Fire districts
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Top earners at each agency
| Name | Agency | Position | Gross pay | Years at agency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhodes, Aaron | Affton Fire Protection District | Assistant Fire Chief/Interim Fire Chief | $169,176 | 18 |
| Parker, David J. | Black Jack Fire Protection District | Battalion Chief | $272,095 | 35 |
| Donovan, Gary M. | Central County Fire and Rescue | Chief | $221,049 | 19 |
| Murray, Sean | Community Fire Protection District | Fire Chief | $171,448 | 25 |
| Hogan, Raymond | Cottleville Community Fire Protection District | Battalion Chief of Prof. Standards | $201,565 | 20 |
| Dee, Terry | Creve Coeur Fire Protection District | Battalion Chief | $262,076 | 37 |
| Brown, Gregory M. | Eureka Fire Protection District | Chief | $144,336 | 37 |
| Kaminski, Romona | Fenton Fire Protection District | Fire Chief | $162,059 | 27 |
| Hoevelmann, Jason | Florissant Valley Fire Protection District | Fire Chief | $189,772 | 25 |
| Stewart, Kevin | Kinloch Fire Protection District | Fire Chief | $51,961 | 5 |
| Wagner, Bryan | Lake Saint Louis Fire Protection District | Chief | $130,756 | 8 |
| Lewellen, Larry | Lemay Fire Protection District | Fire Chief | $140,472 | 30 |
| Rinehart, Stephen | Maryland Heights Fire Protection District | Assistant Chief | $218,810 | 34 |
| Hendricks, Brian | Mehlville Fire Protection District | Chief | $195,347 | 22 |
| Volz, David | Metro North Fire Protection District | Fire Chief | $198,850 | 18 |
| Krause, Mike | Metro West Fire Protection District | Fire Chief | $208,756 | 31 |
| Sanders, Randell | Mid-County Fire Protection District | Fire Chief | $171,784 | 27 |
| Adams, Russ R. | Monarch Fire Protection District | Chief | $198,469 | 34 |
| Casey, Daniel J. | New Melle Fire Protection District | Chief | $120,564 | 5 |
| Goldstein, Keith | North County Fire and Rescue Fire Protection Distr | Chief | $159,987 | 9 |
| Randolph, Quinten | Northeast Ambulance and Fire Protection District | Fire Chief | $167,500 | 18 |
| Vineyard, Thomas | O'Fallon Fire Protection District | Fire Chief | $190,906 | 11 |
| Usry, Jim | Pattonville Fire Protection District | Chief | $176,883 | 35 |
| Cary, Palermo | Robertson Fire Protection District | Captain | $187,027 | 33 |
| Henderson, Kevin | Spanish Lake Fire Protection District | Fire Chief | $164,494 | 17 |
| Polk, James A. | Valley Park Fire Protection District | Chief | $130,521 | 7 |
| Krieger, David A. | Wentzville Fire Protection District | Captain | $164,317 | 22 |
| Sadtler, Jeffrey E. | West County EMS and Fire Protection District | Chief | $166,456 | 19 |
| Gregory, Vogel | West Overland EMS and Fire Protection District | Fire Chief | $157,204 | 25 |