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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Alesha D Parker works as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression for Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years. Alesha earned $96,051 in 2025.
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Keith R Margiotta works as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression for Fire Department. They have served since 2010 (about 15 years). Keith earned $95,939 in 2025.
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Daniel P Kiewit works as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression for Fire Department. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). Daniel earned $95,902 in 2025.
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At Fire Department, Michael A Palmer serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 18 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $95,769.
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Dylan Patterson holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 14 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $95,735.
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At Fire Department, Chad A Thatcher serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $95,670.
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At Fire Department, Matthew Merkel serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $95,439.
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Kyle M Higley works as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression for Fire Department. Hired in 2005, they have about 20 years of service. Kyle earned $95,279 in 2025.
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Cheyenne R Clark holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2017 (about 8 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $95,123.
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Robert W Neidig works as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression for Fire Department. They have served since 2008 (about 17 years). Robert earned $95,042 in 2025.
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At Fire Department, Andre D Brooks serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $94,999.
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At Fire Department, Brody O Griffin serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. They have served since 2017 (about 8 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $94,992.
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Brian K. Edwards holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Hired in 2021, they have about 4 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $94,987.
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Philip G Bankins holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2011 (about 14 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $94,960.
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At Fire Department, Ryan C Swartz serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. They have served since 2009 (about 16 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $94,862.
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Sierra Davis 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 $94,256.
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Steven Maslo holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $94,168.
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Bruce L Jones holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $94,142.
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James Joyce holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $93,753.
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Brian J Hooper is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2011 (about 14 years). 2025 total compensation came to $93,586.
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Cory D Miller holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 18 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $93,567.
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Nikiya Kelly is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $93,364.
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At Fire Department, Antonio Vincent Dileonardi serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $93,274.
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Matthew J Boyd holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 14 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $93,014.
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Paul W Gattens is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 17 years. 2025 total compensation came to $92,720.
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Michael J O'Connor holds the role of EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2017 (about 8 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $92,433.
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At Fire Department, William A Caudle serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $91,108.
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Taylor Davis is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). 2025 total compensation came to $90,917.
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Tyler C Jackson works as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression for Fire Department. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). Tyler earned $90,746 in 2025.
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Adrian Golodolinski is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Hired in 2011, they have about 14 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $90,527.
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At Fire Department, Robert Cheeks serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. Hired in 2020, they have about 5 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $90,477.
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Anthony F Cate works as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression for Fire Department. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service. Anthony earned $90,438 in 2025.
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Melissa Crews is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). 2025 total compensation came to $90,430.
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At Fire Department, Sean W Smith serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $90,093.
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Kevin W Berube works as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression for Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 14 years. Kevin earned $89,972 in 2025.
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At Fire Department, Franklin R Phipps serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $89,923.
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At Fire Department, Christopher Courtney serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $89,816.
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At Fire Department, Taylor L Bagnall serves as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $89,729.
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Charles Giuseppe Leslie is a EMT Firefighter, Suppression at Fire Department. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $89,715.
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David Monk works as a EMT Firefighter, Suppression for Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. David earned $89,569 in 2025.