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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Alan Wozniak

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$64,345

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $59,634
Overtime: $2,348
Other pay: $2,364
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,345
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Education Pay: $2,250
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7010
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $79

Alan Wozniak is a Fire Equipment Operator at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). 2025 total compensation came to $64,345.

Steven Maestas

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$64,024

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $40,342
Overtime: $21,259
Other pay: $2,423
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,024
Middle name: A

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: $123

At Fire Department, Steven Maestas serves as a Firefighter within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Their 2025 pay totaled $64,024.

Dwight Leblanc

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$63,973

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $48,169
Overtime: $13,227
Other pay: $2,577
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,973
Middle name: A

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: $262

Dwight Leblanc works as a Firefighter for Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Dwight earned $63,973 in 2025.

Anthony Petitto

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$63,967

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $51,101
Overtime: $11,996
Other pay: $870
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,967
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7005
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $835
Total Overtime Hours: 373.83

At Fire Department, Anthony Petitto serves as a Firefighter within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Their 2025 pay totaled $63,967.