City of Baltimore / Fire Department / EMT Firefighter, Suppression
Job-title file
Respond to fires and emergencies, perform rescue and medical aid, and carry out prevention and inspection.
481 employees hold this title in Fire Department. Median total compensation for the role is $99,334, below the department median of $118,399.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 481 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 pays a median base salary of $84,815 for this role, 15% above that figure — about the 62nd 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’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’s median base salary is 43% above that national figure, about the 80th 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.
Computed over the 1,040 of 1,079 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Fire Department is $83,744, 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.
Record list
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Devin M Mckenzie is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2010 (about 15 years). 2025 total compensation came to $103,755.
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At Fire Department, Megan Reilly serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $103,635.
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At Fire Department, Ronald E Hann serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. They have served since 2000 (about 25 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $103,630.
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At Fire Department, Tavon C Tildon serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $103,457.
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Kenneth R Taylor holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2012 (about 13 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $103,373.
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Michael M Jackson holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Hired in 2000, they have about 25 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $103,022.
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Lakisha S Davis works as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression for Fire Department. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service. Lakisha earned $102,897 in 2025.
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At Fire Department, Joshua F Taylor serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. They have served since 2007 (about 18 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $102,695.
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James E Kusner holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Hired in 2010, they have about 15 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $102,686.
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Justin Brittingham works as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression for Fire Department. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). Justin earned $102,304 in 2025.
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Matthew D Doktor works as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression for Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years. Matthew earned $102,241 in 2025.
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Kenneth Redmond Vines works as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression for Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 18 years. Kenneth earned $102,041 in 2025.
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Kwesi Palmer works as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression for Fire Department. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). Kwesi earned $101,918 in 2025.
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At Fire Department, Joshua P Smith serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. Hired in 2011, they have about 14 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $101,860.
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At Fire Department, Zachary Samios-Uy serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $101,817.
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Harry Philavanh works as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression for Fire Department. Hired in 2014, they have about 11 years of service. Harry earned $101,592 in 2025.
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Maxwell Krug is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). 2025 total compensation came to $101,575.
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Brian Winchester holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $101,484.
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Shawn W Reid works as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression for Fire Department. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. Shawn earned $101,301 in 2025.
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Devonte Macklin is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $101,031.
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At Fire Department, Andre J Spriggs serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 14 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $100,934.
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Leslie T Howell holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 17 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $100,857.
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Crystal King is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. 2025 total compensation came to $100,741.
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At Fire Department, James A Murray serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. Hired in 2011, they have about 14 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $100,387.
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Mr. Dale Allen Mattingly Jr. holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $100,353.
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Montoya Winchester holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $100,241.
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At Fire Department, Malik Duff serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $99,695.
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Jillian Rasnick is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). 2025 total compensation came to $99,647.
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Jothuel D Mejia holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 12 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $99,623.
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David A Ryan is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $99,573.
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Craig A Triplett is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2006 (about 19 years). 2025 total compensation came to $99,339.
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Kyle P. Hodges is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. 2025 total compensation came to $99,334.
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At Fire Department, Brandon R Jefferson serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $98,798.
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Shelita M Jefferson is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $98,795.
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Alex M Lipka holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2017 (about 8 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $98,736.
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Matthew Behnke holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $98,661.
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Tashawna Holland holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $98,347.
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At Fire Department, Landon T Ross serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $98,242.
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Jeffrey L Belgio is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2011 (about 14 years). 2025 total compensation came to $98,102.
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Dwaylon L Carter is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2017 (about 8 years). 2025 total compensation came to $97,932.