City of Baltimore / Fire Department (462) / EMT Firefighter Suppression
Job-title file
Respond to fires and emergencies, perform rescue and medical aid, and carry out prevention and inspection.
1 employees hold this title in Fire Department (462). Median total compensation for the role is $41,629, below the department median of $79,255.
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 (462) pays a median base salary of $41,629 for this role, 44% below that figure — below the 10th 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 (462)’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 (462)’s median base salary is 30% below that national figure, about the 21st 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 (462) is $41,629, 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
EMT Firefighter Suppression is held in 60 City of Baltimore departments. In Fire Department (462), the median of $41,629 ranks #59 of 60.
Median total compensation for the EMT Firefighter Suppression role in other City of Baltimoredepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Record list
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EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (462)
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Michael Washington is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (462). Hired in 2017, they have about a year of service. 2018 total compensation came to $41,629.