More details: Visit websiteOvertime pay more than doubled the base salaries of some Clark County firefighters, costing taxpayers more than $20 million in 2022, county pay records show.
Nine firefighters made at least $100,000 each in overtime in 2022, the most recent data available, which was obtained through a public records request.
Fire engineer Joseph Salazar made $130,000 in overtime, the most of any Clark County government employee. His base pay of $102,000 also was augmented by other forms of pay including $41,500 for longevity with the department, $7,000 for specialty certification and $4,000 for callback to the job after a shift ends. His pay totaled $287,800, excluding benefits.
Fire engineers drive and operate all fire engines, ladder trucks and rescue vehicles, including the 100-foot aerial ladders, county spokesman Erik Pappa wrote in an email. They pump water for fire streams and calculate appropriate nozzle pressure. They also inventory and maintain equipment.
Salazar's total pay was not the highest among the top five earners of overtime. That distinction went to Laughlin fire engineer William Hill, who made $335,400. His base pay of $112,000 was bolstered by $124,000 in overtime, $50,000 in longevity pay, $23,000 in callback pay, $13,000 in paramedic pay and $4,000 for ⁘acting in a lower rank.⁘
Of 852 fire personnel, including those who worked only a portion of the year, 765 earned overtime, which totaled $20.8 million. The total payroll for fire personnel was $112.1 million.
Overtime at the fire department has been a constant concern, with the Review-Journal publishing articles in 2017 and in 2009 exposing how much overtime taxpayers pay county officials.
Fire Chief John Steinbeck said that the department has been hiring an ⁘unprecedented⁘ number of recruits in response to a wave of retirements, normal attrition and continued growth in its service area. Sixty recruits were expected to graduate this month, he said.
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