City of Baltimore / Fire Department (218) / Emergency Medical Technician Firefighter Suppression
Job-title file
Respond to fires and emergencies, perform rescue and medical aid, and carry out prevention and inspection.
8 employees hold this title in Fire Department (218). Median total compensation for the role is $75,336, below the department median of $84,484.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 8 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for Firefighters — about 2,510 people — is $73,810. Fire Department (218) pays a median base salary of $75,336 for this role, 2% above that figure — about the 52nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Firefighters across every employer in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Fire Department (218)’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Firefighters — about 345,990 people — is $59,280. Fire Department (218)’s median base salary is 27% above that national figure, about the 72nd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Fire Department (218) is $75,336, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Emergency Medical Technician Firefighter Suppression is held in 60 City of Baltimore departments. In Fire Department (218), the median of $75,336 ranks #12 of 60.
Median total compensation for the Emergency Medical Technician Firefighter Suppression role in other City of Baltimoredepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Same department
Record list
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Emergency Medical Technician Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (218)
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Brandon Johnson holds the role of Emergency Medical Technician Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (218). Their tenure dates to 2011, about 9 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $90,436.
Emergency Medical Technician Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (218)
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At Fire Department (218), Elliott Jones serves as a Emergency Medical Technician Firefighter Suppression. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 12 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $89,414.
Emergency Medical Technician Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (218)
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Marcus Cartledge is a Emergency Medical Technician Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (218). They have served since 2011 (about 9 years). 2020 total compensation came to $84,655.
Emergency Medical Technician Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (218)
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Jason Ward holds the role of Emergency Medical Technician Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (218). Their tenure dates to 2007, about 9 years. In 2016, their total compensation was $76,101.
Emergency Medical Technician Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (218)
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At Fire Department (218), Donovan Atkins serves as a Emergency Medical Technician Firefighter Suppression. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 17 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $74,571.
Emergency Medical Technician Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (218)
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James Emery is a Emergency Medical Technician Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (218). Hired in 2011, they have about 5 years of service. 2016 total compensation came to $65,294.
Emergency Medical Technician Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (218)
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At Fire Department (218), Ryan Kelly serves as a Emergency Medical Technician Firefighter Suppression. Hired in 2014, they have about 3 years of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $56,629.
Emergency Medical Technician Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (218)
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Joseph Bennett holds the role of Emergency Medical Technician Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (218). Their tenure dates to 2015, about 3 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $48,575.