Operations
Data received July 2025
Full-time employees
102
Median pay
$116,271
Average pay
$115,902
Operations
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 2024, except where noted otherwise.
| Position | Gross pay | Date hired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kessler, Donna | Firefighter Paramedic | $152,710 | Aug. 14, 1995 |
| Kirdy, Stephen | Engineer Paramedic | $128,424 | May 7, 2007 |
| Koenig, John | Engineer Paramedic | $103,562 | April 8, 2016 |
| Koester, William | Firefighter Paramedic | $73,981 | Aug. 9, 2023 |
| Kolb, Timothy | Engineer Paramedic | $120,518 | Jan. 2, 2009 |
| Kraatz II, Mark | Firefighter Paramedic | $123,554 | Aug. 6, 2012 |
| Kuehnel, Kevin | Captain | $129,577 | Jan. 3, 2006 |
| Laurrell, Jacob | Firefighter Paramedic | $102,960 | May 8, 2020 |
| Lawler, Matthew | Captain | $151,946 | March 30, 1998 |
| Levin, Richard | Captain | $132,706 | Nov. 27, 1995 |
| Martin, Curtis | Captain | $144,144 | July 20, 1998 |
| Maschmeier, Daniel | Firefighter Paramedic | $84,770 | Jan. 31, 2022 |
| McCullough, Kevin | Captain | $122,467 | Aug. 8, 2005 |
| Mesker, Anthony | Firefighter Paramedic | $108,425 | April 2, 2019 |
| Meyer, Bradley E. | Firefighter Paramedic | $109,822 | July 9, 2019 |
| Mims, Troy | Firefighter Paramedic | $125,697 | Oct. 5, 2017 |
| Moran, Joshua | Captain | $141,761 | July 30, 2007 |
| Morrison, Matthew | Firefighter Paramedic | $110,006 | June 13, 2016 |
| Newton, Steven | Captain | $129,799 | May 24, 2010 |
| Norris, Max | Firefighter Paramedic | $115,140 | June 30, 2014 |
| Obertino, Bradley | Engineer Paramedic | $124,261 | Jan. 3, 2005 |
| Palada, Matthew | Firefighter Paramedic | $114,840 | Feb. 6, 2015 |
| Patton, Brian | Captain | $152,635 | June 19, 2001 |
| Penrod, Shelby | Engineer Paramedic | $122,820 | Jan. 10, 2005 |
| Perkins, Justin | Firefighter Paramedic | $112,253 | May 24, 2010 |
| Rallo, Joseph | Engineer Paramedic | $122,035 | March 27, 2006 |
| Rippelmeyer, Jason | Firefighter Paramedic | $82,278 | Feb. 15, 2022 |
| Robins, Andrew | Firefighter Paramedic | $93,591 | Jan. 31, 2022 |
| Rottmann, Justin | Captain | $133,876 | Jan. 20, 2009 |
| Ruhl, Joseph | Firefighter Paramedic | $118,880 | June 23, 2014 |
| Ruhland, David | Firefighter Paramedic | $115,153 | May 4, 2018 |
| Russell, Michael E. | Firefighter Paramedic | $74,611 | June 22, 1988 |
| Russell, Thomas J. | Engineer Paramedic | $115,444 | May 5, 2000 |
| Scherer, Christopher | Firefighter Paramedic | $108,170 | April 25, 2018 |
| Scheurer, Kevin | Firefighter Paramedic | $110,101 | June 30, 2014 |
| Schulte, Justin | Engineer Paramedic | $144,820 | Aug. 21, 2015 |
| Short, John | Firefighter Paramedic | $134,843 | Jan. 10, 2005 |
| Stack, Adam | Captain | $153,859 | Jan. 3, 2006 |
| Starck, Steven E. | Engineer | $116,093 | Aug. 15, 1988 |
| Stuckey, Alexcia A. | Firefighter Paramedic | $45,464 | April 9, 2024 |
| Thaier, Anthony J. | Firefighter Paramedic | $115,715 | April 17, 2018 |
| Towsley, Brian | Captain | $136,238 | July 8, 1996 |
| Troup, Timothy | Firefighter Paramedic | $115,149 | June 30, 2014 |
| Vetz, Nathaniel | Engineer Paramedic | $117,469 | Feb. 6, 2015 |
| Walk, Ryan | Firefighter Paramedic | $144,782 | May 16, 2016 |
| Waller, Trevor | Firefighter Paramedic | $98,873 | Sept. 13, 2021 |
| Walsh, Joseph A. | Engineer | $154,375 | Aug. 15, 1988 |
| Warden, Robert | Firefighter Paramedic | $111,377 | March 30, 1998 |
| Weiss, Eugene J. | Captain | $88,991 | Dec. 3, 1990 |
| Wilhelm, Robert | Engineer Paramedic | $118,816 | March 28, 2005 |
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.