Data received May 2025

Full-time employees

50

Median pay

$97,790

Average pay

$93,964

Fire Administration

Employees by pay range

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Employees

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Name

Position Gross pay Date hired
Alderton, Nicholas Paramedic / Firefighter $113,621 Nov. 1, 2017
Anzaldua, Stevon Paramedic / Firefighter $91,472 Jan. 27, 2016
Black, Richard J. Paramedic / Firefighter $85,347 April 1, 2022
Bleikamp, Karl Paramedic / Firefighter $82,482 May 11, 2022
Bollinger, Jon Battalion Chief $113,701 May 10, 2009
Brockman, Steve Paramedic / Firefighter $94,294 Jan. 14, 2006
Burke, Leonard Paramedic / Firefighter $98,394 June 13, 2014
Byrd, Samantha Lee Paramedic / Firefighter $109,065 Sept. 4, 2016
Cage, James Paramedic / Fire Captain $113,423 May 26, 2014
Calhoun, Keith Battalion Chief $31,241 April 18, 2001
Colp, Theresa Battalion Chief $114,152 Jan. 25, 2006
Connolly, Christopher J. Paramedic / Firefighter $116,245 Oct. 23, 2017
Dorsey, Ryan N. Paramedic / Firefighter $82,485 Jan. 24, 2022
Draves, Madison Paramedic / Firefighter $57,568 July 5, 2023
Forsha, Devan M. Paramedic / Firefighter $88,569 June 27, 2022
French, Eric Paramedic / Firefighter $80,051 March 31, 2023
Friedman, Frederick Paramedic / Firefighter $98,505 March 6, 2019
Gaston, Neal Paramedic / Firefighter $109,522 Oct. 16, 2008
Heckenkamp, John Paramedic / Firefighter $94,213 Oct. 2, 2016
Henderson, Shane Paramedic / Firefighter $77,799 Jan. 26, 2023
Henning, Grant T. Paramedic / Firefighter $76,078 Feb. 9, 2023
Henson, Emily Paramedic / Firefighter $97,186 March 6, 2019
Herrick, Robert Paramedic / Firefighter $108,529 Aug. 13, 2001
Hinson, William R. Fire Chief $157,364 June 21, 1994
Hughes, Timothy Paramedic / Firefighter $28,214 May 20, 2010
Jiles, Jeff Paramedic /Fire Captain $137,177 April 25, 2012
Jones, Daniel Paramedic / Fire Captain $123,963 May 28, 2013
Jordan, Taylor M. Paramedic / Firefighter $100,435 Oct. 18, 2017
Kertz, Kelsey Paramedic / Firefighter $38,275 July 5, 2024
Kramer, Frederick P. Fire Marshall $124,153 Nov. 30, 1990
Kramer, John Paramedic Fire Captain $110,149 July 3, 2013
Leopold, Ebenezer Paramedic / Firefighter $106,672 Oct. 17, 2015
Lucia, Joseph Paramedic / Firefighter $105,889 March 6, 2019
McDaniels, Joshua M. Paramedic / Firefighter $78,915 March 13, 2022
Moon, Aaron Paramedic / Firefighter $117,348 March 6, 2019
Moorehead, Irving Paramedic / Firefighter $90,417 March 2, 2019
Myers, Joel Battalion Chief $117,252 Nov. 15, 2001
Nahlik, Andrew Paramedic / Firefighter $46,315 April 11, 2024
Ostrander, Joseph Paramedic / Firefighter $79,124 Oct. 20, 2017
Pattiz, Ryan Paramedic / Fire Captain $109,067 Nov. 28, 2017
Pay, Matthew T. Paramedic / Firefighter $110,751 Oct. 30, 2017
Richardson, Kara Paramedic / Firefighter $81,364 Aug. 21, 2022
Ruggeri, Daniel Firefighter /Paramedic $79,867 Aug. 11, 2022
Shady, Alexis D. Paramedic / Firefighter $79,922 Aug. 19, 2022
Still, Alexis Paramedic / Firefighter $99,230 March 6, 2019
Vanwinkle, Shawn Paramedic / Fire Captain $132,573 Feb. 16, 2011
Williams, Maurice Paramedic / Firefighter $58,350 March 6, 2019
Wilmoth, Gary Assistant Fire Chief $132,364 May 27, 2003
Wilson, Joshua Paramedic /Firefighter $91,306 Aug. 10, 2015
Witte, Ren Paramedic / Firefighter $27,798 July 31, 2024

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.