Fire
Data received May 2025
Full-time employees
44
Median pay
$105,408
Average pay
$107,095
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 2024, except where noted otherwise.
| Position | Gross pay | Date hired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony, Joseph M. | Firefighter/Paramedic | $81,548 | Jan. 1, 2024 |
| Artz, Aaron | Firefighter/Paramedic | $94,498 | Sept. 24, 2021 |
| Brielmaier, Bryan | Fire Captain | $119,411 | May 14, 2007 |
| Brooks-Maness, Kathryn F. | Administrative Specialist III FD | $63,846 | Nov. 11, 1985 |
| Callahan, Brennan M. | Firefighter/Paramedic | $98,232 | Aug. 30, 2021 |
| Coghill, Charles F. | Firefighter/Paramedic | $104,270 | March 22, 2017 |
| Cotter, Jacob | Firefighter/Paramedic | $113,669 | April 19, 2019 |
| Counts, Jeffrey M. | Assistant Fire Chief/Fire Marshall | $145,031 | July 18, 2001 |
| Davis, Nicholas C. | Firefighter/Fire Engineer | $116,701 | June 8, 2009 |
| Dedert, Michael C. | Battalion Chief | $131,329 | May 14, 2007 |
| Dewitt, David W. | Firefighter/Paramedic | $114,921 | Sept. 10, 2011 |
| Douell, Mason | Firefighter/Paramedic | $88,653 | March 23, 2023 |
| Fishel, Beau | Firefighter/Paramedic | $88,619 | March 16, 2022 |
| Gieseler, Timothy P. | Firefighter/Fire Engineer | $97,521 | Sept. 8, 2008 |
| Harrell, Ryan P. | Battalion Chief | $130,141 | Oct. 27, 1999 |
| Hasheider, Aaron M. | Fire Captain | $127,523 | April 19, 2004 |
| Heggemeyer, Thomas | Fire Captain | $119,250 | Feb. 29, 2012 |
| Hellwege, Peter W. | Firefighter/Paramedic | $96,585 | June 8, 2009 |
| Herr, John M. | Fire Captain | $142,352 | July 17, 2013 |
| Hildebrandt, Jason A. | Battalion Chief-Shared Training | $133,127 | Nov. 13, 2001 |
| Irvin, Christopher | Firefighter/Paramedic | $94,954 | April 15, 2019 |
| James, Michael T. | Fire Captain | $118,978 | Jan. 19, 1997 |
| Juenger, Erin C. | Firefighter/Fire Engineer | $103,312 | Jan. 7, 2000 |
| Kneale, Craig N. | Firefighter/Paramedic | $112,643 | July 21, 2013 |
| Lauter, Michael J. | Firefighter/Fire Engineer | $101,697 | Jan. 27, 1997 |
| Lipscomb, Jason M. | Firefighter/Paramedic | $104,278 | June 7, 2013 |
| Mathes, Jacob Richard | Firefighter/Paramedic | $63,167 | Aug. 18, 2023 |
| Mercurio, Paul V. | Assistant Fire Chief/Fire Marshall | $72,203 | Feb. 25, 2008 |
| Merkel, Jordan | Firefighter/Paramedic | $85,347 | Nov. 18, 2023 |
| Myers, Jesse D. | Firefighter/Paramedic | $106,538 | Jan. 5, 2019 |
| Nenninger, Justin J. | Firefighter/Paramedic | $114,320 | Oct. 8, 2014 |
| Neukirch, Brian W. | Fire Captain | $125,712 | July 3, 1999 |
| Rhodes III, Ernest G. | Fire Chief | $158,071 | Aug. 23, 2021 |
| Rootz, Jesse | Firefighter/Paramedic | $104,249 | Oct. 22, 2019 |
| Schwertmann, Steffany | Fire Lieutenant | $111,843 | April 15, 2019 |
| Stolte, Timothy R. | Fire Lieutenant | $111,121 | Jan. 9, 2019 |
| Sutton, Nicole | Firefighter/Paramedic | $83,333 | Feb. 7, 2023 |
| Tobin, Jeffrey R. | Battalion Chief | $126,430 | Jan. 1, 2014 |
| Vance, Tyler A. | Firefighter/Paramedic | $51,932 | April 2, 2024 |
| Walsh, Bret H. | Battalion Chief | $137,701 | Sept. 22, 1993 |
| Ward, Steven J. | Firefighter/Fire Engineer | $136,431 | Dec. 11, 2011 |
| Wemeier, Corban | Firefighter/Paramedic | $87,389 | March 19, 2023 |
| Young, Jonathan T. | Firefighter/Paramedic | $93,249 | Feb. 16, 2022 |
| Ziegelmeyer, Jason M. | Firefighter/Fire Engineer | $100,048 | 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.