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

Page 1

Kyle Flint

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$98,472

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $67,117
Overtime: $28,966
Other pay: $2,388
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,472
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: $103

At Fire Department, Kyle Flint serves as a Fire Equipment Operator within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Their 2025 pay totaled $98,472.

George Fuller

Fire Captain/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$98,458

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $85,927
Overtime: $4,077
Other pay: $8,454
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,458
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Education Pay: $2,250
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7015
Pay Location Code: 5122
State 2% Supplemental Pay: $6,169

George Fuller holds the role of Fire Captain at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). In 2025, their total compensation was $98,458.

Daniel Gill

Fire Captain/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$98,185

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $85,927
Overtime: $5,878
Other pay: $6,380
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,185
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7015
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $315
State 2% Supplemental Pay: $6,030

At Fire Department, Daniel Gill serves as a Fire Captain within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Their 2025 pay totaled $98,185.

Brandon Hutchinson

District Fire Chief/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$98,104

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $91,360
Overtime: $4,831
Other pay: $1,914
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,104
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7020
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $486
State 2% Supplemental Pay: $1,428
Total Overtime Hours: 89.24

Brandon Hutchinson holds the role of District Fire Chief at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). In 2025, their total compensation was $98,104.

William Niette

Fire Captain/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$97,975

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $85,927
Overtime: $7,302
Other pay: $4,745
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,975
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Education Pay: $2,250
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7015
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $1,002

William Niette holds the role of Fire Captain at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). In 2025, their total compensation was $97,975.

Derrick Brown

District Fire Chief/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$97,597

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $93,219
Overtime: $434
Other pay: $3,944
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,597
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7020
Pay Location Code: 5122
State 2% Supplemental Pay: $1,318
Total Overtime Hours: 7.76
Unique ID: 0x4D8832F6FBE0AE0EB25893E6BCFC1C3A9520255A

At Fire Department, Derrick Brown serves as a District Fire Chief within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Their 2025 pay totaled $97,597.

Garrett Fitzgerald

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$96,895

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $67,117
Overtime: $29,330
Other pay: $448
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,895
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: $413
Total Overtime Hours: 752.4

Garrett Fitzgerald is a Fire Equipment Operator at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). 2025 total compensation came to $96,895.

Bradrick Jones

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$96,720

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $67,117
Overtime: $28,115
Other pay: $1,487
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,720
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: $1,452
Total Overtime Hours: 699.59

Bradrick Jones is a Fire Equipment Operator at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). 2025 total compensation came to $96,720.

Michael Leming

Fire Captain/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$96,278

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $85,927
Overtime: $6,920
Other pay: $3,430
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,278
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7015
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $367
State 2% Supplemental Pay: $3,029

Michael Leming works as a Fire Captain for Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Michael earned $96,278 in 2025.

Byron Mitchell

Fire Captain/Fire Department

2024 total comp

$96,161

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $33,160
Overtime: $4,212
Other pay: $58,790
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,161
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Refund: $6
Employment End Date: May 25, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7015
Pay Location Code: 5122
Severance Pay: $55,583

Byron Mitchell holds the role of Fire Captain at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). In 2024, their total compensation was $96,161.

Shawn Gros

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$96,044

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $75,542
Overtime: $20,218
Other pay: $283
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,044
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: $248
Total Overtime Hours: 447.46

Shawn Gros is a Fire Equipment Operator at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). 2025 total compensation came to $96,044.

John Hutchinson

Fire Captain/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$95,916

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $35,193
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $60,723
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,916
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Refund: $8
Employment End Date: May 19, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7015
Pay Location Code: 5122
Severance Pay: $57,674

John Hutchinson works as a Fire Captain for Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). John earned $95,916 in 2025.

Kenneth Thompson

Fire Captain/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$95,914

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $85,928
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,987
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,914
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Education Pay: $2,250
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7015
Pay Location Code: 5122
State 2% Supplemental Pay: $7,702

Kenneth Thompson holds the role of Fire Captain at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). In 2025, their total compensation was $95,914.

Christopher Estess

Hazard Materials Officer/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$95,802

Sub-department: Fire-Hazard Material (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $90,625
Overtime: $5,177
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,802
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7340
Pay Location Code: 5182
Total Overtime Hours: 99.7
Unique ID: 0x7FC9231234FFEAA7228D01F1128F2312B4D17983

Christopher Estess is a Hazard Materials Officer at Fire Department within Fire-Hazard Material (112 Hrs). 2025 total compensation came to $95,802.

Don Shockley

Fire Captain/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$95,531

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $86,173
Overtime: $4,713
Other pay: $4,646
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,531
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7015
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $96
State 2% Supplemental Pay: $4,514

Don Shockley works as a Fire Captain for Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Don earned $95,531 in 2025.

Darryl Brown

Fire Inspector I/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$95,473

Sub-department: Fire-Fire Prevention (80 Hrs)
Base pay: $58,456
Overtime: $36,540
Other pay: $476
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,473
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $476
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7035
Pay Location Code: 5170
Total Overtime Hours: 762
Unique ID: 0x7BCB6222EE18F9ECA04DFCA2D39390DE534F47B6

Darryl Brown works as a Fire Inspector I for Fire Department within Fire-Fire Prevention (80 Hrs). Darryl earned $95,473 in 2025.

Joshua Ballard

Fire Captain/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$95,299

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $85,927
Overtime: $6,215
Other pay: $3,157
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,299
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7015
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $128
State 2% Supplemental Pay: $3,029
Total Overtime Hours: 124.1

At Fire Department, Joshua Ballard serves as a Fire Captain within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Their 2025 pay totaled $95,299.

