Valley Park Fire Protection District
Data received July 2025
Full-time employees
38
Median pay
$97,946
Average pay
$91,761
Valley Park Fire Protection District
Employees by pay range
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Employees
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| Position | Gross pay | Date hired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Althage, Robert A. | Paramedic/FF | $40,522 | Jan. 8, 2024 |
| Boszko, Krzysztof | Paramedic/FF | $96,395 | Sept. 25, 2021 |
| Dilliard, Andrew S. | Paramedic/FF | $91,521 | March 28, 2022 |
| Dofing, James M. | Captain | $114,703 | Jan. 15, 1996 |
| Ellermann Jr., Kurt H. | Captain | $118,496 | March 29, 1997 |
| Grellner, Christopher | Paramedic/FF | $105,983 | Feb. 11, 2012 |
| Henderson, Samuel C. | Paramedic/FF | $101,184 | Dec. 3, 2012 |
| Hidritch, Justin | Firefighter | $95,077 | Jan. 27, 2020 |
| Horobec, Andrew | Paramedic/FF | $81,798 | Jan. 22, 2023 |
| Huffman, Brandon | Firefighter | $101,909 | Sept. 9, 2019 |
| Keeven, Zachary Dennis | Paramedic/FF | $53,982 | May 1, 2024 |
| Kirchhoff, Matthew J. | Paramedic/FF | $107,504 | March 31, 2008 |
| Lawson, Robert | Paramedic/FF | $87,138 | July 29, 2022 |
| Leonhardt, Eric T. | Paramedic/FF | $100,610 | Sept. 19, 2015 |
| Manning, Michael Patrick | Firefighter | $82,450 | Dec. 14, 2020 |
| Mensinger, Curtis L. | Paramedic/FF | $81,767 | Dec. 9, 2021 |
| Merris, Robert | Paramedic/FF | $71,217 | Jan. 8, 2024 |
| Meyer, Gabriel | Paramedic/FF | $97,308 | Dec. 15, 2018 |
| Peters, Aaron G. | Paramedic/FF | $94,825 | May 26, 2021 |
| Poleski, Jeramy T. | Chief Medical | $111,123 | July 3, 2005 |
| Polk, James A. | Chief | $130,521 | Jan. 2, 2018 |
| Pottgen, Greg A. | Firefighter | $100,559 | Dec. 14, 2020 |
| Rebstock, Jesse | Paramedic/FF | $58,745 | March 6, 2024 |
| Roland, Kathleen | Office Manager | $54,810 | June 27, 2022 |
| Rue, Wm. Scott | Captain | $114,491 | April 11, 1994 |
| Schneider, Perry Jacob | Firefighter | $25,218 | Dec. 14, 2020 |
| Schumacher, Kevin | Firefighter | $100,122 | April 22, 2019 |
| Seers, Alek | Paramedic/FF | $88,138 | July 29, 2022 |
| Selsor, Jordan | Paramedic/FF | $78,662 | May 8, 2023 |
| Trower, Derek L. | Paramedic/FF | $103,521 | May 1, 2014 |
| Tucker, Joseph S. | Paramedic/FF | $108,887 | March 1, 2018 |
| Vangaasbeek, Raphael | Assistant Chief | $120,079 | Oct. 24, 2019 |
| Weffelmeyer, John C. | Captain | $110,313 | Oct. 5, 2002 |
| Weyerich, William J. | Paramedic/FF | $99,202 | May 10, 2016 |
| White, Nicholas R. | Paramedic/FF | $101,828 | April 5, 2022 |
| Wilken, Kyle R. | FF/EMT | $98,585 | June 27, 2005 |
| Willingham, Shannon | Paramedic/FF | $76,997 | May 8, 2023 |
| Wilson, Shane D. | Paramedic/FF | $80,721 | Aug. 7, 2018 |
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.