City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish / Fire Department / Deputy Fire Chief

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Deputy Fire Chief

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

8 employees hold this title in Fire Department. Median total compensation for the role is $122,711, above the department median of $75,887.

Employees: 8
Total payroll: $1M
Role median: $122,711
Agency median: $75,887
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$117,605$138,605+

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How total compensation varies among the 8 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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Deputy Fire Chief beyond City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish, the median of $122,711 ranks #4 of 4. See Deputy Fire Chief across all of City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Las Vegas

$204,455 · 6

District of Columbia

$194,260 · 11

City of Baltimore

$152,006 · 42

Median total compensation for comparable Deputy Fire Chief roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

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Employees with this title

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Christopher Rome

Deputy Fire Chief/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$139,218

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (80 Hrs)
Base pay: $54,416
Overtime: $2,456
Other pay: $82,346
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,218
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Refund: $8
Employment End Date: Jun 30, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7030
Pay Location Code: 5120
Severance Pay: $81,844

Christopher Rome works as a Deputy Fire Chief for Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (80 Hrs). Christopher earned $139,218 in 2025.

Thomas Laurent

Deputy Fire Chief/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$134,842

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (80 Hrs)
Base pay: $51,835
Overtime: $1,428
Other pay: $81,579
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,842
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Refund: $7
Employment End Date: Jun 20, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7030
Pay Location Code: 5120
Severance Pay: $81,572

Thomas Laurent works as a Deputy Fire Chief for Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (80 Hrs). Thomas earned $134,842 in 2025.

Richard Wells

Deputy Fire Chief/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$122,944

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (80 Hrs)
Base pay: $106,550
Overtime: $15,826
Other pay: $568
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,944
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $568
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7030
Pay Location Code: 5120
Total Overtime Hours: 195.25
Unique ID: 0x8E49C5D51D8B337C96D285EB8908263D8B273C09

At Fire Department, Richard Wells serves as a Deputy Fire Chief within Fire-Suppression (80 Hrs). Their 2025 pay totaled $122,944.

Joseph Entremont

Deputy Fire Chief/Fire Department

2024 total comp

$122,761

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (80 Hrs)
Base pay: $53,632
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $69,129
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,761
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Refund: $4
Employment End Date: Jul 13, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7030
Pay Location Code: 5120
Severance Pay: $65,925

Joseph Entremont is a Deputy Fire Chief at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (80 Hrs). 2024 total compensation came to $122,761.

Shane Pate

Deputy Fire Chief/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$122,661

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (80 Hrs)
Base pay: $105,973
Overtime: $14,917
Other pay: $1,771
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,661
Middle name: C

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Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $343
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7030
Pay Location Code: 5120
State 2% Supplemental Pay: $1,428
Total Overtime Hours: 185.4

At Fire Department, Shane Pate serves as a Deputy Fire Chief within Fire-Suppression (80 Hrs). Their 2025 pay totaled $122,661.

Thomas Jackson

Deputy Fire Chief/Fire Department

2024 total comp

$122,605

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $50,057
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $72,548
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,605
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Education Pay: $2,250
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7005
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $590

Thomas Jackson works as a Deputy Fire Chief for Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Thomas earned $122,605 in 2024.

Willie Truitt

Deputy Fire Chief/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$119,921

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (80 Hrs)
Base pay: $35,919
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $84,002
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,921
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Education Pay: $865
Employee Refund: $7
Employment End Date: Apr 25, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7030
Pay Location Code: 5120

Willie Truitt is a Deputy Fire Chief at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (80 Hrs). 2025 total compensation came to $119,921.

Bryan Averett

Deputy Fire Chief/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$117,605

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (80 Hrs)
Base pay: $102,278
Overtime: $12,928
Other pay: $2,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $117,605
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7030
Pay Adjustments: $137
Pay Location Code: 5120
Special Assignment Pay: $800

Bryan Averett works as a Deputy Fire Chief for Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (80 Hrs). Bryan earned $117,605 in 2025.