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

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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

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian 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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Warren Conerly

District Fire Chief/Fire Department

2024 total comp
$133,130
Sub-department
Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay
$62,975
Overtime
$3,482
Other pay
$66,673
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$133,130
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Department Number
5100
Employee Refund
$7
Employment End Date
Sep 14, 2024
Employment Status
Inactive
Engineer License
No
Job Code
7020
Pay Location Code
5122
Severance Pay
$63,466

Warren Conerly holds the role of District Fire Chief at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). In 2024, their total compensation was $133,130.

Lawrence Mceachern

Fire Captain/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$132,248
Sub-department
Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay
$44,751
Overtime
$170
Other pay
$87,327
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$132,248
Middle name
D

Source-specific fields

Department Number
5100
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
7015
Pay Location Code
5122
State 2% Supplemental Pay
$1,553
Total Overtime Hours
3.88
Unique ID
0x93AF2D29FCEAAFF90391BAE9BFB5B4F18A50B2C9

At Fire Department, Lawrence Mceachern serves as a Fire Captain within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Their 2025 pay totaled $132,248.

Ryan Patin

Fire Captain/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$132,061
Sub-department
Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay
$85,927
Overtime
$41,619
Other pay
$4,514
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$132,061
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

Department Number
5100
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
7015
Pay Location Code
5122
State 2% Supplemental Pay
$4,514
Total Overtime Hours
831.36
Unique ID
0x7513F90FC527B77418E58E49C96DF7CD1CEED599

At Fire Department, Ryan Patin serves as a Fire Captain within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Their 2025 pay totaled $132,061.

Raymond Hunter

Fire Captain/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$130,712
Sub-department
Fire-Administration (112 Hrs)
Base pay
$85,927
Overtime
$43,092
Other pay
$1,692
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$130,712
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

Department Number
5100
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
7015
Pay Location Code
5112
Special Assignment Pay
$193
State 2% Supplemental Pay
$1,499
Total Overtime Hours
892.12

Raymond Hunter holds the role of Fire Captain at Fire Department within Fire-Administration (112 Hrs). In 2025, their total compensation was $130,712.

Reuben Lee

Fire Captain/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$129,694
Sub-department
Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay
$85,927
Overtime
$38,305
Other pay
$5,462
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$129,694
Middle name
T

Source-specific fields

Department Number
5100
Education Pay
$2,250
Employee Reimbursement
$61
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
7015
Pay Location Code
5122
State 2% Supplemental Pay
$3,151

Reuben Lee holds the role of Fire Captain at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). In 2025, their total compensation was $129,694.

Reginald Davis

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$129,477
Sub-department
Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay
$51,460
Overtime
$7,686
Other pay
$70,332
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$129,477

Source-specific fields

Department Number
5100
Education Pay
$1,558
Employee Reimbursement
$35
Employment End Date
Aug 23, 2025
Employment Status
Inactive
Engineer License
No
Job Code
7010
Pay Location Code
5122

Reginald Davis works as a Fire Equipment Operator for Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Reginald earned $129,477 in 2025.