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

$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

Page 1

Christopher Labouliere

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$81,191

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $69,131
Overtime: $10,400
Other pay: $1,659
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,191
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7010
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $1,659
Total Overtime Hours: 225.96
Unique ID: 0x7D586D0A419FE8BF44DBBFD72CB5DC31B109FF1A

Christopher Labouliere holds the role of Fire Equipment Operator at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). In 2025, their total compensation was $81,191.

Jared Guerin

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$80,435

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $65,163
Overtime: $15,092
Other pay: $180
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,435
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7010
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $180
Total Overtime Hours: 400.74
Unique ID: 0xA739EB585292BE58C99962FD287ACAFB1A459B72

Jared Guerin holds the role of Fire Equipment Operator at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). In 2025, their total compensation was $80,435.

Derrick Abshire

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$80,365

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $67,117
Overtime: $12,770
Other pay: $478
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,365
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7010
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $428
Total Overtime Hours: 329.6

Derrick Abshire holds the role of Fire Equipment Operator at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). In 2025, their total compensation was $80,365.

Aaron Lee

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$80,008

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $59,634
Overtime: $20,264
Other pay: $111
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,008
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7010
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $76
Total Overtime Hours: 580.13

Aaron Lee is a Fire Equipment Operator at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). 2025 total compensation came to $80,008.

Michael Mounce

Fire Communications Officer II/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$79,894

Sub-department: Fire-Comm & Maintenance (84 Hrs)
Base pay: $74,768
Overtime: $4,235
Other pay: $891
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,894
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7105
Pay Location Code: 5131
Special Assignment Pay: $891
Total Overtime Hours: 62.3
Unique ID: 0x18A7FE30617E851497DF85D0815E2E88D4992807

Michael Mounce holds the role of Fire Communications Officer II at Fire Department within Fire-Comm & Maintenance (84 Hrs). In 2025, their total compensation was $79,894.

Kevin Hayden

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$79,866

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $67,117
Overtime: $12,049
Other pay: $700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,866
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7010
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $665
Total Overtime Hours: 289.72

At Fire Department, Kevin Hayden serves as a Fire Equipment Operator within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Their 2025 pay totaled $79,866.

Blaine Bankston

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$79,573

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $75,542
Overtime: $3,106
Other pay: $924
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,573
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7010
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $889
Total Overtime Hours: 62.08

Blaine Bankston holds the role of Fire Equipment Operator at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). In 2025, their total compensation was $79,573.

Joseph Monte

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$79,418

Base pay: $75,542
Overtime: $3,640
Other pay: $236
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,418
Hire date: 2014-07-14
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $111,513
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 11.83
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 2,080

Joseph Monte is a Fire Equipment Operator at Fire Department based in Bronx. Hired in 2014, they have about 11 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $79,418.

Dustin Spiess

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$79,091

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $69,131
Overtime: $9,383
Other pay: $576
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,091
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7010
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $576
Total Overtime Hours: 233.24
Unique ID: 0xFD770D72234779237440BD0600297944B4F0754D

Dustin Spiess is a Fire Equipment Operator at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). 2025 total compensation came to $79,091.

Brian Debetaz

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$79,013

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $67,117
Overtime: $11,222
Other pay: $673
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,013
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7010
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $638
Total Overtime Hours: 269.6

Brian Debetaz holds the role of Fire Equipment Operator at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). In 2025, their total compensation was $79,013.

Joshua Harris

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$78,843

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $59,634
Overtime: $16,512
Other pay: $2,697
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,843
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Education Pay: $2,250
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7010
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $447
Total Overtime Hours: 445.72

Joshua Harris holds the role of Fire Equipment Operator at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). In 2025, their total compensation was $78,843.

Matthew Desselle

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$78,832

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $69,131
Overtime: $8,414
Other pay: $1,287
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,832
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7010
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $1,252
Total Overtime Hours: 197.84

At Fire Department, Matthew Desselle serves as a Fire Equipment Operator within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Their 2025 pay totaled $78,832.

Brian Foster

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$78,540

Base pay: $69,131
Overtime: $9,373
Other pay: $35
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,540
Hire date: 1989-07-05
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Richmond
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $154,751
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 1,373.38
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 2,080

At Fire Department, Brian Foster serves as a Fire Equipment Operator based in Richmond. Hired in 1989, they have about 36 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $78,540.

James Webb

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$78,497

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $75,542
Overtime: $2,954
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,497
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7010
Pay Location Code: 5122
Total Overtime Hours: 69.84
Unique ID: 0x48F63A52665C46E2A5596EAFDA2D4B858C17804F

James Webb is a Fire Equipment Operator at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). 2025 total compensation came to $78,497.

