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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At Fire Department, Damian Deshawn Winston serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. Hired in 2015, they have about 10 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $125,820.
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Dominick V Fertitta holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $125,704.
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Edward Graham Owens Jr. holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Hired in 2004, they have about 21 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $125,663.
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Raymond W Kromphold holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2009, about 16 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $125,355.
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At Fire Department, Alex Mcgee serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $125,154.
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At Fire Department, John Britcher serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $124,945.
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Shane O Nordvik holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $124,925.
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Jon K Sampson works as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression for Fire Department. They have served since 1999 (about 26 years). Jon earned $124,465 in 2025.
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At Fire Department, Charles T Snow serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. Hired in 2009, they have about 16 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $124,247.
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Donald T Watson works as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression for Fire Department. Hired in 2011, they have about 14 years of service. Donald earned $124,005 in 2025.
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At Fire Department, Warren Q Womack serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $123,689.
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George E Schroen holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $123,514.
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Jacob M Chaney holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2011 (about 14 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $123,410.
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At Fire Department, Brian G Simpkins serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. Hired in 2002, they have about 23 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $123,381.
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Marc A Taylor holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 17 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $122,779.
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Collin S Hobbs works as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression for Fire Department. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). Collin earned $122,765 in 2025.
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Thomas C Mcdonald is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $122,517.
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Scott B Mcnutt is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Hired in 2007, they have about 18 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $122,350.
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Brian D Scott is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2011 (about 14 years). 2025 total compensation came to $121,953.
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At Fire Department, Dwayne C Mullen serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. Hired in 2014, they have about 11 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $121,562.
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Jade George is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $121,401.
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At Fire Department, Matthew Pristas serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $121,329.
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Ryan T Heidel holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2007 (about 18 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $121,057.
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Coy Holcombe is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). 2025 total compensation came to $121,054.
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Daniel P Klett works as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression for Fire Department. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service. Daniel earned $120,674 in 2025.
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At Fire Department, Joshua J Drexler serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 21 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $120,593.
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At Fire Department, Aaron L Gillis serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $119,830.
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Lawrence F Smart is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Hired in 2015, they have about 10 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $119,680.
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At Fire Department, Bradley C Bonovich serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. Hired in 2003, they have about 22 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $119,665.
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At Fire Department, Aaron S Birenbaum serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 19 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $119,404.