Joshua Stewart

Fire Captain/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$95,219

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $85,927
Overtime: $4,703
Other pay: $4,589
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,219
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7015
Pay Location Code: 5122
State 2% Supplemental Pay: $4,589
Total Overtime Hours: 93.12
Unique ID: 0x873E374A759652A0C39B5F49A7834C674A330FE3

Joshua Stewart holds the role of Fire Captain at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). In 2025, their total compensation was $95,219.

Nicholas Guidroz

Fire Captain/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$95,081

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $85,928
Overtime: $5,498
Other pay: $3,655
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,081
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7015
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $771
State 2% Supplemental Pay: $2,884
Total Overtime Hours: 97.72

At Fire Department, Nicholas Guidroz serves as a Fire Captain within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Their 2025 pay totaled $95,081.

Cody Thurmon

Fire Captain/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$95,047

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $81,576
Overtime: $12,884
Other pay: $586
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,047
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7015
Pay Adjustments: $501
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $49

At Fire Department, Cody Thurmon serves as a Fire Captain within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Their 2025 pay totaled $95,047.

Pedro Leonard

Assistant Chief Training Officer/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$94,959

Sub-department: Fire-Training (80 Hrs)
Base pay: $88,858
Overtime: $3,789
Other pay: $2,311
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,959
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Education Pay: $2,250
Employee Reimbursement: $61
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7315
Pay Location Code: 5150
Total Overtime Hours: 53.5

Pedro Leonard is a Assistant Chief Training Officer at Fire Department within Fire-Training (80 Hrs). 2025 total compensation came to $94,959.

James Lewis

Fire Captain/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$94,955

Base pay: $85,928
Overtime: $2,548
Other pay: $6,480
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,955
Hire date: 2004-05-25
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,352
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 446.4
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 2,080

James Lewis works as a Fire Captain for Fire Department based in Bronx. Hired in 2004, they have about 21 years of service. James earned $94,955 in 2025.

Casey Vaccaro

Fire Captain/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$94,948

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $85,843
Overtime: $9,070
Other pay: $35
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,948
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7015
Pay Location Code: 5122
Total Overtime Hours: 189.12
Unique ID: 0xE7C4CAC8080A894585B44AB31FE825B678A5F312

Casey Vaccaro works as a Fire Captain for Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Casey earned $94,948 in 2025.

Robert Lambert

Hazard Materials Officer/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$94,500

Sub-department: Fire-Hazard Material (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $85,423
Overtime: $6,792
Other pay: $2,285
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,500
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Education Pay: $2,250
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7340
Pay Location Code: 5182
Total Overtime Hours: 141.12

Robert Lambert holds the role of Hazard Materials Officer at Fire Department within Fire-Hazard Material (112 Hrs). In 2025, their total compensation was $94,500.

Corbett Chemin

Fire Captain/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$94,444

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $85,927
Overtime: $5,488
Other pay: $3,029
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,444
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7015
Pay Location Code: 5122
State 2% Supplemental Pay: $3,029
Total Overtime Hours: 109.36
Unique ID: 0x3AC0B1284201DEEDA8488A82E2B9B8C11E5D51B4

At Fire Department, Corbett Chemin serves as a Fire Captain within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Their 2025 pay totaled $94,444.

Joshua Rome

Fire Captain/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$94,421

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $85,928
Overtime: $4,664
Other pay: $3,829
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,421
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Education Pay: $2,250
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7015
Pay Location Code: 5122
State 2% Supplemental Pay: $1,544

Joshua Rome is a Fire Captain at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). 2025 total compensation came to $94,421.

Reginald Williams

Fire Captain/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$94,193

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $34,457
Overtime: $6,892
Other pay: $52,843
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,193
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7015
Pay Location Code: 5122
State 2% Supplemental Pay: $604
Total Overtime Hours: 155.3
Unique ID: 0x7D9F2B80826508A602A2B4ADB20E470D5AF19529

Reginald Williams holds the role of Fire Captain at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). In 2025, their total compensation was $94,193.

Charles Obrian

Fire Captain/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$94,006

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $80,420
Overtime: $13,512
Other pay: $74
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,006
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7015
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $39
Total Overtime Hours: 303.82

At Fire Department, Charles Obrian serves as a Fire Captain within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Their 2025 pay totaled $94,006.

Corey Legrange

Fire Captain/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$93,812

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $85,927
Overtime: $4,448
Other pay: $3,436
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,812
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7015
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $517
State 2% Supplemental Pay: $2,884

Corey Legrange holds the role of Fire Captain at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). In 2025, their total compensation was $93,812.

Justin Oufnac

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$93,786

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $67,117
Overtime: $24,197
Other pay: $2,472
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,786
Middle name: T

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: $187

At Fire Department, Justin Oufnac serves as a Fire Equipment Operator within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Their 2025 pay totaled $93,786.

Christopher Mouille

Fire Captain/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$93,487

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $85,927
Overtime: $5,796
Other pay: $1,764
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,487
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7015
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $265
State 2% Supplemental Pay: $1,499
Total Overtime Hours: 109.36

At Fire Department, Christopher Mouille serves as a Fire Captain within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Their 2025 pay totaled $93,487.

Robert Norton

Fire Captain/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$93,319

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $78,120
Overtime: $15,111
Other pay: $89
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,319
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7015
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $39
Total Overtime Hours: 342.35

Robert Norton holds the role of Fire Captain at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). In 2025, their total compensation was $93,319.

Thomas Wallace

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2024 total comp

$93,288

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $38,787
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $54,501
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,288
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Refund: $3
Employment End Date: Aug 2, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7010
Pay Adjustments: $1,000
Pay Location Code: 5122

Thomas Wallace works as a Fire Equipment Operator for Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Thomas earned $93,288 in 2024.