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.
357 employees hold this title in Fire Department. Median total compensation for the role is $71,568, below the department median of $118,399.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 357 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.
Compare departments
EMT Firefighter Suppression is held in 60 City of Baltimore departments. In Fire Department, the median of $71,568 ranks #35 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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Thomas Collins is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 14 years. 2021 total compensation came to $103,537.
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Russell Brock holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2011 (about 10 years). In 2021, their total compensation was $103,529.
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Juan Wilson holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2011 (about 10 years). In 2021, their total compensation was $103,000.
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Brandon Johnson works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 10 years. Brandon earned $102,580 in 2021.
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Timothy Spielman is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. Hired in 2003, they have about 18 years of service. 2021 total compensation came to $100,965.
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Zan Ford is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 10 years. 2021 total compensation came to $100,325.
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Devon Scott is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 10 years. 2021 total compensation came to $100,206.
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Jon Evans holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 10 years. In 2021, their total compensation was $100,057.
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Matthew Merritt works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department. They have served since 2009 (about 12 years). Matthew earned $99,583 in 2021.
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John Lindbeck holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2007 (about 14 years). In 2021, their total compensation was $99,380.
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Justin Higley works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 18 years. Justin earned $99,130 in 2021.
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Evan Magee works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 13 years. Evan earned $98,857 in 2021.
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Carl Robinson holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2011 (about 10 years). In 2021, their total compensation was $98,709.
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At Fire Department, Christopher Peters serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 10 years. Their 2021 pay totaled $97,740.
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Brian Ellis holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. Hired in 2011, they have about 10 years of service. In 2021, their total compensation was $96,617.
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Jonathan Martin is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 14 years. 2021 total compensation came to $96,529.
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Kevin Franklin works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department. They have served since 2001 (about 20 years). Kevin earned $96,499 in 2021.
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Christopher Poole is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 13 years. 2021 total compensation came to $96,179.
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Benjamin Sauder holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 10 years. In 2021, their total compensation was $95,751.
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At Fire Department, Scott Mcnutt serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. They have served since 2007 (about 14 years). Their 2021 pay totaled $95,627.
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Brian Bennett works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2010, about 11 years. Brian earned $95,010 in 2021.
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At Fire Department, Patrick Mayfield serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. They have served since 2008 (about 13 years). Their 2021 pay totaled $93,119.
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Ryan Heidel is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 14 years. 2021 total compensation came to $92,720.
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Edward Tabor holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 10 years. In 2021, their total compensation was $92,460.
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Neil Spinelli works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department. They have served since 2003 (about 18 years). Neil earned $92,400 in 2021.
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Donald Watson is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 10 years. 2021 total compensation came to $91,540.
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Brian Scott holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2011 (about 10 years). In 2021, their total compensation was $90,422.
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At Fire Department, Earl Wilson serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 10 years. Their 2021 pay totaled $90,227.
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At Fire Department, Kristopher Gaasch serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. They have served since 2007 (about 14 years). Their 2021 pay totaled $90,063.
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Nicholas Steen works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 10 years. Nicholas earned $89,828 in 2021.
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Douglas Thomas is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 1999 (about 22 years). 2021 total compensation came to $89,823.
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James Kusner holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. Hired in 2010, they have about 11 years of service. In 2021, their total compensation was $89,749.
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Marc Taylor works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department. They have served since 2008 (about 13 years). Marc earned $88,968 in 2021.
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Adrian Golodolinski is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2011 (about 10 years). 2021 total compensation came to $88,901.
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Bradley Bonovich holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2003 (about 18 years). In 2021, their total compensation was $88,689.
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John Liberto holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. Hired in 2008, they have about 13 years of service. In 2021, their total compensation was $88,522.
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Darren Sullivan is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 10 years. 2021 total compensation came to $88,162.
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At Fire Department, Jamal Brown serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 19 years. Their 2021 pay totaled $88,088.
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Paul Dyches holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2007 (about 7 years). In 2014, their total compensation was $87,976.
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Sean Davis is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 20 years. 2021 total compensation came to $87,723.