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

Agency file

Fire Department

Source file: Open Data BR — City-Parish Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2025, this agency had 586 employees with median total compensation of $75,887; the highest distinct record was $200,561.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $45.5M
Employees: 586
Median total: $75,887
Highest record: $200,561

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$0$139,398+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 586 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($75,887) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $63,563 (82%)
Overtime — $11,091 (14%)
Other — $2,953 (4%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$45,757

$55,178

$75,887

$102,324

$109,841

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $109,841 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $45,757. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Firefighter

215 · $51,178

Fire Equipment Operator

123 · $77,377

Fire Captain

116 · $104,071

District Fire Chief

21 · $103,768

Fire Communications Officer I

18 · $57,423

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$42.4M —	610 —	$68,695 —
2025	$45.5M ▲ 7.1%	586 ▼ 3.9%	$75,887 ▲ 10.5%

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Record list

Employees

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Clarence Mcgarner

Firefighter/Fire Department

2024 total comp

$10,982

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $4,835
Overtime: $2,053
Other pay: $4,094
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,982
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employment End Date: Feb 7, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7005
Pay Location Code: 5122
Severance Pay: $894
Total Overtime Hours: 120

Clarence Mcgarner holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). In 2024, their total compensation was $10,982.

Eli Brignac

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$10,586

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $9,228
Overtime: $250
Other pay: $1,107
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,586
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Education Pay: $519
Employee Refund: $2
Employment End Date: Sep 8, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7005
Pay Location Code: 5122

Eli Brignac is a Firefighter at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). 2025 total compensation came to $10,586.

Ivan Smith

Firefighter/Fire Department

2024 total comp

$10,281

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $10,218
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $64
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,281
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employment End Date: Aug 7, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7005
Pay Location Code: 5122
Severance Pay: $64
Total Overtime Hours: 0

Ivan Smith holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). In 2024, their total compensation was $10,281.

Elizabeth Pertuis

Fire Communications Officer I/Fire Department

2024 total comp

$10,004

Sub-department: Fire-Comm & Maintenance (84 Hrs)
Base pay: $6,272
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,732
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,004
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employment End Date: Mar 11, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7100
Pay Location Code: 5131
Severance Pay: $532
Total Overtime Hours: 0

Elizabeth Pertuis is a Fire Communications Officer I at Fire Department within Fire-Comm & Maintenance (84 Hrs). 2024 total compensation came to $10,004.

Kahri Wright

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$9,907

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $3,997
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,910
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,907
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Refund: $5
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7005
Pay Location Code: 5122
Severance Pay: $5,905
Total Overtime Hours: 0

Kahri Wright is a Firefighter at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). 2025 total compensation came to $9,907.

Lucas Dreher

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$8,908

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $6,736
Overtime: $1,458
Other pay: $714
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,908
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Refund: $5
Employment End Date: Feb 22, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7005
Pay Location Code: 5122
Severance Pay: $694

Lucas Dreher works as a Firefighter for Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Lucas earned $8,908 in 2025.

Jade Tomeny

Firefighter/Fire Department

2024 total comp

$8,835

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $4,994
Overtime: $85
Other pay: $3,756
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,835
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Refund: $6
Employment End Date: Feb 6, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7005
Pay Location Code: 5122
Severance Pay: $551

Jade Tomeny is a Firefighter at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). 2024 total compensation came to $8,835.

Jason Albritton

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$8,427

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $7,312
Overtime: $422
Other pay: $693
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,427
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Refund: $6
Employment End Date: Mar 15, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7005
Pay Location Code: 5122
Severance Pay: $648

At Fire Department, Jason Albritton serves as a Firefighter within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Their 2025 pay totaled $8,427.