Joseph Dantoni

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$78,379

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $69,131
Overtime: $8,217
Other pay: $1,030
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,379
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7010
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $995
Total Overtime Hours: 189.84

Joseph Dantoni works as a Fire Equipment Operator for Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Joseph earned $78,379 in 2025.

Wade Ashford

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$78,161

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $67,117
Overtime: $8,192
Other pay: $2,851
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,161
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Education Pay: $2,250
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7010
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $601
Total Overtime Hours: 184.72

At Fire Department, Wade Ashford serves as a Fire Equipment Operator within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Their 2025 pay totaled $78,161.

Mitchell Holland

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$78,160

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $59,634
Overtime: $16,029
Other pay: $2,497
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,160
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Education Pay: $2,250
Employee Reimbursement: $96
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7010
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $151

Mitchell Holland works as a Fire Equipment Operator for Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Mitchell earned $78,160 in 2025.

Lucas Ables

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$77,377

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $69,131
Overtime: $7,453
Other pay: $793
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,377
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7010
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $758
Total Overtime Hours: 173.6

Lucas Ables is a Fire Equipment Operator at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). 2025 total compensation came to $77,377.

Jonathan Johnson

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$77,350

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $61,423
Overtime: $13,677
Other pay: $2,250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,350
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Education Pay: $2,250
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7010
Pay Location Code: 5122
Total Overtime Hours: 367.96
Unique ID: 0x8364D6F0DCCB83EDDA78EE89CABC6D9EB22CE3D2

At Fire Department, Jonathan Johnson serves as a Fire Equipment Operator within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Their 2025 pay totaled $77,350.

Lane Cheney

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$77,109

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $54,349
Overtime: $21,520
Other pay: $1,240
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,109
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7010
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $1,240
Total Overtime Hours: 635.2
Unique ID: 0xEC6423ACF9750CE237393F019D270ADBC18A828C

Lane Cheney is a Fire Equipment Operator at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). 2025 total compensation came to $77,109.

Denzel Horton

Fire Investigator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$77,013

Sub-department: Fire-Investigations (80 Hrs)
Base pay: $58,170
Overtime: $14,941
Other pay: $3,901
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,013
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Education Pay: $2,250
Employee Reimbursement: $1,651
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7055
Pay Location Code: 5160
Total Overtime Hours: 295.75

Denzel Horton works as a Fire Investigator for Fire Department within Fire-Investigations (80 Hrs). Denzel earned $77,013 in 2025.

Jeremy Mizell

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$76,841

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $67,117
Overtime: $6,510
Other pay: $3,214
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,841
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Education Pay: $2,250
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7010
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $964
Total Overtime Hours: 141.84

Jeremy Mizell holds the role of Fire Equipment Operator at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). In 2025, their total compensation was $76,841.

Ricky Fuller

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$76,809

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $52,634
Overtime: $21,071
Other pay: $3,105
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,809
Middle name: D

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: $820

Ricky Fuller holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). In 2025, their total compensation was $76,809.

Brian Miller

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$76,679

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $67,117
Overtime: $6,811
Other pay: $2,750
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,679
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: $465

At Fire Department, Brian Miller serves as a Fire Equipment Operator within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Their 2025 pay totaled $76,679.

Bryan Moncrief

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$76,674

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $61,422
Overtime: $15,021
Other pay: $231
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,674
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7010
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $196
Total Overtime Hours: 408.6

At Fire Department, Bryan Moncrief serves as a Fire Equipment Operator within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Their 2025 pay totaled $76,674.

Wade Gomez

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$75,995

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $67,118
Overtime: $6,250
Other pay: $2,627
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,995
Middle name: C

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: $342

At Fire Department, Wade Gomez serves as a Fire Equipment Operator within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Their 2025 pay totaled $75,995.

Kyle Hebert

Hazard Materials Officer/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$75,968

Sub-department: Fire-Hazard Material (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $69,459
Overtime: $6,475
Other pay: $35
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,968
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7340
Pay Location Code: 5182
Total Overtime Hours: 161.24
Unique ID: 0x60ED93E091C0C7CD056FA172586870FF0CA3327B

At Fire Department, Kyle Hebert serves as a Hazard Materials Officer within Fire-Hazard Material (112 Hrs). Their 2025 pay totaled $75,968.

Cody Bordelon

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$75,806

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $59,634
Overtime: $16,097
Other pay: $76
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,806
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7010
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $41
Total Overtime Hours: 469.36

Cody Bordelon is a Fire Equipment Operator at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). 2025 total compensation came to $75,806.