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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Jon E Evans works as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression for Fire Department. Hired in 2011, they have about 14 years of service. Jon earned $134,375 in 2025.
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Everett J Hoffman is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years. 2025 total compensation came to $134,094.
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Kevin M Brown works as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression for Fire Department. Hired in 2014, they have about 11 years of service. Kevin earned $133,944 in 2025.
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Trevon T Johnson holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Hired in 2011, they have about 14 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $133,902.
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Bryan Franks is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $133,616.
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Donovan E Atkins is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 22 years. 2025 total compensation came to $133,278.
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Randall M Mcelyea works as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression for Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 18 years. Randall earned $132,536 in 2025.
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Darnell D Lambirth holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $131,687.
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Darren T Urquhart is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $130,373.
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Andrew P Schaefer holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2011 (about 14 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $130,340.
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Anthony P Dijenno is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years. 2025 total compensation came to $130,080.
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At Fire Department, Raymond A Stern serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. They have served since 2003 (about 22 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $130,064.
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Terrell Gary Lyles holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $129,988.
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At Fire Department, Tavon Marshall serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. They have served since 2020 (about 5 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $129,834.
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At Fire Department, Haseeb Durrani serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $129,652.
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Patrick A Mayfield works as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression for Fire Department. They have served since 2008 (about 17 years). Patrick earned $129,348 in 2025.
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Michael F Schley is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2010 (about 15 years). 2025 total compensation came to $129,159.
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Randolph Johnson 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 $128,815.
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Benjamin G Sauder holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2011 (about 14 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $128,702.
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At Fire Department, Edward A Tabor serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. They have served since 2011 (about 14 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $128,659.
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At Fire Department, Haki S Ammi serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. They have served since 2004 (about 21 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $128,424.
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Bruce M Wilson is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2011 (about 14 years). 2025 total compensation came to $128,336.
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Makayla Amos holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $128,297.
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Brandon L Johnson is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 14 years. 2025 total compensation came to $127,963.
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Kimberly L Bruzdzinski works as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression for Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 18 years. Kimberly earned $127,614 in 2025.
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Charles M Smothers is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 19 years. 2025 total compensation came to $127,609.
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Anthony J Stewart is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). 2025 total compensation came to $127,098.