Fire
Data received August 2026
Full-time employees
28
Median pay
$108,907
Average pay
$97,869
Fire
Employees by pay range
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Employees
Click on one of the headers below to sort a column. Data shown reflects actual gross pay for 2025, except where noted otherwise.
| Position | Gross pay | Date hired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banderman, Clay | FF/Paramedic | $103,690 | Sept. 29, 2021 |
| Beirne, Edward | Assistant Chief | $141,546 | June 14, 2021 |
| Brewer, Daniel | FF/Paramedic | $27,675 | Aug. 15, 2025 |
| Brown, Stephen E. | FF/Paramedic | $42,140 | July 5, 1996 |
| Bushdiecker, Donald | FF/Paramedic | $116,992 | March 3, 2018 |
| Carey, Seth | Lieutenant | $109,772 | Sept. 30, 2017 |
| Carver, Robert Michael | Engineer | $108,042 | April 17, 1998 |
| Chaves, Darren | Lieutenant | $115,433 | Oct. 8, 2016 |
| Cosmas, Christopher | FF/Paramedic | $107,952 | March 31, 2021 |
| Cottrell, Ronald J. | Chief | $175,621 | Feb. 21, 2000 |
| Drexler, Lawrence Michael | Engineer | $111,646 | Jan. 25, 1997 |
| Erschen, Jacob Joseph | Captain | $138,333 | May 1, 2007 |
| Flamion, Robert L. | Lieutenant | $125,626 | April 2, 2001 |
| Hammer, Timothy Matthew | Fire Marshal | $101,532 | April 5, 1998 |
| Herman, John Marcus | Lieutenant | $142,433 | June 10, 2012 |
| Iovaldi, Timothy | FF/Paramedic | $113,885 | Jan. 6, 2018 |
| Johnson, Evan | FF/Paramedic | $46,634 | May 19, 2025 |
| Kerr, Richard T. | Captain | $140,455 | Jan. 3, 2001 |
| Kohlschreiber, Adam | FF/Paramedic | $39,773 | June 16, 2025 |
| Marciano, Joseph | FF/Paramedic | $51,453 | April 14, 2025 |
| Mayer, Nicholas | FF/Paramedic | $62,631 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
| Niemeyer, David J | Captain | $145,944 | Oct. 20, 2002 |
| Reid, Noah | FF/Paramedic | $71,093 | Jan. 29, 2025 |
| Schumm, Patrick | FF/Paramedic | $112,688 | Dec. 5, 2019 |
| Simon, Nicholas | FF/Paramedic | $91,094 | Jan. 30, 2023 |
| Smith, Andrew | FF/Paramedic | $26,583 | March 27, 2023 |
| St. George, Kathryn | FF/Paramedic | $110,578 | Sept. 28, 2020 |
| Youngblood, John | Lieutenant | $59,085 | Dec. 6, 2013 |
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.