EMT Firefighter Suppression

Respond to fires and emergencies, perform rescue and medical aid, and carry out prevention and inspection.

1,793 people hold the EMT Firefighter Suppression role across 60 departments in City of Baltimore, with a median total compensation of $76,670.

Employees: 1,793
Median pay: $76,670
Departments: 60
Cross-jurisdiction: #1 of 1

Compared with the local labor market

EMT Firefighter Suppression pay vs. the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area

Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for Firefighters — about 2,510 people — is $73,810. City of Baltimore pays a median base salary of $77,153 for this role, 5% above that figure — about the 54th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where City of Baltimore sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$48,500

$57,470

$73,810

$97,520

$98,210

City of Baltimore median · $77,153

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 City of Baltimore’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. City of Baltimore’s median base salary is 30% above that national figure, about the 75th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$34,910

$44,490

$59,280

$77,250

$101,040

City of Baltimore median · $77,153

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 1,750 of 1,793 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in 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 City of Baltimore is $76,670, 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.

Within City of Baltimore