average pay
$103,862
Fire
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 2022, except where noted otherwise.
| Position | Gross pay | Date hired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbett, Dylan M | Firefighter/Paramedic | $90,447 | Aug. 10, 2016 |
| Artz, Aaron | Firefighter/Paramedic | $69,604 | Sept. 24, 2021 |
| Brielmaier, Bryan | Firefighter/Paramedic | $114,175 | May 14, 2007 |
| Brooks-Maness, Kathryn F | Administrative Specialist III FD | $58,868 | Nov. 11, 1985 |
| Callahan, Brennan M | Firefighter/Paramedic | $78,760 | Aug. 30, 2021 |
| Coghill, Charles F | Firefighter/Paramedic | $96,928 | March 22, 2017 |
| Conner, Michael T | Firefighter/Paramedic | $57,902 | June 1, 2021 |
| Cotter, Jacob | Firefighter/Paramedic | $116,885 | April 19, 2019 |
| Counts, Jeffrey M | Battalion Chief | $128,360 | July 18, 2001 |
| Davis, Nicholas C | Firefighter/Paramedic | $97,033 | June 8, 2009 |
| Dedert, Michael C | Firefighter/Paramedic | $106,961 | May 14, 2007 |
| Destatte, Theodore F | Fire Captain | $122,774 | Oct. 3, 1999 |
| Dewitt, David W | Firefighter/Paramedic | $102,160 | Sept. 10, 2011 |
| Fishel, Beau | Firefighter/Paramedic | $57,733 | March 16, 2022 |
| Gieseler, Timothy P | Firefighter/Paramedic | $97,053 | Sept. 8, 2008 |
| Harrell, Ryan P | Fire Captain | $143,062 | Oct. 27, 1999 |
| Hasheider, Aaron M | Fire Captain | $125,909 | April 19, 2004 |
| Heggemeyer, Thomas | Firefighter/Paramedic | $101,162 | Feb. 29, 2012 |
| Hellwege, Peter W | Firefighter/Paramedic | $91,845 | June 8, 2009 |
| Herr, John M | Fire Lieutenant | $133,649 | July 17, 2013 |
| Hildebrandt, Jason A | Battalion Chief-Shared Training | $123,680 | Nov. 13, 2001 |
| Irvin, Christopher | Firefighter/Paramedic | $88,146 | April 15, 2019 |
| James, Michael T | Fire Captain | $118,395 | Jan. 19, 1997 |
| Juenger, Erin C | Firefighter/Paramedic | $107,021 | Jan. 7, 2000 |
| Kneale, Craig N | Firefighter/Paramedic | $96,397 | July 21, 2013 |
| Lauter, Michael J | Firefighter/Paramedic | $94,285 | Jan. 27, 1997 |
| Lipscomb, Jason M | Firefighter/Paramedic | $99,681 | June 7, 2013 |
| Lopez, Phillip A | Fire Captain | $149,301 | Dec. 18, 1988 |
| Mercurio, Paul V | Assistant Fire Chief/Fire Marshal | $136,047 | Feb. 25, 2008 |
| Myers, Jesse D | Firefighter/Paramedic | $85,792 | Jan. 5, 2019 |
| Nenninger, Justin J | Firefighter/Paramedic | $112,672 | Oct. 8, 2014 |
| Neukirch, Brian W | Fire Captain | $115,311 | July 3, 1999 |
| Rhodes III, Ernest G | Fire Chief | $148,982 | Aug. 23, 2021 |
| Rootz, Jesse | Firefighter/Paramedic | $90,563 | Oct. 22, 2019 |
| Schwertmann, Steffany | Fire Lieutenant | $83,580 | April 15, 2019 |
| Stolte, Timothy R | Firefighter/Paramedic | $87,254 | Jan. 9, 2019 |
| Straatmann, Diann S | Battalion Chief | $128,360 | Nov. 26, 1994 |
| Tobin, Jeffrey R | Fire Lieutenant | $107,979 | Jan. 1, 2014 |
| Walsh, Bret H | Battalion Chief | $128,360 | Sept. 22, 1993 |
| Ward, Steven J | Firefighter/Paramedic | $113,067 | Dec. 11, 2011 |
| Wood, Steve A | Firefighter | $91,465 | Sept. 5, 1992 |
| Young, Jonathan T | Firefighter/Paramedic | $74,370 | Feb. 16, 2022 |
| Ziegelmeyer, Jason M | Firefighter/Paramedic | $94,108 | April 27, 2012 |
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.