Fire
Data received September 2024
Full-time employees
47
Median pay
$102,640
Average pay
$98,897
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 2023, except where noted otherwise.
| Position | Gross pay | Date hired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbett, Dylan | Firefighter/Paramedic | $53,427 | Aug. 10, 2016 |
| Artz, Aaron | Firefighter/Paramedic | $86,223 | Sept. 24, 2021 |
| Brielmaier, Bryan | Firefighter/Fire Engineer | $115,702 | May 14, 2007 |
| Brooks-Maness, Kathryn F. | Administrative Specialist III FD | $60,800 | Nov. 11, 1985 |
| Callahan, Brennan M. | Firefighter/Paramedic | $92,057 | Aug. 30, 2021 |
| Coghill, Charles F. | Firefighter/Paramedic | $105,001 | March 22, 2017 |
| Cotter, Jacob | Firefighter/Paramedic | $100,162 | April 19, 2019 |
| Counts, Jeffrey M. | Battalion Chief | $132,338 | July 18, 2001 |
| Davis, Nicholas C. | Firefighter/Fire Engineer | $111,848 | June 8, 2009 |
| Dedert, Michael C. | Fire Captain | $128,297 | May 14, 2007 |
| Destatte, Theodore F. | Fire Captain | $29,227 | Oct. 3, 1999 |
| Dewitt, David W. | Firefighter/Paramedic | $112,582 | Sept. 10, 2011 |
| Douell, Mason | Firefighter/Paramedic | $66,895 | March 23, 2023 |
| Fishel, Beau | Firefighter/Paramedic | $80,560 | March 16, 2022 |
| Gieseler, Timothy P. | Firefighter/Fire Engineer | $94,520 | Sept. 8, 2008 |
| Harrell, Ryan P. | Battalion Chief | $138,259 | Oct. 27, 1999 |
| Hasheider, Aaron M. | Fire Captain | $144,048 | April 19, 2004 |
| Heggemeyer, Thomas | Fire Captain | $99,942 | Feb. 29, 2012 |
| Hellwege, Peter W. | Firefighter/Paramedic | $93,739 | June 8, 2009 |
| Herr, John M. | Fire Lieutenant | $128,836 | July 17, 2013 |
| Hildebrandt, Jason A. | Battalion Chief - Shared Training | $127,755 | Nov. 13, 2001 |
| Irvin, Christopher | Firefighter/Paramedic | $100,592 | April 15, 2019 |
| James, Michael T. | Fire Captain | $121,568 | Jan. 19, 1997 |
| Juenger, Erin C. | Firefighter/Fire Engineer | $111,618 | Jan. 7, 2000 |
| Kneale, Craig N. | Firefighter/Paramedic | $105,197 | July 21, 2013 |
| Lauter, Michael J. | Firefighter/Fire Engineer | $104,095 | Jan. 27, 1997 |
| Lipscomb, Jason M. | Firefighter/Paramedic | $106,281 | June 7, 2013 |
| Lopez, Phillip A. | Fire Captain | $63,884 | Dec. 18, 1988 |
| Mathes, Jacob Richard | Firefighter/Paramedic | $21,239 | Aug. 18, 2023 |
| Mercurio, Paul V. | Assistant Fire Chief/Fire Marshall | $140,676 | Feb. 25, 2008 |
| Myatt, Daniel | Firefighter/Paramedic | $38,982 | March 27, 2023 |
| Myers, Jesse D. | Firefighter/Paramedic | $101,003 | Jan. 5, 2019 |
| Nenninger, Justin J. | Firefighter/Paramedic | $114,610 | Oct. 8, 2014 |
| Neukirch, Brian W. | Fire Captain | $120,827 | July 3, 1999 |
| Rhodes III, Ernest G. | Fire Chief | $154,380 | Aug. 23, 2021 |
| Rootz, Jesse | Firefighter/Paramedic | $99,046 | Oct. 22, 2019 |
| Schwertmann, Steffany | Fire Lieutenant | $105,737 | April 15, 2019 |
| Stolte, Timothy R. | Fire Lieutenant | $98,641 | Jan. 9, 2019 |
| Straatmann, Diann S. | Battalion Chief | $87,477 | Nov. 26, 1994 |
| Sutton, Nicole | Firefighter/Paramedic | $70,775 | Feb. 7, 2023 |
| Tobin, Jeffrey R. | Fire Captain | $120,528 | Jan. 1, 2014 |
| Walsh, Bret H. | Battalion Chief | $132,542 | Sept. 22, 1993 |
| Ward, Steven J. | Firefighter/Paramedic | $135,094 | Dec. 11, 2011 |
| Wemeier, Corban | Firefighter/Paramedic | $70,110 | March 19, 2023 |
| Wood, Steve A. | Firefighter | $27,298 | Sept. 5, 1992 |
| Young, Jonathan T. | Firefighter/Paramedic | $91,119 | Feb. 16, 2022 |
| Ziegelmeyer, Jason M. | Firefighter/Fire Engineer | $102,640 | 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.