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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William Blosser is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 7 years. 2014 total compensation came to $76,307.
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Carl Pasquali holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 7 years. In 2014, their total compensation was $75,412.
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William Taylor Iv works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department. They have served since 2009 (about 5 years). William earned $75,246 in 2014.
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Keith Brooks works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department. Hired in 2009, they have about 5 years of service. Keith earned $75,233 in 2014.
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John Cathey works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department. Hired in 2007, they have about 7 years of service. John earned $74,339 in 2014.
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Robert Huff Jr is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 11 years. 2014 total compensation came to $74,338.
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Sean Reilly holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2009 (about 5 years). In 2014, their total compensation was $74,301.
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Mark Lopez holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2003 (about 11 years). In 2014, their total compensation was $74,270.
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Leonard Manz works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department. They have served since 2007 (about 7 years). Leonard earned $73,927 in 2014.
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At Fire Department, Craig Tontrup serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. Their tenure dates to 1999, about 15 years. Their 2014 pay totaled $73,924.
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At Fire Department, C Dlabich serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. They have served since 1997 (about 17 years). Their 2014 pay totaled $73,603.
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Robert Simonds is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. Hired in 2009, they have about 5 years of service. 2014 total compensation came to $73,061.
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At Fire Department, Ken Johnson serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. They have served since 1998 (about 16 years). Their 2014 pay totaled $73,020.
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Adam Glassman holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2003 (about 11 years). In 2014, their total compensation was $72,895.
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At Fire Department, William Norman serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. Hired in 1995, they have about 19 years of service. Their 2014 pay totaled $72,437.
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Jason Leggette is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. Hired in 2006, they have about 8 years of service. 2014 total compensation came to $72,415.
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Eric Dilutis works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department. Hired in 2003, they have about 11 years of service. Eric earned $71,943 in 2014.
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Jordan Hinton is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 7 years. 2014 total compensation came to $71,930.
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Grady Jacks Jr holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 16 years. In 2014, their total compensation was $71,568.
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James Scott Jr works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department. They have served since 2001 (about 13 years). James earned $71,402 in 2014.
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Rentate Sterrette is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2007 (about 7 years). 2014 total compensation came to $71,384.
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Therman White is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. Hired in 2008, they have about 6 years of service. 2014 total compensation came to $71,294.
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Lee Morgan works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2009, about 5 years. Lee earned $71,245 in 2014.
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At Fire Department, Matthew Steele serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. Hired in 2008, they have about 6 years of service. Their 2014 pay totaled $71,096.
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Vernon Tudor Jr works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department. Hired in 2002, they have about 12 years of service. Vernon earned $71,088 in 2014.
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Joshua Cain holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 7 years. In 2014, their total compensation was $70,828.
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Nicholas Eid holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 7 years. In 2014, their total compensation was $70,728.
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Phillip Manning holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 7 years. In 2014, their total compensation was $70,715.
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Keith Carr holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2007 (about 7 years). In 2014, their total compensation was $70,470.
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Gerard Smith Jr works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department. Hired in 2004, they have about 10 years of service. Gerard earned $70,332 in 2014.
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William Johnson is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2008 (about 6 years). 2014 total compensation came to $70,173.
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Michael Odle is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 7 years. 2014 total compensation came to $70,000.
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William Hartsock Jr. works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 7 years. William earned $69,832 in 2014.
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Joseph Nocar Iv is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2004 (about 10 years). 2014 total compensation came to $69,790.
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Steven Mccartney holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. They have served since 2004 (about 10 years). In 2014, their total compensation was $69,333.
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Michael Palmer Jr. holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. Hired in 2007, they have about 7 years of service. In 2014, their total compensation was $69,306.
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William Tonnessen works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 6 years. William earned $69,238 in 2014.
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Darryl Lewis works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department. They have served since 2007 (about 7 years). Darryl earned $69,095 in 2014.
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At Fire Department, Jason Heberle serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. They have served since 2009 (about 5 years). Their 2014 pay totaled $68,974.
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Larry Gray Jr. holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department. Hired in 2007, they have about 7 years of service. In 2014, their total compensation was $68,900.