City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish / Emergency Medical Services / EMT Paramedic

Job-title file

EMT Paramedic

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

89 employees hold this title in Emergency Medical Services. Median total compensation for the role is $71,185, above the department median of $68,590.

Employees: 89
Total payroll: $5.7M
Role median: $71,185
Agency median: $68,590
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$420$104,048+

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How total compensation varies among the 89 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.

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EMT Paramedic beyond City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish, the median of $71,185 ranks #1 of 2. See EMT Paramedic across all of City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$17,758 · 27

Median total compensation for comparable EMT Paramedicroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Raymond Ferreira

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$107,943

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $56,132
Overtime: $49,452
Other pay: $2,359
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,943

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1924
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $1,939
Total Overtime Hours: 2,156.88

Raymond Ferreira works as a EMT Paramedic for Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. Raymond earned $107,943 in 2025.

Steven Pickering

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$106,509

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $58,592
Overtime: $45,750
Other pay: $2,167
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,509
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1924
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $1,747
Total Overtime Hours: 1,931.27

Steven Pickering holds the role of EMT Paramedic at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $106,509.

Jacob Sanders

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$103,271

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $54,613
Overtime: $48,239
Other pay: $420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,271
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1924
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Location Code: 5210
Total Overtime Hours: 1,213.25
Unique ID: 0xFD13761883936B330AC1FB8C1E6E8462AB47DCDF

At Emergency Medical Services, Jacob Sanders serves as a EMT Paramedic within Ems-Operations. Their 2025 pay totaled $103,271.

Douglas Wetta

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$103,073

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $57,867
Overtime: $45,207
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,073
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1924
Pay Location Code: 5210
Total Overtime Hours: 1,079.38
Unique ID: 0xE996ECEF144AD85A6FE97C43DF62316FED6AC6C1

Douglas Wetta holds the role of EMT Paramedic at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $103,073.

Richard Naquin

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$101,508

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $61,779
Overtime: $38,582
Other pay: $1,147
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,508
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1924
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $727
Total Overtime Hours: 1,142.75

Richard Naquin holds the role of EMT Paramedic at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $101,508.

Pamela Gilbert

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$100,713

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $59,352
Overtime: $39,061
Other pay: $2,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,713
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1924
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Adjustments: $115
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $1,764

At Emergency Medical Services, Pamela Gilbert serves as a EMT Paramedic within Ems-Operations. Their 2025 pay totaled $100,713.