Data received August 2024 • Hire date not provided for elected officials.

Full-time employees

29

Median pay

$86,714

Average pay

$84,710

Fire

Employees by pay range

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Employees

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Position Gross pay Date hired
Billups, Byron EMT/Firefighter $99,465 May 11, 2016
Bowers, Emihl FF Paramedic $23,780 Aug. 23, 2023
Clemons, Derrik EMT/Firefighter $94,732 April 11, 2016
Echle, Kyle FF Paramedic $103,967 July 1, 2014
Ellsworth, Kyle FF Paramedic $82,958 Aug. 4, 2020
Fieseler, Derek FF Paramedic $90,513 Aug. 6, 2018
Fusco, Jordan FF Paramedic $78,417 Feb. 15, 2022
Gholston, James Training Officer $100,201 April 25, 2012
Harris, Catrell EMT/Firefighter $97,685 June 6, 2016
Hughes, Peter FF Paramedic $76,594 March 9, 2022
Hurtado, Michael Admin Captin $101,894 June 3, 2015
Lawson, Charles EMT/Firefighter $86,714 April 7, 2019
Lembke, Scott EMS Officer $108,081 July 5, 2016
Lindhardt, James Fire Chief $133,173 Oct. 19, 1984
Marhanka, Richard FF Paramedic $61,278 Jan. 18, 2023
McPike, Kirk House Captain $103,002 Jan. 31, 2015
Meisenhamier, Nicholas FF Paramedic $58,149 March 20, 2023
Narens, Michael FF Paramedic $84,658 Aug. 26, 2019
Rydberg, Brendan FF Paramedic $82,060 Aug. 2, 2021
Sanders, Matthew EMT/Firefighter $56,390 Feb. 1, 2023
Sankey, Reginald House Captain $100,661 July 8, 2003
Scott, Joseph FF Paramedic $80,270 Feb. 7, 2022
Stricklan, Nathan FF Paramedic $87,604 Jan. 24, 2019
Swenson, Kevin FF Paramedic $82,841 Aug. 2, 2021
Taylor, Aaron FF Paramedic $81,598 July 6, 2021
Tuley, Nicholas FF Paramedic $92,717 Aug. 27, 2018
Walker, Norman FF Paramedic $71,374 Jan. 17, 2023
Wells, Lisa Fire Secretary $43,261 Oct. 10, 2016
Wiemerslage, Kevin EMT/Firefighter $92,539 June 3, 2015

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.